Nayantara Roy - Finding A Way Home
This week, I speak with Nayantara Roy about her debut novel The Magnificent Ruins . We speak about how she managed the logistics of her page-turning family saga, how her lived experience influenced this novel, as well as how long it took her to write this expansive novel. This episode of Books Are My People is sponsored by Out Like A Lion by Tracy L. Thompson. Guest author recommendation Mia P Manansala, author of Guilt and Ginataan recommends A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherri Thomas. Books Recommended: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett Harry Sylvester Bird by Chinelo Okparanta An Equal Music by Vikram Seth Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson The Bee Sting by Paul Murray Other Books Discussed: Parade by Rachel Cusk Nayantara Roy on Social Media: Instagram: @tararoi Twitter: @yanta Website: www.nayantararoy.com Other News: Giveaway: The New Naturals by Gabriel Bump Closes 11/27 Open to U.S. Mailing addresses only FREE Wednesday 11/13 11:30 am PT November Chat and Draw November Substack Book to Film: Poor Things by Alisdair Gray Support the show Get your Books Are My People merch here! I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!