V.V. Ganeshananthan
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Writer. BROTHERLESS NIGHT: http://randomhousebooks.com/books/57844/
NEW EPISODE: Artist and writer @mollycrabapple.bsky.social joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about the Jewish Labor Bund and its socialist, secular, anti-Zionist principles. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/molly-crabap...
Molly Crabapple on the Jewish Bund
Artist and writer Molly Crabapple joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about the Jewish Labor Bund and its socialist, secular, anti-Zionist principles. Crabapple, whose ar…
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a hallmark of our present capitalism is the incessant collection of private feedback for the sake of saying there has been consultation; then the immediate trashing of that feedback I do not exempt universities, including my own, from this statement
you heard it was lettuce. you bought berries. you heard about the false positive. you stare at your berries. they stare back.
NEW EPISODE: MLS commentator @natebukaty.bsky.social joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about Kansas City’s influence on American soccer and how the city came to host the World Cup. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/nate-bukaty-...
Nate Bukaty on World Cup 2026 and the Heart of American Soccer
MLS commentator Nate Bukaty joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about Kansas City’s influence on American soccer and how the city came to host the World Cup. Bukaty, the …
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NEW EPISODE: Acclaimed nonfiction writer Peter Hessler joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about his new memoir, Other Rivers: A Chinese Education, and explain how education there shifted between that era and 2019. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/peter-hessle...
Peter Hessler on the Implications of a Chinese Education
Acclaimed nonfiction writer Peter Hessler joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about his new memoir, Other Rivers: A Chinese Education. Hessler, a New Yorker staff writer …
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NEW EPISODE: Young adult novelist Soman Chainani joins co-hosts Christian Barter and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his new novel Young World, writing a teenage president, and the impact of age on politics. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/soman-chaina...
Soman Chainani on the Dream of a Young President
Young adult novelist Soman Chainani joins co-hosts Christian Barter and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss the impact of age on politics. Chainani, the author of a new novel called Young World that fea…
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In response to the Guardian's recent Best 100 Novels List, which almost entirely shut out the Southern Hemisphere, the Academy of New Zealand Literature assembled this list of "The rest of ‘the greatest literature ever published in English’" www.anzliterature.com/feature/the-...
The Southern Hemisphere Fiction 100 – Academy of New Zealand Literature
The rest of ‘the greatest literature ever published in English’
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NEW EPISODE: Journalist Matthew Wolfe joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his new book Fires in the Night: The Earth Liberation Front, the FBI, and a Secret History of Eco-Sabotage. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/matthew-wolf...
Matthew Wolfe on the Secret History of Radical Environmentalism
Journalist Matthew Wolfe joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new book Fires in the Night: The Earth Liberation Front, the FBI, and a Secret History of Eco-Sabotage…
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NEW EPISODE: Writer Deb Olin Unferth joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and Christian Barter to discuss the enduring power of apocalyptic narratives and her new novel Earth 7, set on an an earth that depopulated by war and environmental collapse. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/deb-olin-unf...
Deb Olin Unferth on Our Apocalypse Now World
Writer Deb Olin Unferth joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and Christian Barter to discuss the enduring power of apocalyptic narratives and her new novel Earth 7. The novel follows the life of Dylan, t…
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Proud to know Vivek Bharathan, who is doing tremendous work. www.tucsonagenda.com/p/disrupting...
Disrupting business as usual
Sitting barefoot on the table, asking politicians to resign … Megaports are all the rage these days … And there’s a money tree just outside of Arivaca.
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விரைவில்: “கடலோடிகள்”: இலங்கையைப் பூர்விகமாக கொண்டு மேலைத்தேய இலக்கிய உலகில் பரிணமித்த நான்கு நட்சத்திர எழுத்தாளர்களின் பத்துக் கதைகள். Coming Soon: "kaṭalōṭikaḷ": A Tamil collection. Ten stories originally published in English by internationally acclaimed authors of Sri Lankan origin. @sugi.bsky.social @vajra.me @sureshcanax.bsky.social
NEW EPISODE: Novelist Ben Fountain joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his new book, Rasputin Swims the Potomac, a satire set in the not-to-distant future where a fictional President seeks an unprecedented third term. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/ben-fountain...
Ben Fountain on Rasputin and Trump’s Coming Third Term
Novelist Ben Fountain joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new book, Rasputin Swims the Potomac. Fountain’s satire, set in the not-to-distant future, describe…
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Hey Humans! We're back with another episode of MRAH. This episode, @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com are joined by V.V Ganeshananthan to discuss her novel "Brotherless Night" as well as her life and other stories. youtu.be/7A45e2Pv4QQ
Ep. 75 "Fireside Chat with V.V. Ganeshananthan"
YouTube video by Mohanraj and Rosenbaum Are Humans
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NEW EPISODE: Writer @rebeccalehmann.bsky.social joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss her debut novel, The Beheading Game, a work of speculative historical fiction about Anne Boleyn's post-beheading quest for revenge. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/rebecca-lehm...
Rebecca Lehmann on Anne Boleyn, Trump, and Treason
Writer Rebecca Lehmann joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss her debut novel, The Beheading Game, a work of speculative historical fiction in which King Henry VIII’s sec…
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NEW EPISODE: Historian Sarah Pearsall joins co-hosts @maritza4770.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell to discuss her new book, Freedom Round the Globe: a World History of the American Revolution. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/sarah-pearsa...
