Podcast appearances and mentions of Devi S Laskar

In today's #DesiCraftChat, we have Devi S. Laskar discussing her novel, Circa, and writing in the second person, how fiction can show a possible path out of grief, embracing how journalism informs her fiction and poetry, using the pendulum method to finish a book, what's changed (or not) for older women writers of color, and much more.. Thank you for listening. Twitter: @DesiBooks Instagram: @desi.books Facebook: @desibooksfb Website: https://desibooks.co Newsletter: https://bit.ly/desibooksnews Email: desibooks@desibooks.co --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/desibooks/support

What would you do if you lost your finished manuscript due to circumstances outside of your control? This is this week’s guest’s story. Devi Laskar’s resilience in the aftermath of police raiding her home and confiscating her computer is just part of this amazing and wild tale. Devi’s experience led us to think about all the ways in which writing is naturally uncertain, how there are no guarantees, and her well-taken point that the only thing all published writers have in common is that they didn’t quit. A perfect note to end the year on.

Jenny Bhatt in conversation with Devi S. Laskar discussing Janny Bhatt's new short fiction collection, EACH OF US KILLERS: Stories, published by 7.13 Books. Set in the American Midwest, England, and India the stories in Each of Us Killers are about people trying to realize their dreams and aspirations through their professions. This event was originally broadcast live on Zoom. Jenny Bhatt is a writer, literary translator, and literary critic. She is the host of the Desi Books podcast. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in various venues in the US, UK, and India, including NPR, The Washington Post, Electric Literature, The Atlantic, BBC Culture, Literary Hub, Longreads, The Millions, and others. Her fiction has been nominated for Pushcart Prizes and the 2017 Best American Short Stories. Devi S. Laskar is the author of The Atlas of Reds and Blues, winner of 7th annual Crook's Corner Book Prize (2020) for best debut novel set in the South, winner of the 2020 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association; selected by The Georgia Center for the Book as a 2019 book "All Georgians Should Read," long-listed for the 9th annual DSC Prize in South Asian Literature and long-listed for the 2019 Golden Poppy Award sponsored by the NCIBA.

In this episode, Devi S. Laskar chats craft with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler as well as reading several excerpts from her acclaimed novel The Atlas of Reds and Blues.  She shares her experience with writing the short poetic novel, getting her poetry and prose back after trauma, cloud storage, the C word catharsis, advice from Grace Paley and Lucille Clifton, and more.  The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, the Red Doll Blues,  is on the Hot Redhead Media blog (https://www.hotredheadmedia.com/post/the-red-doll-blues-a-custom-cocktail-for-devi-s-laskar-s-booktails-literary-podcast-ep3) .  Grab a copy of her book The Atlas of Reds and Blues (https://bookshop.org/books/the-atlas-of-reds-and-blues/9781640091535?aid=12334) , make a cocktail, and listen.

This week, Liberty and María Cristina discuss The Atlas of Reds and Blues, Ghost Wall, Your House Will Pay, and more great fiction from 2019. This episode was sponsored the The Read Harder Journal, ThirdLove, and Libro.fm. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon The Atlas of Reds and Blues by Devi S. Laskar The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See The Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton As Long As We Both Shall Live by Joann Chaney Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha The Parisian by Isabella Hammad All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson Recursion by Blake Crouch On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong The World Doesn’t Require You by Rion Amilcar Scott The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel José Older Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss WHAT WE’RE READING: Aftermath: Star Wars (Star Wars: The Aftermath Trilogy) by Chuck Wendig A Peculiar Peril (The Misadventures of Jonathan Lambshead) by Jeff VanderMeer BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: The German House by Annette Hess, Elisabeth Lauffer (translator) A Faithful but Melancholy Account of Several Barbarities Lately Committed by Jason Brown The Kill Club by Wendy Heard  Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins  A Trace of Deceit: A Novel by Karen Odden The Network: A Novel by L. C Shaw Star Trek: Discovery: Dead Endless (6) by Dave Galanter  Afterwardness by Mimi Khalvati

What sort of story, and storytelling results from the practice of poetry, autobiography, journalism, photography, political analysis and the imagination each and all exercised simultaneously to present and rearrange in episodes and in scenic prerogative?  Devi S. Laskar’s The Atlas of Reds and Blues, her debut novel, stymies easy categorization, but in its formal embrace […]

