Namrata Poddar (on Instagrm as ‘writerpoddar’) 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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Namrata Poddar is an author. Novel: BORDER LESS. Essays @lithub @poetswritersinc @Longreads etc. Alum @Penn @BennMFA_Writing. Ed @kwelijournal; Teach @UCLA; IG: writerpoddar. Rep @agentsaba
So Cal: Dispatches from the End of the World
Joe DonnellyNamrata Poddar (on Instagrm as ‘writerpoddar’)“Having a female body is an experience that I don’t think gets talked about enough.” Wonderful to read fellow Bruin and SoCal writer and editor @CarriFragoza, interviewed in @ElectricLit about her story collection, “Eat the Mouth that Feeds You” — https://electricliterature.com/eat-the-mouth-that-feeds-you-book-stories-collection-carribean-fragoza/
Paperback, 2022
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Border Less
Namrata PoddarNamrata Poddar (on Instagrm as ‘writerpoddar’)Writing fiction allowed me the psychic space to move away from whiteness to truly focus on our brown communities, to critique us for ways in which we re-enact the colonial power dynamics within our communities too.
Paperback, 2021
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family
Madhushree GhoshNamrata Poddar (on Instagrm as ‘writerpoddar’)@WriteMadhushree & @adriennebrodeur in convo over “Khabaar” via @warwicksbooks. And yes please!! NO italics in our prose to translate us! Wonderful chat here. And congrats again on your debut book, Madhushree! ❤️🎈 https://t.co/PCjTfcf9tZ
Paperback, 2022
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption
Rafia ZakariaNamrata Poddar (on Instagrm as ‘writerpoddar’)What a critique of US War on Terror & white feminism’s complicity in it. Re-reading Pakistani American author, @rafiazakaria’s “Against White Feminism” as teaching prep & when it comes to *trade publishing, I dare you to find a better book on intersectional/transnational feminism https://t.co/uV1Oe8T0y7
Paperback, 2022
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Passing
Nella LarsenNamrata Poddar (on Instagrm as ‘writerpoddar’)What does it mean to be “white-passing” in this day and age? Terrific piece about colorism, hybridity and multiculturalism in our modern times from @AlexKleeman on Rebecca Hall’s upcoming adaptation of “Passing” by Nella Larsen. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/magazine/rebecca-hall-passing.html
Paperback, 2018
$16.00Member price:$16.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work
Ruchika T. MalhotraNamrata Poddar (on Instagrm as ‘writerpoddar’)So excited to read “Inclusion on Purpose” @rtulshyan, another transnational desi sis on the road, that too Marwari😭😭, sharing pubdates & trying to shift workplace culture.💓 For pro-diversity folx, voices at intersection of race, gender *and migration is always a good start👇🏾 https://twitter.com/rtulshyan/status/1504518000677904389
Hardcover, 2022
$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Awakening.: novel
Kate ChopinNamrata Poddar (on Instagrm as ‘writerpoddar’)I loved talking clothing and storytelling with @marcellepdx for “Apparel for Authors” via my wedding day, Marwari history, author photos, accessories, literary mothers, fashion designers in my upcoming novel, #BorderLess, rewriting Kate Chopin, & more. https://t.co/xfKhg8iVP9 https://t.co/HsCKbrR3Nt
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The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis
Amitav GhoshNamrata Poddar (on Instagrm as ‘writerpoddar’)“The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis” + “The Great Derangement: Climate Change & the Unthinkable” @GhoshAmitav. Here’s a link to our chat & Ghosh’s work on the environment at large via @CatapultStory : https://t.co/GZjoFiqyGn https://t.co/JEWHpTkMRV
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Shakti: A Graphic Novel
Sj SinduNamrata Poddar (on Instagrm as ‘writerpoddar’)New book mail & my kind of book cover! 😍 Look forward to reading this feminist, middle-grade graphic novel by desi writer @SJSindu. SHAKTI releases on May 23 and available for preorders. Young readers into magic, witchcraft, girl power & mythology will especially enjoy this.🤎🪷 https://t.co/kBvWwGtHl4
Paperback, 2023
$15.99Member price:$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Us War on Terrorism
Masood KhanNamrata Poddar (on Instagrm as ‘writerpoddar’)What a critique of US War on Terror & white feminism’s complicity in it. Re-reading Pakistani American author, @rafiazakaria’s “Against White Feminism” as teaching prep & when it comes to *trade publishing, I dare you to find a better book on intersectional/transnational feminism https://t.co/uV1Oe8T0y7
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