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Ted is joined by Kirthana Ramisetti, author of the novels Advika and the Hollywood Wives and Dava Shastri's Last Day, a Good Morning America Book Club selection optioned by Max. Her books have been praised by TIME, Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, Buzzfeed, The Associated Press, and others. Beyond her novels, Kirthana's writing has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Elle, and Salon. She just finished the copyediting stage for her next novel, a case of mistaken identity titled The Other Lata. It comes out in April of next year, and it was a great time to talk with her about what her process looked like for this book in particular. In addition to humoring a question from Ted about Oxford commas and punctuation in general, she discusses the challenge of avoiding dangling plot lines that leave the reader hanging as well as the music-fueled writing sessions that allowed her to complete a first draft in one month. They then move onto what will be Kirthana's fourth book, one she is just in the early stages of writing right now and for which she is pushing herself to go in a direction she hasn't tried in her first three. She compares drafting to going on a hike, with her synopsis acting as the path to help her plot her way—even as she and Ted agree that synopsis writing is not among their favorite tasks—and highlights the importance of the little ways writers can make the process fun for themselves.Finally, as has become tradition these several last months, Kirthana hits Ted with a rom-com recommendation to wrap things up. Find Kirthana Online:Kirthana's website: kirthanaramisetti.comWorking Drafts episodes and info for requesting transcripts as well as more details about Ted and his books are available on his website, thetedfox.com.
Kirthiana Ramisetti, author of Advika and the Hollwood Wives, and Christopher Reich, author of Matterhorn are the guests.
This week on Mummy Dearest Podcast Zach and Sloane are joined by writer Kirthana Ramisetti for an unwrapping of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind that turns into a discussion about Real Housewives, Vanderpump Rules, and Summer House. This is Zach's first time seeing this movie and there was definitely a sound reason he avoided it all these years. We all know how a manic pixie dream girl in a 2000's film freaks him out. Kirthana brings a refreshing and calming presence to the discussion and brilliantly ties both Bravo and Eternal Sunshine together. All that and so much more on this week's episode of Mummy Dearest!Follow Kirthana on Instagram!Support the showVisit MummyDearestPodcast.com for merch and more!Follow the podcast on Instagram!Follow Sloane on Instagram!Follow Zach on Instagram!And most importantly, become a Patron and unlock hundreds of bonus episodes!
Author Kirthana Ramisetti talks with Daniel Ford about her novel Advika and the Hollywood Wives, which is now out in paperback. To learn more about Kirthana Ramisetti, visit her official website. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by The Bookshop: Lou's Literary Line, Libro.fm and Mark Cecil's upcoming novel Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny.
We chat with Kirthana Ramisetti about her book Advika and The Hollywood Wives and what happens when the fantasy isn't what you thought it would be. Kirthana and Diana talk about the editor they shared at Grand Central. Pick up your copy here: https://bookshop.org/a/55881/9781538709276 Support our podcast: https://ko-fi.com/winewomenwordspodcast
Kirthana Ramisetti discusses the first pages of her latest novel, Advika and the Hollywood Wives, how she played with romance-genre tropes to create something closer to a thriller (and then something closer to an anti-romance), earned our empathies for her main character, and the trio of female friendships that eventually save her.Ramisetti's first pages can be found here.Help local bookstores and our authors by buying this book on Bookshop.Click here for the audio/video version of this interview.The above link will be available for 48 hours. Missed it? The podcast version is always available, both here and on your favorite podcast platform.Kirthana Ramisetti is the author of Dava Shastri's Last Day, a Good Morning America Book Club selection which is in development as a television series for HBO Max, and Advika and the Hollywood Wives, a Book of the Month pick and named one of the Best Books of April by Apple Books. Her work has been published in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Salon and elsewhere. A former entertainment reporter for Newsday and the New York Daily News, she earned her MFA in creative writing from Emerson College and lives in New York City.Thank you for reading The 7am Novelist. This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 7amnovelist.substack.com
