I just posted a SubStack entry on voice, flagging my Audible recording of my new novel (sample it here) as well as an essay on voice in writing.
Posts Tagged: Amitava Kumar
Starred Reviews for My Beloved Life
So grateful for the two starred reviews, the one above from Kirkus Reviews, and the one below from Publishers Weekly.
Book Event with Hua Hsu
The first event for My Beloved Life is at McNally Jackson Seaport. Please RSVP here.
Platform Magazine Interview
An interview with me has just come out in Platform Magazine. I’m posting this primarily because the author photo was taken by my former student and now international artist Caleb Stein. (It was a cold day in December, a couple of years ago, and we just went to the creek that flows behind my house…. Read more »
Delhi in December
If you are coming to Dec 6 event at the India Habitat Centre, please RSVP here. And welcome!
Bangalore Litfest
I will be at the Bangalore Literature Festival. My latest, The Yellow Book, will be released there. More about the book here. [Late addition: here is a little write-up about two conversations I had at the #blrlitfest.] Also, this discussion with writers and an editor I hugely admire.
Cover
Here’s the cover of my new novel being published by Knopf on February 27, 2024. The cover was designed by Oliver Munday. I will urge you (only a million times) to pre-order the book here. My Beloved Life is being published in India by Aleph, by Picador in the UK, and by Hamish Hamilton in… Read more »
River Notes
I’m starting a Substack with an account of my journey, beginning June 25, through small towns and cities on the banks of the Ganges. Subscribe here.
Particulate Matter
In which I report on my visit to India this past winter. Many thanks to the editors of Granta magazine. A Bihari man working as a driver in Delhi told me a strange story. His name was Deepak. When his mother complained of chronic stomach pains, Deepak brought her from the village for treatment in… Read more »
Hindi Translation of My Novel
The Hindi translation of my first novel, Home Products, is now out from Rajkamal Prakashan. The translator is Prabhat Ranjan. Buy it here or from bookstores in India.