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Writers

I Don’t Want to Feel Guilty for Not Taking Care of an Object: Award-Winning Author Ruth Ozeki on Letting Go of Things

From Chinese fortune cookies to scissors, unusual objects possess a voice in Ruth Ozeki’s latest novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness. Curious, we approached Ozeki to understand her writing process, relationship with objects, obsession with libraries and bookstores, and Buddhist approach to life.

We Come from Worlds Where Reality is Wilder than Fiction: Booker Prize Winner Marlon James

Winner of the 2015 Booker Prize, Marlon James, was one of the many acclaimed speakers at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023. We spoke with him about African myths, unlearning Eurocentrism, his book recommendations, and the upcoming third book of his Dark Star trilogy.

Anees Salim

Every Obituary Is a Hurried Piece of Literature: Anees Salim

Anees Salim opens up to Kunzum about his Facebook alter-ego, his obsession with waterbodies, the recurring themes of death and hopelessness in his novels, and, of course, The Bellboy.

Amitabha Bagchi

“It’s Like a Return to a Home That I Was Never Able to Claim as My Own”: Amitabha Bagchi on the Hindi Translation of his Novel

Winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2019, Half the Night is Gone is Amitabha Bagchi’s third and arguably most popular novel. The author speaks with Kunzum about the book and its new Hindi translation, his literary influences and recommended reads.

Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking: How Reading Joan Didion Helped Me Cope with Loss and Articulate Grief

A book critic reflects on his discovery of Joan Didion and the impact one of her books had on his grieving process, while also trying to decipher what makes the prose tick.

Janice Pariat

“How You See a Plant is How You See the World,” Janice Pariat Says on Her Novel, Everything The Light Touches

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Queer Reading List: Four Non-fiction Books by Indians from 2022 that You Should Get from Kunzum This Year

The new year is well and truly here, but we are still not over these 2022 releases that gave us a whole new outlook on the word ‘queer’.

Book Gifting Guide

The Kunzum Gifting Guide: Give Meaningful Books to Friend, Family, and Foe in 2023!

Make 2023 the year when you gift books to every person in your life! Here’s a handy guide to give you some ideas for the people in your life.

Book Trends of 2022: A Year that Saw Indian Writing Focus on the Climate Crisis and the Best Guardians of Nature

These 2022 books reminded us yet again of our environment’s beauty, importance, and fragility—and the urgency of protecting it.

“The Murder at the Heart of Black River Felt Like a Personal Loss”: Nilanjana S. Roy Talks about Delhi and Her Latest Novel

Author and former journalist Nilanjana S. Roy talks to Kunzum about the many facets of Delhi, her latest book, the biggest literary influences on her craft, and her next novel.

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