Read This is a weekly post written by a guest author – often a friend of mine, or someone I’ve met on my writerly travels, who recommends three books that they think deserve more recognition. If you’re interested in buying any of the books, click on the covers and give these hidden gems some love.
Read This: Susmita Bhattacharya
Susmita, a friend and fellow author is in one of my writing groups. We meet every month to read each other’s work and comment on it, so I’m very privileged to get to read Susmita’s writing long before it’s even published. And I’m delighted that her choices come in South Asian Heritage month, which celebrates all things South Asian. Here’s a bit more about her:
Susmita Bhattacharya is an Indian-born writer whose debut novel, The Normal State of Mind (Parthian) was longlisted at the Mumbai Film Festival, 2018. Her short story collection, Table Manners (Dahlia Publishing) won the Saboteur Award for Best Short Story Collection and was serialised on BBC Radio 4 Extra. She mentors underrepresented writers through the Middle Way Mentoring Scheme and is co-founder of the Write Beyond Borders Mentoring Project and the ACE funded ‘Bridges not Borders’ project. She is a multidisciplinary artist who does several projects in schools and the community in the Solent region.
Follow her on Instagram or on X or Instagram. Here are Susmita’s recommendations:
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