Vauhini Vara

Fort Collins

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Contributing Writer at Bloomberg Businessweek

writer / editor / book project mentor. THE IMMORTAL KING RAO (novel) & THIS IS SALVAGED (stories) & SEARCHES (nonfiction, coming soon). @bw contributing writer.

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'Searches,' by Vauhini Vara

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Vauhini Vara

"Searches," by Vauhini Vara, is both a memoir and a critical study of our digital selves. When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. SEARCHES: Selfhood in the Digital Age, by Vauhini VaraVauhini Vara was in high school when she learned that her charismatic older sister, Deepa, had a type of cancer called Ewing sarcoma. The cancer went into remission and Deepa left to study at Duke, where she took an interest in public policy.
The Romance Novel Startup Using AI to Publish Love Stories

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Vauhini Vara

Inkitt has influential backers and a vision for infinitely customizable on-demand content. What would be left for the human creators?
The Romance Publisher Dreaming of an AI-Driven Dynasty

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Vauhini Vara

1 hour agoStuck in an Endless Loop of Planning and Preparation? Start Using This 1-Letter WordIf you feel stuck, start using ‘a’ and stop using ‘the.’ A guy I met wants to start a business. He’s read books. He’s gone to seminars. He’s practiced writing business plans. Not for real businesses, just to practice putting a business plan together. He’s talked to dozens of entrepreneurs.
What One Hundred Women Told Me About Now

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Vauhini Vara

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."In April 1965, Harper’s Bazaar unveiled an edition of the magazine guest-edited by photographer Richard Avedon and dedicated to “the off-beat side of Now.” Borne of a moment of upheaval not unlike the one we’re currently living in, the issue explored the people and ideas that were shaping the era.
Back on the Lit Mag Gang!

1 month ago | litmagnews.substack.com | Vauhini Vara |s Publish has |Becky Tuch |Joffre Swait

Welcome to our bi-weekly news roundup!Greetings Lit Magristocrats,Usually I save deep dives into lit mags for the weekend. But someone alerted me to a lit mag that warrants attention. Dark Poets Club“is a global collective for all inspiring, emerging, and established poets whose written expressions lean towards ‘darker’ themes…”The magazine does not have a masthead. There is no contact name anywhere.
Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age

1 month ago | libraryjournal.com | Vauhini Vara

. Apr. 2025. 352p. ISBN 9780593701522. $30. TECH COPY ISBN The pace of technological change throughout the lives of people who are now in middle age has created a set of artifacts and patterns that challenge people to sustainably integrate new possibilities into their lives.
Dear Librarians: A Letter from Vauhini Vara, Author of Searches

2 months ago | penguinrandomhouselibrary.com | Maureen Meekins |Vauhini Vara

Dear Librarians,Like a lot of authors, I grew up at the library. One of my first memories is of quietly reading at my local library in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan—I guess I was around four—when a pair of ladies saw me and asked if I was really reading the words or just looking at the pictures. I was reading, I told them. They didn’t believe me and challenged me to read out loud to them to prove it. I did, they were impressed, and I felt vindicated.
This Is Salvaged: Stories

2 months ago | libraryjournal.com | Vauhini Vara

In 10 stories, Vara (The Immortal King Rao) describes the gamut of human predicaments and their corresponding emotional states: grief, isolation, obsession, shame, courage, and rage. Each story exists in isolation, but many mirror each other. For example, the unnamed narrator of “Hormone Hypothesis” is subconsciously looking for a sister figure and finds Fernanda. The stay-at-home mother seems to be the narrator’s polar opposite, but the two bond and find strength in their shared grief.
SEARCHES | Kirkus Reviews

Dec 13, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Vauhini Vara |Walter Isaacson |Tom Wolfe

Yes: it's high time for a de-romanticized, de-mythified, close-up retelling of the U.S. Space Program's launching—the inside story of those first seven astronauts. But no: jazzy, jivey, exclamation-pointed, italicized Tom Wolfe "Mr. Overkill" hasn't really got the fight stuff for the job. Admittedly, he covers all the ground.
Lighthouse Writers Workshop - Late Nonfiction Openings in Book Project and Post-Grad Year

Oct 28, 2024 | lighthousewriters.submittable.com | Vauhini Vara |Natalie Hodges

We have two nonfiction spots open for the Book Project, in which writers receive mentorship in completing and selling a book-length project. One opening is in the two-year program (for experienced writers who plan to complete a draft of a book by the fall of 2025) and one is in the one-year program (for graduates of the Book Project or experienced writers who are deep into their first book).