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2 months 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.

2 months 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.

Feb 28, 2025 | 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.

Jan 28, 2025 | 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.

Jan 28, 2025 | 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.