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Dava Shastri’s Last Day: Book Spotlight & Author Interview
“I started my book with a question that largely had to do with themes related to celebrity, legacy, and ego. I completed it by receiving answers I did not know I was seeking: about love, empathy, and gratitude; about the ways our families shape us, sometimes in ways we can never fully understand; about how personal narratives can be read very differently, depending on who’s turning the page.” – Kirthana Ramsetti, Author of Dava Shashtri’s Last Day Dava Shashtri’s Last Day by Kirthana Ramsetti has taken the literary world by a storm and it is still on all our minds. As I finished reading this amazing debut novel earlier this…
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Reading Favorites
Did you know that May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month? Since President Carter issued Proclamation 4650 in 1979, May has been designated to pay tribute to the collective contributions and accomplishments of generations of Asian/Pacific Americans in American culture, history, and society. Being an Asian fresh off the boat, I recently found out about this celebration and was thrilled to know that while I have been reading Asian literature since my childhood, there is so much more left to explore, especially from the immigrant perspective. In the last few years, I also started exploring literature other than my own South Asian heritage and more focused on the…