Sometimes a book is much more fun to discuss than it was to read. This, friends, is one of those times. Join Polli and Kate as they rip apart a not-so-thrilling thriller... and say "get that bread" far too many times for women of their ages.  Show Notes: https://lplks.org/blogs/post/038-death-of-desire-to-read-agatha-christie Two Book Minimum: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan Atlas of Blues and Reds by Devi S. Laskar So Far So Good by Ursula K Le Guin Dealing in Dreams by Lilliam Rivera She Said/She Said: The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware Ruth Ware is referred to as “the Agatha Christie of our time,” so we thought we’d delve into a psychological thriller/mystery, as it isn’t our usual genre!  Synopsis:  On a day that begins like any other, Hal receives a mysterious letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. She realizes very quickly that the letter was sent to the wrong person--but also that the cold-reading skills she's honed as a tarot card reader might help her claim the money. Soon, Hal finds herself at the funeral of the deceased...where it dawns on her that there is something very, very wrong about this strange situation and the inheritance at the center of it. Overall? We are lukewarm about this one. The audiobook is an easy listen and great to have on while you do other things (like paint your house) but as a THRILLER, we weren't super thrilled. Maybe Agatha Christie just isn't our collective jam.  Do you like thrillers? What are your faves?  Reminder: Jesmyn Ward will be at Liberty Hall (not the Lied Center) on Thursday, Apr 11th at 7:30pm. Tickets are required but free.  2019 Book Squad Goals Reading Challenge can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/LPLBSG2019 Twice(-ish) a month, the librarians are in, with their favorite recommendations in Two Book Minimum, a toe-to-toe discussion on a book or topic, as well as news from the book world, updates from Lawrence Public Library, and beyond. --------------------------- This episode was produced by Jim Barnes in the Sound & Vision studio. Our theme song is by Heidi Lynne Gluck. You can find the Book Squad Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, or SoundCloud. Please subscribe and leave us comments – we’d love to know what you think, and your comments make it easier for other people to find our podcast. Happy reading and listening! xo, Polli & Kate

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss The Priory of the Orange Tree, Go Ahead in the Rain, Kid Gloves, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by Audible, Blinkist, and The Night Tiger by Yangtze Choo, out now from Flatiron Books. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show:  The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America edited by Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos by Lucy Knisley Go Ahead in the Rain by Hanif Abdurraqib The Atlas of Reds and Blues by Devi S. Laskar To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer What we're reading: Early Riser by Jasper Fforde Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir More books out this week: An Unconditional Freedom (The Loyal League) by Alyssa Cole Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte PTSD by Guillaume Singelin Magic Is Dead: My Journey into the World’s Most Secretive Society of Magicians by Ian Frisch The Lost Night by Andrea Bartz No Way by S. J. Morden California Girls by Susan Mallery Women Warriors: An Unexpected History by Pamela D. Toler The Game of Stars (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond) by Sayantani DasGupta Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner Dead Men's Trousers by Irvine Welsh The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena Rise of the Dragons by Angie Sage Savage Feast: Three Generations, Two Continents, and a Dinner Table (a Memoir with Recipes) by Boris Fishman We Must Be Brave by Frances Liardet Hunting Game (An Embla Nyström Investigation) by Helene Tursten and Paul Norlen That Time I Loved You: Stories by Carrianne Leung Mother Country: A Novel by Irina Reyn We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia An Affair of Poisons by Addie Thorley The Huntress by Kate Quinn Goulash: A Novel by Brian Kimberling The Big Crush by David J. Schow American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt by Karen Harper The Border by Don Winslow This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution by David Sloan Wilson Lady Derring Takes a Lover: The Palace of Rogues by Julie Anne Long Low Country Hero by Lee Tobin McClain It’s Getting Scot in Here by Suzanne Enoch The Lost Prince: A Search for Pat Conroy by Michael Mewshaw Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir by Victoria Riskin Binstead's Safari by Rachel Ingalls The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year's Best Science Fiction by Gardner Dozois Captain Marvel: Liberation Run by Tess Sharpe The Body Myth by Rheea Mukherjee After She's Gone: A Novel (Hanne Lagerlind-Schon) by Camilla Grebe and Elizabeth Clark Wessel Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe Birthday by César Aira and Chris Andrews The Stars Below (Vega Jane, Book 4) by David Baldacci Chaos, A Fable by Rodrigo Rey Rosa and Jeffrey Gray Drawn and Buttered (A Lobster Shack Mystery) by Shari Randall Political Action: A Practical Guide to Movement Politics (New York Review Books Classics) by Michael Walzer and Jon Wiener The Weight of a Thousand Feathers by Brian Conaghan More Walls Broken by Tim Powers and Jon Foster Death & Honey by Kevin Hearne and Lila Bowen tsunami vs. the fukushima 50: poems by Lee Ann Roripaugh You Who Enter Here (Suny Series, Native Traces) by Erika T Wurth  

This week, Liberty discusses a few great older books, including Long Way Down. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot's new subscription service offering tailored book recommendations for readers of all stripes, and MIRA Books and HQN. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or Apple Podcasts and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: The Atlas of Reds and Blues by Devi S. Laskar Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf Ulysses by James Joyce The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan Ember by Sandor Marai Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney After Dark by Haruki Murakami The 25th Hour by David Benioff The Cassandra by Sharma Shields  Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames