Jenny Bhatt Press Kit

This press kit is a set of resources for journalists, reporters, and general media folks. For ongoing media coverage, please go here.

Author Bio

Publications

Published Books

Newsletters

Other Publications

FAQs (including a translator Q&A)

Download a translator Q&A about The Shehnai Virtuoso and Other Stories by Dhumketu (tr. Jenny Bhatt)

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Media Discussion Topics / Story Ideas

South Asian Literature

• Desi Books founded by me (also see Desi Books press coverage)

• Various book reviews and reading lists

• Gujarati Literature in Translation Feature (guest-edited). Words Without Borders. November & December 2022.

• Moving Beyond Stereotypes in South Asian Literature. Publishers Weekly. December 2021.

• A Personal Anthology of 12 Work-themed Stories by Writers of South Asian Origin. A Personal Anthology by Jonathan Gibbs. March 2021.

• 10 Novels About Working Lives in India. Electric Literature. September 2020.

• Why we should never give up our quest to find (or write) the Great Indian Novel. Scroll.in. August 2018.

• API Heritage Month: Audiobook Recommendations. Libro.FM. May, 2020.

• #BalanceForBetter: A Short Reading List for International Women’s Day 2019. Scroll.in. March 2019.

• “After ‘Dunkirk’, A Starter List of 10 Engaging Books (and a Bonus) on India’s Role in the Great Wars.” Scroll.in. August 2017.

South Asian Literature in Translation

• Gujarati Literature in Translation Feature (guest-edited). Words Without Borders. November 2022 to March 2023.

• South Asian Literature in Translation: interview series with 27 South Asian literary translators. Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. December 2020.

• South Asian Literature in Translation: A Preview of Notable 2021 Titles. World Literature Today (Spring Issue.) March 2021).

• Desi Books, founded by me (also see Desi Books press coverage).

Writing and Literary Translation Craft

• ‘We Are All Translators’ Newsletter

• ‘Historical Fiction Craft Notes’ Newsletter

• Writers Recommend: Jenny Bhatt Recommends . . . Poets & Writers. October 2020

• Craft Capsule: The Writer’s Mind on Music. Poets & Writers. October 2020

• Craft Capsule: Revising Folktales and Myths. Poets & Writers. October 2020

• Craft Capsule: We Are All Translators. Poets & Writers. September 2020

• Craft Capsule: The Art of Literary Criticism. Poets & Writers. September 2020

• Images as Writing Prompts. Writing Workshops Dallas Blog. April 2020

• Short Stories column at PopMatters (2018-2020)

The Writing and Translating Life

• ‘We Are All Translators’ Newsletter

• ‘Historical Fiction Craft Notes’ Newsletter

• A Year in Reading: Jenny Bhatt. The Millions. December 2020

• Reading to Each Other, a Woman in Mumbai and a Man in Dallas Turned Their Talks Into Marriage. The Dallas Morning News. September 2020

• Music Playlist for Each of Us Killers. Largehearted Boy. September 2020

• On Books and Their Harbors: Public Libraries. Kenyon Review Online. September 2020

• The Unexpected Politics of Book Cover Design. Literary Hub. September 2020

• Emerging As a Writer — After 40. Longreads. November 2018

• But Let Us Cultivate Our Garden. The Millions. November 2018

• 20 Debut Works of Fiction by Women Over 40. Literary Hub. November 2018

• “Your Most Formative Literary Passages.” The Atlantic. October 2016

Literary Criticism Craft

• Ongoing book reviews and reading lists

• Quarterly issues Desi Books Review

• Craft Capsule: The Art of Literary Criticism. Poets & Writers. September 2020

Founding and Running a Digital Media Startup

• Desi Books founded by me (also see Desi Books press coverage)

• This Dallas author is shining a light on Desi authors from around the globe. Interview by Joyce Sáenz Harris. Dallas Morning News. November 2022.

• Solo Creators Case Studies. by Ambreen Ali and Krystal Knapp. CUNY Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. November 2022.

• “Writing Is About Connection”: A Conversation with Jenny Bhatt. Interview by Suhasini Patni. Los Angeles Review of Books. July 2022.

Ongoing Media Coverage

Ongoing Speaking Events and Appearances (past events)

Downloads

Author Photos

Book Covers

Book Club Discussion Guide (Each of Us Killers)

Book Club Discussion Guide (The Shehnai Virtuoso)

Jenny Bhatt’s Resume (January 2023)

This Press Kit as a Single-Page PDF (coming shortly)

Social Links

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