On this episode of Complicated Conversations, we welcome Kirthana Ramisetti. Her debut novel, Dava Shastri's Last Day, was a Good Morning America book club pick and is currently in development with HBO Max. We chat with her about her second novel, Advika and the Hollywood Wives, which is out now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Good morning everyone. I just want to tell you about what we're doing next on the 7am novelist, which is something I'm lamely calling “Passages of Summer.” But the upcoming episodes this summer won't be so lame, because we're going to be talking about one of the most difficult parts of a story or novel or memoir to get right: The first pages. I'll be interviewing over forty writers as we read and analyze the beginning pages of their novels in hopes of helping you with your own. We'll have Idra Novey, Caroline Leavitt, Paul Rudnick, Amina Gautier, David Heska Wanbli Weiden, and many more. Take a look at our schedule below:PASSAGES OF SUMMER ‘23 RELEASE SCHEDULEAll episodes will be pre-recorded and released at 7am EST. They can be found on 7amnovelist.substack.com and your favorite podcast platforms.May 25: Elizabeth Graver on KantikaMay 29: Vanessa Hua on Forbidden CityMay 31: Marisa Crane on I Keep My Exoskeletons to MyselfJune 2: Jane Roper on Society of Shame~~~June 5: Nathaniel Miller on The Memoirs of Stockholm SvenJune 7: Juliette Fay on The Half of ItJune 9: VV Ganeshananthan on Brotherless Night~~~June 12: Jasmin Hakes on HulaJune 14: Julie Carrick Dalton on The Last BeekeeperJune 16: Amina Gautier on “Lost and Found” in The Loss of All Lost Things~~~June 19: Henriette Lazaridis on Terra NovaJune 21: Frances de Pontes Peebles on The Air You BreatheJune 23: BA Shapiro on Metropolis~~~June 26: Daphne Kalotay on “Relativity” in The Archivists: StoriesJune 28: Wanda Morris on Anywhere You RunJune 30: Idra Novey on Take What You Need~~~July 3: Aaron Hamburger on Hotel CubaJuly 5: Caroline Leavitt on Days of WonderJuly 7: Joanna Rakoff on My Salinger Year~~~July 10: Rachel Barenbaum on Atomic AnnaJuly 12: Alix Ohlin on Dual CitizensJuly 14: Maya Shanbhag Lang on What We Carry~~~July 17: Kirthana Ramisetti on Advika and the Hollywood WivesJuly 19: EB Moore on Loose in the Bright FantasticJuly 21: Allegra Goodman on Sam~~~July 24: Kelly Ford on The HuntJuly 26: Alta Ifland on Speaking to No. 4July 28: Suzanne Berne on The Blue Window~~~July 31: Neema Avashia on Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain PlaceAugust 2: Jessica Keener on Night SwimAugust 4: Hank Phillippi Ryan on The House Guest~~~August 7: Nancy Crochiere on GracelandAugust 9: Elizabeth Silver on The MajorityAugust 11: Alyssa Songsiridej on Little Rabbit~~~August 14: Sara Johnson Allen on Down Here We Come UpAugust 16: Julie Gerstenblatt on Daughters of NantucketAugust 18: Paul Rudnick on Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style~~~August 21: Rachel Kadish on The Weight of InkAugust 23: Angel Di Zhang on The Light of Eternal SpringAugust 25: Charlotte Rixon on The One That Got Away~~~August 28: Virginia Pye on The Literary Undoing of Victoria SwannAugust 30: Isa Arsén on Shoot the MoonSeptember 1: Shilpi Suneja on House of CaravansSeptember 4: David Heska Wanbli Weiden on Winter Counts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 7amnovelist.substack.com
Happy May Readheads! Spring is in full bloom and so is this month's episode because we read The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis. In this episode the hosts are discussing all of their thoughts about the book - their favorite characters, storylines, and some of the aspects they didn't love as much. Per usual the hosts are also sharing the other books they read this month and rating them. The next book is Jackie's choice and she chose Advika and The Hollywood Wives by Kirthana Ramisetti. The overall Readheads rating for The Magnolia Palace is 3.55. Shop The Readheads merch: https://shopmorningtoast.com/collections/the-readheads Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thereadheads/ Submit a question or comment to us at thereadheadsbookclub@gmail.com.
Ashley interviews Kirthana Ramisetti about her novel, Advika and the Hollywood Wives. They talk about writing a young woman making choices, writing about #OscarsSoWhite and Bollywood. They also discuss three films she would put into the Criterion Collection. Book content warning: death Bookstores mentioned: Greenlight Bookstore, Beach Books, Book Soup, Book Passage, Sisters Uptown Support our host & guest: Follow Kirthana Ramisetti: Website // Instagram // Twitter Follow Ashley: Instagram // Twitter // Website Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday Check out our online community here! This episode was edited by Niba and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by @iam.onyxrose Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.
What stories is the city of Los Angeles brewing? Why do we need better friendship stories? We welcome back good friend of the show Kirthana Ramisetti and talk about the storytelling choices in her new novel, Advika and the Hollywood Wives. Kirthana Ramisetti is author of Dava Shastri's Last Day, a novel selected a Good Morning America Book Club selection, and is currently in development as a television series for HBO Max. Her second novel, Advika and the Hollywood Wives, comes out in April 2023.
Brea and Mallory discuss mood reading, test out an unusual night light, and solve a problem about how to get rid of personalized books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Ever tried Microdosing?Visit Microdose.com and useGLASSES for 30% off + Free Shipping. Dipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Flat Panel Reading Light Books Mentioned - She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh TranAdvika and the Hollywood Wives by Kirthana Ramisetti
Calling all pop culture fans! This episode of Virtual Book Tour is for you! We chat with Kirthana Ramisetti about her new book, Advika and the Hollywood Wives, dating red flags, and navigating friendships and relationships. In Advika and the Hollywood Wives, Advika Srinivasan considers herself a failed screenwriter. To pay the bills and to keep her mind off of the recent death of her twin sister, she takes up bartending A-list events, where she meets legendary Julian Zelding. Despite the 41-year age difference, Advika falls helplessly under his spell, and a month into their marriage, Julian's first wife dies and a tabloid reports a shocking stipulation in her will. Realizing she rushed into the marriage for all the wrong reasons, Advika uses the info gleaned from the lives of her husband's exes to concoct a plan to extricate herself from Julian once and for all. Get Advika and the Hollywood Wives at bookofthemonth.com. New members get their first book for just $9.99 with code VBT at checkout. Learn more about Virtual Book Tour at virtualbooktour.com.
Back-to-back episodes where I cover two books at once! This time I cover Dava Shastri's Last Day by Kirthana Ramisetti and In 27 Days by Alison Gervais. I uncover two random similarities between the books, detail how I found In 27 Days, and explain my feelings about both books.
In this episode, Nicole and Gayle return to bring us an update on what they've been reading. Then, they share a few titles they want to read this season and will make it to the shelves. Lastly, they discuss the book club book Can't Look Away by Carola Lovering. As always you can find below the whole booklist they run through during the episode: Any Other Family by Eleanor Brownhttps://amzn.to/3m9zF36 (Amazon)https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780593328545 (Bookshop) All of This by Rebecca Woolf | https://amzn.to/3LrDBrS (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780063052673 (Bookshop) The Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman | https://amzn.to/3gm2FEZ (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9781250278098 (Bookshop) Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke | https://amzn.to/3So3URA (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780385547222 (Bookshop) Can't Look Away by Carola Lovering | https://amzn.to/3Px1m37 (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9781250271396 (Bookshop) Too Good To Be True by Carola Lovering | https://amzn.to/3gEYO39 (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9781250271372 (Bookshop) Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering | https://amzn.to/3TrdTXI (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9781501169656 (Bookshop) Honor by Thrity Umrigar | https://amzn.to/3fNbTqg (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9781616209957 (Bookshop) You Got Anything Stronger? by Gabrielle Union | https://amzn.to/3TuCsTG (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780062979933 (Bookshop) Beautiful Country by Quian Julie Wang | https://amzn.to/3a2NHgS (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780385547215 (Bookshop) Dava Shastri's Last Day by Kirthana Ramisetti | https://amzn.to/3ToVkTJ (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9781538703861 (Bookshop) Whatever Happened to Interracial Love: Stories by Kathleen Collins | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9781538703861 (Amazon) | https://bookshop.org/a/2143/9780063265141 (Bookshop)
