Brinda Charry

Sep 28, 2023 | barnesandnoble.com | Brittany Bunzey |Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah |John Arias |Brinda Charry

A profoundly moving novel told from the alternating point of view of two siblings, this is the story of a Mi’kmaq girl gone missing and the lasting effect on her family. Inspired by the author’s own family’s stories and written in exacting prose, this debut will linger long after you put it down. Make sure you don’t miss our Poured Over podcast episode with Amanda Peters airing October 31st. “This begins as a tragic mystery and blossoms into a story of resilient hope.

Sep 27, 2023 | barnesandnoble.com | Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah |John Arias |Alice J. Winn |Brinda Charry

In Memoriamby Alice WinnSitting at that delectable cross-section of having a deeply human emotional core and a sharp wit, In Memoriam is the story of resilient hope in the face of the devastation of World War I. In its experimental form composed of letters, poems and newspaper clippings, this is a novel that is as unique as it is moving. Learn more on Poured Over: The B&N Podcast.

Aug 22, 2023 | thefederal.com | Brinda Charry |Harper Collins India |Stanley Carvalho

Brinda Charry’s The East Indian revolves around a Tamil boy, son of a courtesan in Armagon, one of the earliest British settlements on India’s south-east coastBrinda Charry’s last work of fiction, First Love, a collection of short stories, was published in 2009. Since then, the Indian-born author, who has lived in the US for over two decades, has focused mainly on academic writing: books and articles on English Renaissance literature, including William Shakespeare and his contemporaries.

Jun 9, 2023 | bookanista.com | Brinda Charry

The very brevity of a good short story makes for an intense, concentrated experience, one that lingers in the memory even if the story itself is never revisited. The Colombian author and Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez’ ‘A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings’ is, simply put, unforgettable. Its title promises a fable, as does its deliberate subtitle – ‘A Tale for Children’.

Jun 5, 2023 | betterreading.com.au | Brinda Charry

What inspired the idea behind this book? I came to the novel from two directions. First, I found out about natives of India who came to colonial America. I discovered that the earliest-known mention of such a person (“Tony”) dates back to 1635 — not too long after the first white settlers arrived! This piece of information surprised me, to say the least, and also fascinated me.