Reading South Asia 2024 - hosted by bbansal

Voices from the Diaspora
Geographically set outside South Asia and written by a member of the diaspora. The genre of the book is completely flexible. It can be a biography, a romance, or even a self-help book - anything that interests you really. 
All books added
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan

The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

Shubnum Khan

308 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical horror dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia

Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI

Madhumita Murgia

320 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction politics technology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

Hijab Butch Blues

Lamya H

284 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose

Dirty Laundry

Disha Bose

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction crime literary mystery thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family by Rabia Chaudry

Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family

Rabia Chaudry

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar

A Million to One

Adiba Jaigirdar

362 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

Shankari Chandran

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Boat People by Sharon Bala

The Boat People

Sharon Bala

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Trauma of Caste: A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition by Thenmozhi Soundararajan

The Trauma of Caste: A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition

Thenmozhi Soundararajan

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history politics religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

Ayesha At Last

Uzma Jalaluddin

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced