5.01 Tara & Michelle: Adventures, Mishaps And Wild Ways Authors Do Research

Find out to what extent an author can go in the name of a story, and is it all worth it?Let’s take off season 5 with Tara and Michelle by diving into thrilling adventures and life changing experiences authors have put themselves through in order to write a book. Some books have jaw dropping stories, and some have even more, if not as much, shocking backstories to them. Do writers go out there to unconventional locations and do research through unconventional ways? How much research does it require to write a fiction book? And…what’s the craziest thing Michelle has done for a story? Tune in to find out!Books mentioned in this episode: To Kill a Mockingbird On The RoadTruck De IndiaWhy Men RapeThe Good Girls: An Ordinary KillingShadow City: A Woman Walks Kabul The Bad Boys of Bokaro JailThe Newlyweds: Rearranging Marriage in Modern India Remnants of a separation If you live, eat and breathe books, subscribe to Books and Beyond!Produced by Aishwarya JavalgekarSound edit by Kshitij JadhavApplications for The Bound Publishing Course 2026 are now open.The Bound Publishing Course is a 3-month intensive course on book, magazine, and digital publishing. Through live sessions, workshops, and industry-facing projects, participants gain practical publishing skills and exposure to careers across the industry.Cohort size: 50 seatsFirst round of acceptances: 15th June 2026Applications are reviewed on a rolling bas‘Books and Beyond with Bound’ is the podcast where Tara Khandelwal and Michelle D’costa uncover how their books reflect the realities of our lives and society today. Find out what drives India’s finest authors: from personal experiences to jugaad research methods, insecurities to publishing journeys. Created by Bound, a storytelling company that helps you grow through stories. Follow us @boundindia on all social media platforms.