We have a new logo and wanted to say hi! We are South Asian KidLit - a community of #SouthAsian publishers, authors, illustrators & designers who want to bring diverse #kidlit into your homes, schools/libraries, bookstores. Check out our website to learn more. RTs appreciated :)
Spoke with Author Rita Gandhi today about her latest project, “Bhagavad Gita for Kids”.
Support her on @KickstarterRead@Kickstarter for as little as $7 to make this dream come to life!
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Fantastic interview with author & Authenticity Coach Deepika Sandhu, on her new picture book
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A very big round of applause to all the other winners and honorees this year as well: @padmatv @ShebaKarim @rajanilarocca Archana Sreenivasan @ADRajurkar1 Andrée Poulin @SonaliZohra 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
We are absolutely delighted to announce that DANCING IN THATHA’S FOOTSTEPS is this year’s South Asia Book Award Winner for Younger Readers! Join us in congratulating the creative duo of @VenkatSrividhya and @we_makebelieve for bringing this heartwarming story to life👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
over-romanticization of hijab and muslim women in general is so cringe to me: "crown" "gem" "pure" "hidden" "beauty" "secret" and all associated keywords.
can we be normal, it's just clothing
KESAR AND THE LULLABY BIRDS is out in the world today! Thank you for all the book love—pre-orders, features, reviews, and shoutouts🐦🐤🐧
A birthday treat 🧵— sketches, discarded scenes, and old cover concepts from the making of this lovely book! We hope you will enjoy them🥳
These sweet bookmarks were specially made as a gift for pre-ordering KESAR AND THE LULLABY BIRDS by the artisans from Sahaj, a women’s development org in Gujarat, India 🐤♥️🔖
Pre-orders end May 30- https://t.co/gEfyJgr6p6
Pre-orders sustain us🙏🏽 RTs much appreciated.
HEY! ✨ we're working to set up a database of south asian books and wish to miss no titles: both backlist & upcoming releases. so if you're a south asian author —whether from the diaspora or the homeland— please share a link to your website or your book's goodreads page below 💗