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.

Intimations: Six Essays
Zadie Smith
“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
Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society
Arline T. Geronimus
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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8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go
Jay Shetty
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
The Immortal King Rao
Vauhini Vara
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