Sarah Pearsall on the Worldwide Scope of the American Revolution
Historian Sarah Pearsall joins co-hosts Jennifer Maritza McCauley and Whitney Terrell to discuss her new book, Freedom Round the Globe: a World History of the American Revolution. As we approach th…
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I'm excited to announce that the German translation of my novel Brotherless Night made the shortlist for the 2026 Internationaler Literaturpreis! www.hkw.de/en/programme...
Shortlist for the 2026 Internationaler Literaturpreis | HKW Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Prize for Contemporary Literatures in Translation
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I'm excited to join students and writers at the University of Peradeniya this Monday when I'm leading a talk about historical fiction!
NEW EPISODE: Music critic @barrywalters.bsky.social joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and Christian Barter to discuss his new book, Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music 1969-2000. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/barry-walter...
Barry Walters on LGBTQ Music 1969-2000
Music critic Barry Walters joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and Christian Barter to discuss his new book, Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music 1969-2000. Walters talks about how he chose the artists…
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NEW EPISODE: Christian B. Miller joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @maritza4770.bsky.social to discuss his newest work of nonfiction, The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/christian-b-...
Christian B. Miller on The Honesty Crisis
Wake Forest University Professor of Philosophy Christian B. Miller joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and Jennifer Maritza McCauley to discuss his newest work of nonfiction, The Honesty Crisis: Preserv…
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2026 மே மாத வல்லினம் இதழில் வீ. வீ, கணேஷானந்தனின் 'Gardening' சிறுகதையின் தமிழாக்கம் 'தோட்டவேலை' வெளியானது. --- Vallinam has published 'தோட்டவேலை,' a Tamil translation of V. V. Ganeshananthan's short story… https://ezi.asokan.org/2026/05/01/gardening/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
NEW EPISODE: Veteran war correspondent and Kirkus Prize winner Scott Anderson joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @maritza4770.bsky.social to discuss his new nonfiction book King of Kings, a history of the Iranian Revolution. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/scott-anders...
Scott Anderson on the Iranian Revolution
Veteran war correspondent and Kirkus Prize winner Scott Anderson joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and Jennifer Maritza McCauley to discuss his new nonfiction book King of Kings, a history of the Iran…
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NEW EPISODE: Acclaimed novelist Liam Callanan joins co-hosts @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell to discuss American-born Pope Leo XIV’s recent conflicts with the Trump administration. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/liam-callana...
Liam Callanan on Trump vs. the Pope
Acclaimed novelist Liam Callanan joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss American-born Pope Leo XIV’s recent conflicts with the Trump administration. Callanan, who is Cath…
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A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of speaking with Amna Chaudhry about her Scribe for Human Rights fellowship, and how it shaped her creative work and emerging novel over the past year.
NEW EPISODE: Writer and scholar @carolinebicks.bsky.social joins co-hosts @maritza4770.bsky.social and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss her new book Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King. lithub.com/caroline-bic... @literaryhub.bsky.social
Caroline Bicks on Stephen King’s Archives of Horror
Writer and scholar Caroline Bicks, the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine, joins co-hosts Jennifer Maritza McCauley and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss her time in King’s…
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April 27th 4pm join us for a discussion between Professor Vivian Choi and Professor Sugi Ganeshananthan about Professor Choi's book Disaster Nationalism: Tsunami and Civil War in Sri Lanka (Duke University Press, 2025). Info cla.umn.edu/anthropology...
Thank you to authors @atticalocke.bsky.social and @pronounced-ing.bsky.social for the warm, insightful, and occasionally unprintable (!) conversation with Prof @sugi.bsky.social Tues night. It was a marvelous way to celebrate 25 years of the Freier Literary Series. And thanks to all who attended!
Literary Hub » Chris Hadfield on Final Orbit, Artemis II, and the Future of Space https://www.europesays.com/ie/437849/ In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction Retired astronaut and novelist Chris Hadfield joins co-hosts…
Literary Hub » Chris Hadfield on Final Orbit, Artemis II, and the Future of Space - Ireland
In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction
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April 27th 4pm join us for a discussion between Professor Vivian Choi and Professor Sugi Ganeshananthan about Professor Choi's book Disaster Nationalism: Tsunami and Civil War in Sri Lanka (Duke University Press, 2025). Info cla.umn.edu/anthropology...
hugely illuminating and fun
UMN English@umnenglish.bsky.social · 4mo agoThank you to authors @atticalocke.bsky.social and @pronounced-ing.bsky.social for the warm, insightful, and occasionally unprintable (!) conversation with Prof @sugi.bsky.social Tues night. It was a marvelous way to celebrate 25 years of the Freier Literary Series. And thanks to all who attended!
This free talk on the 14th is going to be epic—and many many thanks to @pronounced-ing.bsky.social and @sugi.bsky.social and @atticalocke.bsky.social for doing it! And additional thanks to Ng for spilling the beans on her secret life as a true Minnesotan! mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
Celeste Ng Has Something to Say to Minnesotans
The bestselling author and secretly honorary Minnesotan is coming to the University of Minnesota and has words for all Minnesotans navigating the dystopia/reality divide of our recent past.
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