Asha Krishna — Excerpt: People inhabiting these stories come from different areas of life but their personas come alive on the pages through their aspirations and prejudices, which then offers a sharp insight into how contemporary society — often how Asian society — operates.
Nisarg Patel — Excerpt: Recently announced as the winner of the 2024 Sahitya Akademi Award under the category of English Literature, Easterine Kire’s Spirit Nights (2022) tells a “story of darkness [as] narrated by the Chang Tribe” of Nagaland.
Amlanjyoti Goswami — Excerpt: Prabal Kumar Basu’s book of poetry is a book of whimsical fancy, where surreal realities intersperse with romantic yearning.
Asha Krishna — Excerpt: The book opens with an intriguing prologue with a New York dateline. “I recently sent a letter to a terrorist I used to know.”
Anita Nahal — Excerpt: As Santōka Taneda, Japanese author and haiku poet, expressed quite rightly, “Haiku is not a shriek, a howl, a sigh, or a yawn; rather, it is the deep breath of life.”