Sanjena Sathian - GOLD DIGGERS

Published: April 23, 2021, 1:26 p.m.

Sanjena and I discuss her debut novel\xa0Gold Diggers, the responsibilities that come with assimilation, conceptual orphans, writing the research problem she encountered into Gold Diggers, her background as a journalist, Mindy Kaling optioning her story for a TV series, and much more.\nSanjena\u2019s recommended reads are:\n\nAll This Could Be Different\xa0by Sarah Thankam Mathews\n\nGroundskeeping\xa0by Lee Cole\n\nThe Four Books\xa0by Yan Lianke\n\n\nThanks to Caitlin Hamilton Summie for sponsoring this episode. Her book To Lay To Rest Our Ghosts\xa0can\xa0be purchased here.\xa0\xa0\nSupport the podcast here. For more information about sponsoring an episode, click here.\nIf you enjoy reading fiction and want to listen to more episodes, try Hala Alyan, Te-Ping Chen, Kim Neville, Bianca Marais, and Mateo Askaripour.\n\nGold Diggers\xa0can be purchased at the Conversations from a Page Bookshop storefront.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices