Gay Rom-Com Celebrates Love in the Time of Section 377
Deputy Director of OutRight Action International Maria Sjödin stated, “Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which made sexual behavior ‘against the order
Jeanne E. Fredriksen
Second Debut Novel Gives Second Generation a Second Chance at First Love
The Shaadi Set-Up, Lillie Vale’s debut adult novel, is overflowing with internal angst, situational humor, and the oft-dreamed-of second chance at first love.
America Calling: A Ph.D.’s Memoir Champions a U.S. Education
Each fall, thousands of students arrive with dreams and two suitcases each, ready to study in colleges and universities all across America. They are internation
Born in a Pandemic, a Children’s Novel Tackles the Broken Justice System
In 2013, multi-award-winning author Padma Venkatraman read an article about Kanhaiya Kumari who had been born in prison in India. When he was too old to remain
Sunjeev Sahota’s China Room Reclaims Family Generations Later
After reading Sunjeev Sahota's new minimalistic book, China Room, visions of the story and his writing linger and invite revisiting. Not having read his two pre
The Yin and Yang of Jane Austen Is Alive and Well Thanks to Sonali Dev
Yash Raje, the son of a royal family who’s uncomfortable with privilege, worked his way up the California political ladder. Now, he’s running for governor o
Historical Mysteries of 1921 in India Resonate a Century Later
Oxford-educated Perveen Mistry, Bombay’s first female solicitor, is a clever, spirited young woman working for her father’s respected law firm in 1921 Bomba
Farzana Doctor’s Book, ‘Seven’ Confronts An Abusive Tradition
Trigger Warnings: FGM/C Some Christian denominations believe a seven-year-old can make spiritual choices. Judaism and Islam hold that a seven-year-old boy is ab
Books I Embraced, Devoured, and Loved In 2020
This year—destructive, unrelenting, heartbreaking —has affected everyone differently. From early in the crisis, I’ve repeatedly heard that many people hav
Dancing in Plain Sight
“The world is full of paper. I am writing now. I am writing to me. I am writing to myself and others like me,” author Sejal Shah professes in an essay "The
Fighting Cancer, Choosing Hope
In 2012, Munira Premji was an active woman filled with the joy of life. Her career was satisfying, her marriage was wonderful, and her grown children’s succes
An Accomplished Poetic Life
A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language. – W. H. Auden In reading 16-year-old Uma Menon’s debut collection of po
