Vaishnavi Patel on KAIKEYI
\u201cI grew up hearing\xa0The Ramayana\xa0over lunch. My grandma would tell me little bits and pieces to me and my younger sister, she would tell us little bits and pieces every day. And we would ask to hear the same stories over and over again.\u201d If you\u2019re a fan of imaginative retellings like\xa0Circe,\xa0Ariadne\xa0and\xa0The Witch\u2019s Heart, you don\u2019t want to miss Vaishnavi Patel\u2019s\xa0Kaikeyi.\xa0Vaishnavi joins us on the show to talk about the origins of her debut novel, her love of retellings and epic fantasy, what writing her first novel taught her about herself, balancing law school with writing fiction, Season 2 of Bridgerton and much more with Poured Over\u2019s host, Miwa Messer. And we end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Margie and Marc.
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Featured books:
Kaikeyi\xa0by Vaishnavi Patel
The Ramayana
The Viscount Who Loved Me\xa0by Julia Quinn
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Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional bonus episodes on Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.
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A complete transcript of this episode is available\xa0here.