Welcome back Bookends! We are back with the first episode in our THIRD season of Debut Spotlight - where we bring you the freshest debut authors and their work.
For this episode we were joined by author and curator Celina Baljeet Basra, to discuss her upcoming novel 'Happy'.
We talk about the inspiration for her young, ambitious protagonist, the importance of sharing stories of migrant workers & their working conditions, the unusual structure of her novel and the space she curates for herself to write in, amongst much more!
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Books & other recommendations discussed:
Flights by Olga Tokarczuk


Do You Remember Being Born?: A Novel by Sean Michaels
Delhi-6 (Movie)
Masakali by Mohit Chauhan (song from Delhi-6)
Uski Roti (Movie)
https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/17312 - Dough by Video Artist Mika Rottenberg

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