Comments on: South Asian Storytelling: Author Interview with Sayantani DasGupta, and Giveaway

By: Suma Subramaniam

Suma Subramaniam — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 20:55:25 +0000

Thank you all for the comments. Lisa Springer, you are the winner of this giveaway. Congratulations! I’ll be in touch with you shortly.

By: Debra Branigan

Debra Branigan — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 18:48:11 +0000

I am so excited about this series as it sounds so full of action, culture, and of course your strong protagonist. Books for diverse readers have been a long time coming. I am so glad to see the marketplace begin to realize they can reach out to all people with many different visions and experiences.

By: Danielle Hammelef

Danielle Hammelef — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 14:54:10 +0000

These books sounds so much fun to read. The covers are eye-catching and make me want to read these books. Thank you for the interview and chance to win a copy. I shared on tumblr: https://yesreaderwriterpoetmusician.tumblr.com/post/611850696341553152/south-asian-storytelling-author-interview-with

By: Joan Swanson

Joan Swanson — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 14:29:55 +0000

I’m so happy that you were able to find an editor who would print your funny, fast paced story of a strong brown immigrant daughter heroine!

By: Lisa Springer

Lisa Springer — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 03:46:24 +0000

Congratulations on such a great series! Diverse stories are needed now more than ever.

By: Michelle Lee

Michelle Lee — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:43:26 +0000

This response is awesome: “When I was in practice as a pediatrician, I used to write prescriptions for reading. This is because stories are good medicine, in all the senses of that word. This same notion brought me to Narrative Medicine, the field in which I teach. And it’s this same impulse that has pushed me to write for young people. I guess what I’ve realized is that storytelling is a critical act of healing – particularly the sort of storytelling that is filling in the narrative erasures of the past – the gaps in positive representation that so many of us suffered through.” I’m an English professor, and this idea will stick with me for a long time. I’m thinking of how I can adapt some of my assignments to incorporate this thought. So often, my students (teens, 20s, and older) tell me that haven’t finished a “real book” in years and years. But their storytelling might be a way in.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:13:45 +0000

Yay! Congrats on such an amazing series.

By: valerie theberge

valerie theberge — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 14:15:35 +0000

I would like to read this book, thanks 😉

By: Eric Fischer

Eric Fischer — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 07:13:38 +0000

I love the point that joy is an important form of resistance.