#295 - Author Chat w/ Nayantara Roy

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 authorsSupport the Books & Boba Podcast by:Joining our Patreon to receive exclusive perksPurchasing books at our bookshopRocking our Books & Boba merchFollow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:InstagramTwitterGoodreadsFacebookThe Books & Boba November 2024 pick is Interior Chinatown by Charles YuThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast CollectiveP.S. Here are some resources for those of you looking for some extra support during these stressful times:NAAPIMHA’s Vote for Wellness Initiativehttps://www.naapimha.org/vote-for-wellnessAsian Mental Health Collective Asian/Asian American therapist directory Search by your state. https://www.asianmhc.org/CA vs. Hate Resource Line and NetworkA non-emergency hate incident and hate crime reporting hotline and online portal established by California’s Civil Rights Department to support individuals and communities across the state targeted for hate.(833) 866-4283; [email protected]; stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/s/Information for anyone targeted for hate about their legal rights and resources for enforcing their rights: Hate Violence | CRD (ca.gov); https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/hateviolence/Hate Violence Fact Sheet available in at least 10 languages; https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/posters/?openTab=5&emrc=63cf03344e66aSTOP AAPI HATE: https://stopaapihate.org/report-hate/Other resources from SAH: https://stopaapihate.org/community-resources/#mental-health