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Aug 10, 2024 | 
timeslive.co.za | Shubnum Khan
11 August 2024 - 00:00 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. What does it mean to be a woman in South Africa? I think it means someone who has to learn how to be brave; whether due to how women are treated in this country or to fight for her place in the front. Women here are so strong, so radiant and full of potential — it’s about fighting for your place to be respected and seen.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
kosu.org | Meghan Sullivan |Miranda July |Susan Muaddi Darraj |Shubnum Khan
Even hardworking news journalists by day need a break from reality in their off hours. In our newsroom at NPR, there are some omnivorous fiction readers. We have fans of romance, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and more. We asked our colleagues what they've enjoyed reading most this year — and here are the titles they shared. (And, OK, yes, we read plenty of nonfiction, too, because NPR gonna NPR. You can see that list here.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
wxxinews.org | Meghan Sullivan |Miranda July |Susan Muaddi Darraj |Shubnum Khan
Even hardworking news journalists by day need a break from reality in their off hours. In our newsroom at NPR, there are some omnivorous fiction readers. We have fans of romance, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and more. We asked our colleagues what they've enjoyed reading most this year — and here are the titles they shared. (And, OK, yes, we read plenty of nonfiction, too, because NPR gonna NPR. You can see that list here.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
wlrn.org | Meghan Sullivan |Miranda July |Susan Muaddi Darraj |Shubnum Khan
Even hardworking news journalists by day need a break from reality in their off hours. In our newsroom at NPR, there are some omnivorous fiction readers. We have fans of romance, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and more. We asked our colleagues what they've enjoyed reading most this year — and here are the titles they shared. (And, OK, yes, we read plenty of nonfiction, too, because NPR gonna NPR. You can see that list here.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
wfdd.org | Miranda July |Susan Muaddi Darraj |Shubnum Khan |Vinson Cunningham
Apple News Even hardworking news journalists by day need a break from reality in their off hours. In our newsroom at NPR, there are some omnivorous fiction readers. We have fans of romance, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and more. We asked our colleagues what they've enjoyed reading most this year — and here are the titles they shared.
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
khabar.com | Shubnum Khan |Saadia Faruqi |Hari Krishna Kaul |Catherine Jones
Home > Magazine > Desi World > Briefs/ When Dalits Embrace Their Identity/ Is an Ivy-Plus Degree Worth the Fuss?/ Book Matters. Compiled/ Written by Murali Kamma WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & WHY
Achyuta Rajaram, aged 17, won first place in this year’s Regeneron Science Talent Search. The high schooler from New Hampshire gets $250,000 for devising a method to discover which parts of a computer model that analyzes images are involved in decision-making. This could yield more effective algorithms.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
zip06.com | Shubnum Khan
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan Mystery, tragedy, love story, mythology–this story has something for everyone. A young girl explores her new residence and uncovers secrets long buried, disturbing the house’s only original occupant, the Djinn. Each character’s past pulls us into their present existence in this dark and Gothic debut that will grab you, devour you, and then return you inside out. Terri, R.J. Julia Booksellers, Madison
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
crimereads.com | Shubnum Khan
When I was writing The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years, a novel of haunting love and loss set in an Indian community on the east coast of South Africa, it didn’t immediately occur to me that it was a gothic novel. Looking back, it seems obvious—it had all the conventional genre tropes—the haunted house on the hill, the wild landscape, odd characters, ghostly elements and the disjointed rhythm of unease.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
bookbrowse.com | Shubnum Khan
The title of Shubnum Khan's latest novel, "The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years" made me stop and wonder just how quirky this tale would be? I am so happy my initial reaction did not prevent me from reading it! It is great!Who does not love the epic and involved history of a huge and now deteriorating mansion?
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Jan 18, 2024 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Shubnum Khan |Pan Macmillan
‘The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil’ by Shubnum Khan is ‘a haunting, a love story, and a mystery’. Here is an excerpt of the newly released book. Bilal chuckles. ‘A lot of shopping you’re doing,’ Doctor observes, looking to the bags in Bilal’s hands, which strain with tomatoes, potatoes, and packets of spices. He raises a grizzled eyebrow. ‘So much food, beta?’Bilal looks down at the packets in his hands and grins. ‘I find nothing feeds the soul as well as food. Don’t you?’ He hesitates.
