Brown Girl Bookshelf
Mishika & SriFind out what's "On Our Bookshelf" this month by South Asian authors.
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Beyond piracy: the question of access
Dear readers,
Every time we’re in India, we find ourselves doing the same thing at red lights: looking out the window instead of at our phones. Not at the cars, or even the crowds, but at the books.
They appear almost suddenly. Stacks mat...
The windows still need cleaning
Dear readers,
By now, you may have heard about the “Shy Girl” controversy: a forthcoming novel dropped by a major U.S. publisher after allegations that it was written with AI. The story reverberated across headlines, in part because it’s a...
In defense of the long form
Dear readers,
Is there still room for serious literary evaluation in a world of algorithm-driven trends?
We’ve been thinking about this more than we expected to. Maybe it’s because we spend so much time online, talking about books in squa...
There is no metaphor for this
Dear readers,
Today, there is a nationwide general strike in the United States. We encourage you to participate if you are able. What we are witnessing in the U.S. — the expansion of state power through ICE and border patrol, the targeting...
What landed and what lingered in 2025
Dear readers,
Looking back at our 2025 reading, three throughlines stand out.
One was loneliness. From an international move (for Mishika), but also from growing older: watching other people’s lives tilt in different directions, realizing...
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