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Writer + editor for hire | Visual storyteller | Words :HuffPostIndia, VOGUE India etc; can be bribed with books, #kdrama & food (✉️:thebooksatchel@gmail.com)
newsletter drop!! something pacy for your autumn read—
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Summer's fleeting, so have you read the best books of summer 2025 yet?
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If you just finished god of small things, this is a very good pick. Because god of small things has events inspired from her real life and the memoir will help broaden the whole experience. Enjoy!
03.09.2025 14:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
and that’s five stars//
mother mary comes to me by arundhati roy
today's book rec: MONSTRESS, set in an alternate matriarchal 1900's Asia, about a teen girl struggling post-war trauma, and sharing a psychic link with a powerful monster. "a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steam punk"
03.09.2025 06:32 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
meghna rao describes Nadia Asparouhova’s new book Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading, as a "user guide to social media" and writes about it—
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why is the browser version of bluesky bsky? i am always landing up on other websites because i always forget
29.08.2025 09:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
really enjoyed reading this conversation with samin nosrat
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obsessed with your husband? women in translation 2025,
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this weekend in books —
23.08.2025 15:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Currently reading I deliver parcels in Beijing, which provides good insight into the gig economy and the problems faced by gig workers,
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you've got mail!! the latest newsletter talks about a book that made me forget everything else in life
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books by women in translation to add to your tbr
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Title: Who should you get to represent your book? Elvish warrior or Literary agent A large venn diagram of two overlapping ovals. In the Elvish warrior's section: 1. Can talk to trees and sense evil 2. Possesses an enchanted Blade 3. Centuries of experience In the central overlap section for both: 1. Trusted And honest advisor 2. Protection From cutpurses and brigands 3. Loyal companion In the Literary Agent's section: 1. Good Relationships With publishers 2. Great eye For contracts 3. Pays For lunch Tip: if possible, get both. But if forced to choose, lunch probably swings it for the agent.
My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
18.08.2025 08:22 — 👍 1066 🔁 262 💬 22 📌 15
Literally flew through this murder mystery SHE DIDN’T SEE IT COMING by Shari Lapena. About a wife who goes missing (and there’s no footage of her leaving the building or being kidnapped). Many characters with lots of secrets and several twists to keep you engaged—
14.08.2025 04:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Read Salma, an Indian writer who explores Muslim women’s desires and dreams with thought provoking stories. She writes about ordinary lives of women and the hypocrisy of religions, institutions and societal barriers. Read more—
#womenintranslation
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🚨 Book Recs Alert! 🚨
For August, I put together a list of 25+ books by women in translation—most of them releasing in 2025! It is a nice mix of genres and languages. Happy browsing and reading,
#womenintranslation #WITmonth
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Elizabeth Taylor is an amazing writer. What a treat!
05.08.2025 07:21 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"She was less beautiful than he had remembered her, and very tall and thin in her black dress. Her composure did not astonish him; her smile, undimmed, and the sound of her voice recalled to him the poignancy of his feelings when he had first known her.." 💙📚
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with the million social media apps around us, i realized i have not opened wordpress reader in years. my updates to blogs i love are either done manually or when i see an update on socials. gonna read through some favorite blogs and leave some 'likes' on Wp reader
05.08.2025 07:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I enjoyed the read and I can see why so many people loved it. Wrote about it here - reshsusan.substack.com/p/65-arabian...
02.08.2025 13:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🚨 Book Recs Alert! 🚨
For August, I put together a list of 25+ books by women in translation—most of them releasing in 2025! It is a nice mix of genres and languages. Happy browsing and reading,
#womenintranslation #WITmonth
www.thebooksatchel.com/women-in-tra...
a fantastic new book rec is coming your way SOON. if you have missed the previous editions of the newsletter, read them before the new one arrives. subscribe to never miss—
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all my e-galleys have come in, it’s a good day, but now I have 793 books to read RIGHT NOW
26.07.2025 16:18 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New book on the pile — The Ex Daughters of Tolstoy house is supposed to have a gothic flavor and has obedient daughters and a lot of blood spilling. Intrigued!
25.07.2025 14:01 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Skin care products have their function but if you can’t afford them, remember that a good diet, staying hydrated, moisturizer and sunscreen go a LONG way. Sleep too, but we are all stressed in diff ways I’d imagine
25.07.2025 01:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
reading margo’s got money troubles by rufi thorpe because of self induced peer pressure. this was everybody’s favorite book last year and i need to know what the praise is about. have you read it?
22.07.2025 08:30 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
What I am reading at the moment. Have you read any?
18.07.2025 15:38 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use
17.07.2025 22:39 — 👍 3600 🔁 1715 💬 66 📌 143ummm. yikes?
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