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Excited to be part of the inaugural issue of @pina_magazine , creating a story inspired by the exhibition of @asaaddo

NYC Launch @cara_the_org on Friday, May 2nd at 7pm (doors 6:30) ✨🌌

Excited to be part of the inaugural issue of @pina_magazine , creating a story inspired by the exhibition of @asaaddo

NYC Launch @cara_the_org on Friday, May 2nd at 7pm (doors 6:30) ✨🌌

Grateful for the support from @radcliffe.institute for this unusual novel ✨

Grateful for the support from @radcliffe.institute for this unusual novel ✨

Very excited to be chatting with @mary.annaise @sam.j.miller and Nathaniel Rich @nypl about “Confronting Climate Grief in Fiction” on Thursday, September 21st at 7pm. Tickets are free, please RSVP at nypl.org/events.

Really honored that Meet Us by the Roaring Sea is shortlisted for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize in fiction!! ✨🌊

Really honored that Meet Us by the Roaring Sea is shortlisted for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize in fiction!! ✨🌊

Really honored that Meet Us by the Roaring Sea is shortlisted for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize in fiction!! ✨🌊

Happy almost pub day to THE BEST POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE, this glorious collection by @nishanthinjam.

Nishanth was one of the first MFA students I ever taught. I’m so excited it’s going to be out in the world and feel really lucky to know him and to have witnessed these stories come together.💛 ✨

Out July 11th, get a copy! 📚

Loved spending time in @chqliteraryarts with @laypay @odelapaz @bluurgh and the amazing students.

Thanks @sonyquasimodo and @lillianyvonnebertram for putting it all together and making it feel very special.

It’s the only class/workshop I’ve been in that’s felt so intergenerational ✨.

Loved spending time in @chqliteraryarts with @laypay @odelapaz @bluurgh and the amazing students.

Thanks @sonyquasimodo and @lillianyvonnebertram for putting it all together and making it feel very special.

It’s the only class/workshop I’ve been in that’s felt so intergenerational ✨.

Loved spending time in @chqliteraryarts with @laypay @odelapaz @bluurgh and the amazing students.

Thanks @sonyquasimodo and @lillianyvonnebertram for putting it all together and making it feel very special.

It’s the only class/workshop I’ve been in that’s felt so intergenerational ✨.

If you’re around Berkeley, come through @baybookfest!! ✨

Can’t wait for this little monster to be out in the world! NYC launch on March 7th @greenlightbklyn. I’ll be in conversation with the brilliant @hello.samanito. 🥰🍾

Loved chatting with @dinaw_mengestu @theamericanlibraryinparis. Thanks @theredwheelbarrowbookstore for selling books! It was such a special evening with familiar and new faces. I will always miss Paris and all the wonderful people I met this past month! 💛✨

Loved chatting with @dinaw_mengestu @theamericanlibraryinparis. Thanks @theredwheelbarrowbookstore for selling books! It was such a special evening with familiar and new faces. I will always miss Paris and all the wonderful people I met this past month! 💛✨

Loved chatting with @dinaw_mengestu @theamericanlibraryinparis. Thanks @theredwheelbarrowbookstore for selling books! It was such a special evening with familiar and new faces. I will always miss Paris and all the wonderful people I met this past month! 💛✨

Loved chatting with @dinaw_mengestu @theamericanlibraryinparis. Thanks @theredwheelbarrowbookstore for selling books! It was such a special evening with familiar and new faces. I will always miss Paris and all the wonderful people I met this past month! 💛✨

Meet Us by the Roaring Sea is @goop Editors’ Pick along with chocolates made with functional mushrooms, electrical bicycles, adaptogenic “coffee” and more… 🌊✨

Meet Us by the Roaring Sea is @goop Editors’ Pick along with chocolates made with functional mushrooms, electrical bicycles, adaptogenic “coffee” and more… 🌊✨

Meet Us by the Roaring Sea is @goop Editors’ Pick along with chocolates made with functional mushrooms, electrical bicycles, adaptogenic “coffee” and more… 🌊✨

When Archives Meet Artificial Intelligence: Award-Winning Author Akil Kumarasamy Presents “Meet Us By the Roaring Sea” • Monday, December 5 at 7:00 PM • Register for free at cityofasylum.org or the free programs link in our bio

Described as “a singular talent” by Cathy Park Hong, author Akil Kumarasamy makes her City of Asylum debut to share her newly released novel, Meet Us By the Roaring Sea.

Grieving the death of her mother, Akil’s protagonist throws herself into a project—translating an obscure Tamil manuscript about a group of female medical students. But along the way, the arrival of a childhood friend, a stranger, and an unusual artificial intelligence project forces her to question her own moral compass and sense of goodness. How involved are we in the suffering of others? What does real compassion look like? How do we make a better world?

The program features a reading by Akil, a conversation moderated by Liz Dewar (Director of Technology and Digital Services at the Heinz History Center), audience Q & A, and book signing.

About Your Visit: The in-house restaurant 40 North will be closed, but a cash wine bar will be available.

Loved chatting with @tricyclemag about the borders of compassion, Zen Buddhism and the alchemy of grief into art. 🌊