Author Chat w/ Nayantara Roy
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On this episode, we welcome author Nayantara Roy to chat about her debut novel The Magnificent Ruins, a story about an up and coming literary editor in New York who returns to Kolkata (where she was born) after finding out that she has inherited her family's manor from her grandfather and has to deal with her extended family who all still live there. Tara shares with us her personal inspirations for her debut as well as her journey to becoming a published novelist by way of a career in the television industry. Follow Nayantara on Instagram at @tararoi and check out her debut novel The Magnificent Ruins available November 12 on the Books & Boba bookshop! Books & Boba is a podcast dedicated to reading and featuring books by Asian and Asian American authors Support the Books & Boba Podcast by: Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merch Follow our hosts: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh) Follow us: InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebook The Books & Boba November 2024 pick is Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective P.S. Here are some resources for those of you looking for some extra support during these stressful times: NAAPIMHA’s Vote for Wellness Initiative https://www.naapimha.org/vote-for-wellness Asian Mental Health Collective  Asian/Asian American therapist directory Search by your state. a href="https://www.asianmhc.org/" rel="noopener...
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