️ The Indian Edit: Mini Edit with Sonali Dev – “There’s Something About Mira”
Welcome back to The Indian Edit! In this special mini edit, award-winning romance author Sonali Dev returns to the podcast to discuss her newest novel, There's Something About Mira (Feb 2025). We dive into the inspirations behind the book, themes of identity, love, and community, and the layered characters that travel from Naperville to New York to Darjeeling and beyond.
In This Episode:
The origin of There's Something About Mira and how a New York Times article inspired the plot
Exploring “Brown Town,” community expectations, and finding emotional safety
The story within the story: a powerful queer love story in 1980s India
What draws readers to wealthy romantic leads and how Sonali rethinks that trope
Creative energy management and the joys and pitfalls of newsletters & social media
Travel tips and favorite cities: Mumbai, Darjeeling, Chicago
Sonali’s recent reads and book recommendations
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️ The Indian Edit: Mini Edit with Sonali Dev – “There’s Something About Mira”
Welcome back to The Indian Edit! In this special mini edit, award-winning romance author Sonali Dev returns to the podcast to discuss her newest novel, There's Something About Mira (Feb 2025). We dive into the inspirations behind the book, themes of identity, love, and community, and the layered characters that travel from Naperville to New York to Darjeeling and beyond.
In This Episode:
The origin of There's Something About Mira and how a New York Times article inspired the plot
Exploring “Brown Town,” community expectations, and finding emotional safety
The story within the story: a powerful queer love story in 1980s India
What draws readers to wealthy romantic leads and how Sonali rethinks that trope
Creative energy management and the joys and pitfalls of newsletters & social media
Travel tips and favorite cities: Mumbai, Darjeeling, Chicago
Sonali’s recent reads and book recommendations
Ep. 96: How to create a portfolio career with author, doctor, journalist and educator Seema Yasmin
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Ep. 96: How to create a portfolio career with author, doctor, journalist and educator Seema Yasmin
And we are back! After a very long delay (you can read why here on the newsletter), I’m delighted to bring you this overdue episode with Dr. Seema Yasmin. Ignore my most awkward intro ever to hear how this brilliant Emmy-award winning journalist, author, medical doctor and professor managed to overcome a challenging childhood and Islamophobia in a small town in England to publishing multiple books and teaching at Stanford by following her passions and pivoting when it felt right! The conversation feels very timely given Seema’s efforts to battle Scientific misinformation, promote reproductive rights and queer and Muslim representation in children’s books.
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The Indian Edit
️ The Indian Edit: Mini Edit with Sonali Dev – “There’s Something About Mira”
Welcome back to The Indian Edit! In this special mini edit, award-winning romance author Sonali Dev returns to the podcast to discuss her newest novel, There's Something About Mira (Feb 2025). We dive into the inspirations behind the book, themes of identity, love, and community, and the layered characters that travel from Naperville to New York to Darjeeling and beyond.
In This Episode:
The origin of There's Something About Mira and how a New York Times article inspired the plot
Exploring “Brown Town,” community expectations, and finding emotional safety
The story within the story: a powerful queer love story in 1980s India
What draws readers to wealthy romantic leads and how Sonali rethinks that trope
Creative energy management and the joys and pitfalls of newsletters & social media
Travel tips and favorite cities: Mumbai, Darjeeling, Chicago
Sonali’s recent reads and book recommendations
