Georgia-based human rights attorney and newly minted Picture book author Shelly Anand joined me for this wonderful chat about body positivity and championing immigrant rights. Her new book Laxmi’s Mooch is out now and another one is due next year!

Listen now on your favorite podcast app, Spotify or www.theindianedit.com and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 55:

Connect with Shelly via her website and instagram

Connect with MA ANAND SHELLY on Twitter here

Laxmi’s Mooch on Bookshop.org

BOOKS and MORE:

Jasmine Guillory’s The Wedding Date

Talia Hibbert’s Brown sisters romance novels

Mariame Kaba’s We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice

Bobs’ Burgers

Shrill on Hulu

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Special thanks to Varun Dhabe and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!