Shireen Quadri
@shireenquadri
Founder and publisher @thepunchmag I Contributor @mint_lounge @httweets @scroll I Editor:The Punch Magazine anthology linktr.ee/thepunchmagazi…
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"While largely revolving around a couple, the story transcends their journey to serve as a commentary on the status of women at large" - Shireen Quadri reviews 'The Woman Who Climbed Trees' by Smriti Ravindra hindustantimes.com/books/review-t…
‘The prose exudes confidence. The story, that blends shock & surprise as it presents infidelity, incest, & lesbian relationships, keeps the reader hooked.’ Shireen Quadri reviews Smriti Ravindra’s ebullient debut #TheWomanWhoClimbedTrees for Hindustan Times: hindustantimes.com/books/review-t…
#FireRush featured in The Hindhustan Times Hindustan Times. Interview with @shireenquadri noting my special connection to #India. Shortlisting on the Women's Prize is a great platform.
"Voicelessness and fractured relationships experienced by migrant communities is a recurrent theme in my writing" - Jacqueline Crooks, author, 'Fire Rush' talks to Shireen Quadri hindustantimes.com/books/fire-rus…
Revisiting some editions places one in a pleasant mood. The New Delhi-based Punch Magazine began its journey as a print journal. It was named The Byword. It published my poems. I have posted them-- thanks to the editorial team. Shireen Quadri
"I like to think of characters like real people - the longer you spend with them, the better you know them" - Danya Kukafka, author, 'Notes on an Execution' talks to Shireen Quadri hindustantimes.com/books/notes-on…
“Nostalgia is actually like glasses with the wrong prescription, which blur the image and prevent us from seeing the real picture.” Interview: Georgi Gospodinov – “I write so as to set the world in order” This was delightful, Shireen Quadri :) Hindustan Times hindustantimes.com/books/intervie…
On the Hindustan Times Books page today, interviews with Georgi Gospodinov, author, 'Time Locker', which won the International Booker Prize 2023, and Balli Kaur Jaswal, author, 'Now You See Us' + a review of Anjum Hasan's 'History's Angel'
"We are who we remember that we are" - Georgi Gospodinov, winner of the International Booker prize for 'Time Shelter' talks to Shireen Quadri hindustantimes.com/books/intervie…
On the Hindustan Times Books page today, reviews of 'Faithful Fighters' by Kate Imy and 'Basu Chatterji and Middle-of-the-Road Cinema' by Ani + an interview with Kwame M.A.McPherson, winner of the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
"African Americans and African Caribbeans share similar but different stories" - Kwame M.A.McPherson winner of the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize talks to Shireen Quadri hindustantimes.com/books/jamaican…
“Writing about the Vietnam war took a toll on me” - Shireen Quadri talks to Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, author, 'Dust Child' hindustantimes.com/books/dust-chi…
‘#DustChild highlight[s] the long-lasting impact of wars… and call[s] for empathy and support toward those who are stigmatized…’ Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai talks to Shireen Quadri about Vietnam and her poignant new novel that’s winning hearts. Hindustan Times hindustantimes.com/books/dust-chi…
#HTWknd | How does one explain colonialism to a child? Try a little magic. Nazneen Ahmed Pathak's first work of fiction has spells, djinns, Englishmen and a broad history of her people. 'We must find ways to talk about this,' she tells Shireen Quadri hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-…
"Much more than a literary festival, Bhutan Echoes: Drukyul’s Literature Festival aims to project Bhutan onto the world stage by showcasing its culture, heritage and unique way of life." Shireen Quadri reports on Bhutan Echoes 2023 hindustantimes.com/books/bhutan-e…
#HTWknd | Step into Project Almirah, a platform on which artist Avril Stormy Unger is inviting young Indians to share their LGBTQIA+ journeys, tell their stories. This is just phase one, she tells Shireen Quadri hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-…
"My writing is driven by a yearning for a reimagined society" - Tess Gunty, author, The Rabbit Hutch talks to Shireen Quadri hindustantimes.com/books/tess-gun…
Contrary to the general belief across the world that books are declining because of new media and the internet, more and more books are being published in Bhutan every year. Shireen Quadri on the country's emerging publishing scene hindustantimes.com/books/on-bhuta…
“My aim was to reach readers at an emotional level” - Sharon Dodua Otoo, author, 'Ada's Realm' talks to Shireen Quadri hindustantimes.com/books/sharon-d…
On the Hindustan Times Books page today, HT reviewers pick their favourite reads of 2023 arunima mazumdar Chintan Lamat R. Hasan Farzana Versey Mihir Chitre Majid Maqbool Prahlad Srihari saudamini jain Saikat Majumdar Shireen Quadri Syed Saad Ahmed Teja Lele, Suhit Bombaywala Simar Bhasin
