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Jenny Bhatt is a writer, literary translator, and book critic. She is the founder of Desi Books, a global forum that showcases South Asian literature from the world over. And she teaches creative writing at Writing Workshops Dallas and the PEN America Emerging Voices Fellowship Program. Her debut story collection, Each of Us Killers: Stories (7.13 Books; Sep 2020) won a 2020 Foreword INDIES award. Her literary translation, Ratno Dholi: Dhumketu’s Best Short Stories (HarperCollins India; Oct 2020), was shortlisted for the 2021 PFC-VoW Book Awards. One of her short stories was included in The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021. Her nonfiction has been published in various venues including NPR, The Washington Post, BBC Culture, The Atlant ...more

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	The Best American Mystery And Suspense 2021: The Year's Best Crime Noir and Psychological Thriller Stories by Alafair Burke (Goodreads Author) (Editor / Introduction), Steph Cha (Goodreads Author) (Editor / Foreword), Jenny Bhatt (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.64 avg rating — 515 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Each of Us Killers 4.04 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ratno Dholi - The best stories of Dhumketu by Dhumketu, Jenny Bhatt (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.72 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shehnai Virtuoso and Other Stories by Dhumketu, Jenny Bhatt (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.50 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark Waves of Winter by David M. Olsen (Goodreads Author), Michael Scott Moore (Goodreads Author), Nik Xandir Wolf (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	South to South: Writing South Asia in the American South by Khem K. Aryal (Editor), Sindya Bhanoo (Contributor), Jenny Bhatt (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Golden Amulet 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sulekha Select: The Indian Experience in a Connected World by Sulekha, Smart Information Worldwide, Ashini J. Desai (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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HFCN #09: Reading Historical Novels from Around the World II

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This is the second of a series of newsletters as I revisit my notes from a pandemic project of reading historical novels from around the world with Book #7. #SlowReading

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“What is destiny, Vidya asks silently. For women like her and Ma, it is simply a dagger thrown at you, which you must catch either by the blade or the handle. If you can figure out which end is which. (Journey to a Stepwell)”
― Jenny Bhatt, Each of Us Killers

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“How easily, Urmi thinks, we place our trust everywhere except in the one precious sanctuary that is ours alone, ours forever. (Pros and Cons)”
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“Bole tena bor vechai. Speak up if you want to sell your fruit in the market. (The Prize)”
― Jenny Bhatt, Each of Us Killers

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“Who does have it all figured out, really? If someone tells you they’ve figured out exactly what they want to do with their entire life, they are either lying—to you and themselves—or they haven’t thought about it enough. (Return to India)”
― Jenny Bhatt, Each of Us Killers

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“I’ll tell you now: this America of ours—it’s not the country me and my kind grew up in. It’s not the America these new people come to find neither. And, seems to me, this unknown country no longer cares for what either of us got to offer. The handful of folks who’ve figured out what they want, well, they grab it from the rest of us without askin’. What has happened to America, can anyone tell me? (Return to India)”
― Jenny Bhatt, Each of Us Killers

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“Lovers, they say, look for a complete reflection of themselves in each other. Like Narcissus and his pool, where each was enamored by his reflection in the other’s eyes. (Fragments of Future Memories)”
― Jenny Bhatt, Each of Us Killers

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“How easily, Urmi thinks, we place our trust everywhere except in the one precious sanctuary that is ours alone, ours forever. (Pros and Cons)”
― Jenny Bhatt, Each of Us Killers

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“When baking bread, a process happens called “oven spring.” The high heat of the oven releases the water from the dough as steam and yeast help release carbon dioxide from the sugars. The steam and carbon dioxide cause rapid expansion in the loaf’s
volume. I think, sometimes, of what happened that night with Charlie as a kind of oven spring for my life. (Life Spring)”
― Jenny Bhatt, Each of Us Killers

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