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Dermatology is a specialty that has been plagued by a shortage of providers resulting in long wait times and little leverage for health plans for fee negotiations. The need for dermatologists is increasing as the population ages and conditions such as skin cancer become more prevalent. Today we are speaking with an entrepreneur who is broadening the value of dermatology by focusing on increased access and improving the patient experience and health outcomes. With me is Sheena Franklin, Founder of K'ept Health, a company that provides patients with a digital clinic focused on their skin condition, health and wellness needs. As the company's website states, beyond skin. Beyond beauty. Beyond Barriers. K'ept Health is dermatology reimagined. Show Notes: Book -- Dava Shastri's Last Day by Kirthana Ramisetti
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://darsword.wordpress.com/2022/09/15/review-dava-shastris-last-day-by-kirthana-ramisetti/
Why are we so drawn towards fictions when they're not "real"? What does your name mean, and what legacy does it carry? What should representation in fictions look like? This week, we chat with Kirthana Ramisetti, author of the much-anticipated novel Dava Shastri's Last Day, a Good Morning America and Lilly's Library Book Club Pick. Kirthana shares with us the stories behind creating Dava, the unconventional protagonist who is a celebrity, a billionaire, a woman, a wife, a mother/grandmother, a second-gen Indian immigrant. As a former entertainment reporter for Newsday and the New York Daily News, Kirthana has written her fair share of stories about the lives (and deaths) of the rich and famous.
Literary Fiction Author Kirthana Ramisetti joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss how she accidentally got a songwriter credit, an overnight success 20 years in the making, bucking trends, finding the social media that works for you, how quarantine changed her writing process, and what TV show inspired a character's name. Kirthana Ramisetti is the author of Dava Shastri's Last Day, a Good Morning America Book Club pick. A former entertainment reporter, she has had her work published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and more. Kirthana: Query | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound | Libro FM QQQ Home Base | Support on Patreon If links aren't clickable, find them here: https://bit.ly/qqqkirthana This page includes affiliate links. Please use them if you'd like to support the show.
The new novel Dava Shastri's Last Day by Kirthana Ramisetti tells the story of an aging music mogul who plans her own assisted death after a devastating cancer diagnosis—but decides to let news of her passing leak a little early so she can read what she assumes will be her glowing obituaries. Instead, she witnesses the public revelation of some of her darkest secrets. In this episode, we talk to Kirthana about the celebrity death news cycle as well as the deep love of music that informs her book. Read more: Dava Shastri's Last Day Kirthana Ramisetti online
In today's Books with Hooks, Emmy Nordstrom Higdon joins us from Westwood Creative Artists to chat with Tyler and Vickie about their work. Emmy unpacks starting with action to get a good sense of voice and character; how the story needs to be front and center with opening pages before digging into issues; starting with something dramatic and compelling; showing the MC out of their depth with internal and external conflict; and dramatizing epistolary parts of a novel.After which, Bianca chats with Kirthana Ramisetti, author of Dava Shastri's Last Day, about how transitioning from a pantser to a plotter paid off; having your pick of agents and what criteria you can use for deciding on one; writing an ensemble cast and introducing a lot of characters quickly; writing a sweeping family saga; tracking character arcs and timelines; how to choose your POV character for each chapter; writing a story that's based in the future; making choices about character and plot that work for your story, and incorporating backstory in an organic way.Find us on our socials: Twitter: @SNOTYAW @BiancaM_author Instagram: @biancamarais_author @ the_shit_about_writingFacebook: @tsnotyawWebsite: www.biancamarais.comEmmy Nordstrom Higdon on Twitter: @emmy_of_spinesKirthana Ramisetti on Instagram: @kirthanaramisetti and on Twitter: @popscribblingsTyler on Twitter: @writerthoughts
In today's episode, we have Kirthana Ramisetti in the #DesiCraftChat segment. She discusses her new novel, Dava Shastri's Last Day, which is out this month. 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
Kirthana Ramisetti introduces her debut novel "Dava Shastri's Last Day"