Food Fiction: 12 Books That Fed My Soul
Food fiction examines political turmoil, gender violence, grief and adolescent anguish. These are my top 12 appetising reads.
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The Feels This Week: Appetite & Consumption
From the Ibis trilogy’s dense histories to Van Gogh’s famine scene and a tale of grief as meals, my recent inspirations circled hunger & loss.
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Flavours Of Women Of Colour: Bulbul Sharma, Deesha Philyaw
Women ’s stories linger in kitchens & church pews. They carry the weight of funeral households, prayer rituals and unspoken female desire.
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The Feels This Week: Mad Women In Books
Mad women on my mind—through cults, kitchens, crimes, and cosmic quests. These stories of rage, resistance, and reckoning ask: what makes a woman mad?
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Food & Gender Politics in Asia: BUTTER – Asako Yuzuki, CHHAUNK – Abhijit Banerjee, PERFECT MATCH (Netflix)
Food is a currency of power and a lens on gender politics. ‘Butter’ by Asako Yuzuki and ‘Chhaunk’ by Abhijit Banerjee serve up deep insights on both.
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When You Have A Choice In Your Story: Choices ‘Slow Burn’
Slow Burn on the Choices app highlights the importance of sensitive representation in interactive stories, showing how diversity shapes narrative choice.
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Christmas In My 40s: Navigating Yuletide In A Desi Identity
Christmas is complex for me. It’s a journey through painful nostalgia, colonised history, the morality of forgivness & questioning where I really belong.
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REVIEW: Lessons In Chemistry – Why The Book Is Always Better
‘Lessons in Chemistry’ is a book by Bonnie Garmus and AppleTV produced show feat. Brie Larson. It’s a perfect example of why a book is usually better than film.
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The Pandemic Cook: How I Learnt To Love Food
In India, you’re not allowed to be a woman who can’t cook. The pandemic brought me ways to navigate this and a new appreciation of food.
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Books | City | Home & Identity
Letters To Delhi From A Mumbai Girl
Delhi & Mumbai, two definitions of what it means to me. A nostalgic, dramatic legacy? Or a rags-to-riches renegade?
