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The Emma Project by Sonali Dev

The Emma Project by Sonali Dev

In a fitting conclusion to her Jane Austen-inspired quartet about The Raje Family, Sonali Dev offers the steamiest entry of the series with her gender-reversing novel, The Emma Project.

Austen, Emma, relationships, social issues, teamwork
The Last Queen: A Novel of Courage and Resistance by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

The Last Queen: A Novel of Courage and Resistance by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s new book, “The Last Queen: A Novel of Courage and Resistance,” tells the story of Maharani Jindan, the last queen of the Sikh Empire.

India, Indian Women in History, royalty, Sikh Empire
Circa by Devi S. Laskar

Circa by Devi S. Laskar

Heera Sanyal, the protagonist of Devi S. Laskar’s new novel “Circa,” struggles to be something other than a dutiful Bengali daughter, even as she manages the grief of losing her best friend to a drunk driver.

Bengali, friendships, grief, rebellious
Sunny G's Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh Dhillon

Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh Dhillon

Wacky YA Novel Examines Decisiveness and Grief of a Sikh-American Boy Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh … More

adventure, cosplay, grief, prom, Sikh
Honor by Thrity Umrigar

Honor by Thrity Umrigar

Enduring Love Surmounts Religious Savagery in Thrity Umrigar’s Newest Novel Reading a novel by Thrity Umrigar is like experiencing a … More

gender issues, Hindu-Muslim, India, misogyny, religion

My Best Books for Youth in 2021

Click here to read about these nine books that I reviewed in 2021 for Booklist Magazine and India Currents Magazine. … More

How to Find What You're Not Looking For by Veera Hiranandani

How to Find What You’re Not Looking For by Veera Hiranandani

New Novel for Younger Readers Explores Interracial Marriage and Anti-Semitism ● In 1967, twelve-year-old Ariel Goldberg’s life is full of … More

1967, anti-semitism, interracial marriage, Jewish, Loving v Virginia
The Other Man by Farhad J. Dadyburjor

The Other Man by Farhad J. Dadyburjor

Deputy Director of OutRight Action International Maria Sjödin stated, “Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which made sexual behavior … More

gay rom-com, India, LGBTQ, Section 377
The Shaadi Set-Up by Lillie Vale

The Shaadi Set-Up by Lillie Vale

The Shaadi Set-Up, Lillie Vale’s debut adult novel, overflows with internal angst, situational humor, and the oft-dreamed-of second chance at … More

first love, Indian American, rom-com, second chance
America Calling: A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibility

America Calling: A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibilities by Rajika Bhandari

A Ph.D.’s Memoir Champions a U.S. Education https://indiacurrents.com/america-calling-a-ph-ds-memoir-champions-a-u-s-education/ Each fall, thousands of students arrive with dreams and two suitcases each, … More

choices, education, India, international education

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