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Alisha H. Gupta Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Alisha Haridasani Gupta is a reporter. Reporter @nytimes. Also a spicy noodles aficionado.

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Book Cover for: Intimations: Six Essays, Zadie Smith

Intimations: Six Essays

Zadie Smith
Alisha H. GuptaAlisha H. Gupta

“Death comes to all - but in America it has long been considered reasonable to offer the best chance of delay to the highest bidder.” Zadie Smith🔥🔥🔥 (from her latest, Intimations, which is so full of zingers, I wish I could tweet the whole thing)

Paperback, 2020

$12.00$6.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society, Arline T. Geronimus

Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society

Arline T. Geronimus
Alisha H. GuptaAlisha H. Gupta

For months, I’ve been diving deep into Dr. Arline Geronimus’ work, which has been described to me by her peers as iconic, bold, groundbreaking. I had heard of “weathering” long before this assignment but only now understand the depth of it. https://t.co/ZFcVy94EV1

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Book Cover for: 8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go, Jay Shetty

8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go

Jay Shetty
Alisha H. GuptaAlisha H. Gupta

The new book explores the four Vedic stages of love — preparing for love, practicing love, protecting love and perfecting love — with simple exercises and takeaways.

Hardcover, 2023

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Immortal King Rao, Vauhini Vara

The Immortal King Rao

Vauhini Vara
Alisha H. GuptaAlisha H. Gupta

Not only is The Immortal King Rao an ambitious genre-bending book that tackles immigration, capitalism, Big Tech and casteism, @vauhinivara herself — as a Dalit American — is breaking barriers. So much to unpack here and some gorgeous family photos: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/books/vauhini-vara-the-immortal-king-rao.html

Paperback, 2023

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book