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Apr 19

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From An-Other Land: Making Home in the Land of Dreams by Tanushree Ghosh- Review, Giveaway

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on April 4, 2019
Posted in Book Tours • Books Read In 2019 • Immigrant Experience • India • Short Storry Collections Read in 2019  | Tagged With: , , , | 3 Comments

From An-Other Land: Making Home in the Land of Dreams by Tanushree GhoshFrom An-Other Land: Making Home in the Land of Dreams by Tanushree Ghosh

Publisher: Readomania Publishin (December 4, 2018)
Category: Adult Fiction, 224 pages
Genre: Short Stories, Immigrant Stories, Literary

Description From An-Other Land: Making Home in the Land of Dreams by Tanushree Ghosh


Never has been the conversation on immigration more pertinent than now, post 2016 US elections. From cancellation of refugee protection and zero tolerance to undercurrent crackdown on H visas to the border wall – the resurgence of nationalism is hitting the globalized population head-on.

But what is immigration today? A question of life or death – fleeing of persecution? A compulsion? Or a mere pursuance of privilege? And what is the US today? A land of opportunities? Or a quagmire impossible to comprehend, inherently racist and selfish?

From An-Other Land dives deep into immigration today for the diaspora and its many facets with characters who seek to define themselves in an intercultural setting that is less and less sure of itself. A reality check and a guide for anyone who wants to understand the modern-day US.

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My Thoughts From An-Other Land: Making Home in the Land of Dreams by Tanushree Ghosh


I found the book description a bit misleading.  With the exception of one word, “Characters” the description leads one to believe this book is non-fiction and a real examination of the issues.  Of course, a book of fiction can certainly address real issues however, for myself, it did not address all of the issues mentioned in the description.

From An-Other Land is a book of short stories about the immigrant experience.  Tanushree Ghosh does a good job capturing each characters immigrant experience in most of the stories.  A couple of the stories fall a little short for me and I would have liked to have been able to delve in deeper into their experiences. The stories are loosely interlinked by the characters. I believe this is Ms. Ghosh’s first book and a I think she shows promise as a writer.  I look forward to seeing what she writes next.  This book was a worthwhile read. I give it 3.5 stars out of 5.


About Tanushree GhoshFrom An-Other Land: Making Home in the Land of Dreams by Tanushree Ghosh

Tanushree Ghosh works in Tech and has a Doctorate in Chemistry from the Cornell University. She is also a social activist and writer. Her blog posts, op-eds, poems, and stories are an effort to provoke thoughts, especially towards issues concerning women and social justice.

She is a contributor (past and present) to several popular e-zines (incl. The Huffington Post US, The Logical Indian, Youth Ki Awaaz, Tribune India, Women’s Web, and Cafe Dissensus). Her literary resume includes poems and stories featured in national and international magazines (Words Pauses and Noises, UK; TUCK, Glimmer Train Honorable mention) as well as inclusion in seven anthologies such as Defiant Dreams (Oprah 2016 reading list placeholder) and The Best Asian Short Stories 2017 (published out of Singapore by Kitaab). Her first single-author book, From An-Other Land, is on immigration.

She has held different leadership roles in non-profits (ASHA and AID India) and is the founder and director of Her Rights (www.herrights.website), a 501(3) c non-profit committed to furthering the cause of gender equality. She is often an invited speaker or panelist for both corporate and non-profit endeavors.

Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook


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Feb 19

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Love Can Be: A Literary Collection About Our Animals: Review

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on February 11, 2019
Posted in Animals • Books Read In 2019 • Short Storry Collections Read in 2019 • Short Story Collection  | Tagged With: , , , | 1 Comment

Love Can Be: A Literary Collection About Our Animals, edited by Louisa McCune and Teresa MillerLove Can Be: A Literary Collection About Our Animals- edited by Louisa McCune, Teresa Miller

“Love can be, and sure enough is, moving in all things, in all places, in all forms of life at the same snap of your finger.”—Woody Guthrie

Oklahoma native Woody Guthrie said it first and best. This new anthology of poems and prose, Love Can Be: A Literary Collection About Our Animals, is proof of what love can be, as thirty acclaimed authors join together to champion life in all its forms. This is their gift to the world, not just the artistry of their words, but their vision of an extended community that includes cats, birds, frogs, butterflies, bears, dogs, raccoons, horses—a full-out menagerie of being that enriches us all.

This broad-hearted vision comes with responsibility, and that responsibility speaks to the mission of the Kirkpatrick Foundation, publisher of the book. The Kirkpatrick Foundation will donate all net proceeds of sales of this volume to animal charities in Oklahoma as well as honoraria donated to the contributors’ selected animal charities.

Authors featured in the collection are Julia Alvarez, Blake Bailey, Rick Bass, P. C. Cast, Wayne Coyne, Kim Doner, Delia Ephron, Reyna Grande, Joy Harjo, Amy Hempel, Juan Felipe Herrera, S. E. Hinton, Brandon Hobson, Dean Koontz, Ursula K. Le Guin, Jill McCorkle, Teresa Miller, N. Scott Momaday, Joyce Carol Oates, Susan Orlean, Ron Padgett, Elise Paschen, Diane Rehm, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Wade Rouse, Alexander McCall Smith, Lalita Tademy, Clifton Taulbert, Michael Wallis, and Mary Logan Wolf.

Special contributions include:
* “The Cat,” one of the final original poems by the legendary Ursula K. Le Guin.
* A memorial tribute to Sudan, the last male white rhino, by former U.S. poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera.
* An essay by noted novelist Alexander McCall Smith, who celebrates the whimsical link between baboons and opera.
* An essay on love, grief, and resilience by Peabody Award–winning journalist Diane Rehm.
* A classic, “Jubilate,” by Joyce Carol Oates.

My Thoughts Love Can Be: A Literary Collection About Our Animals

When I was offered a copy of this book review I of course, accepted.  Everyone knows about my love for animals. At first I thought it was a collection of stories about the contributing authors pets however, there are also stories about encounters with wild animals as well.  There are a great variety of animals written about which makes this book more exciting.  I have to say however, that I found a few of the stories just plain boring.  That said, I did enjoy most of the stories and there were quite a few that had me in tears.

‘Love Can Be’ is dedicated in memory of Joan Kirkpatrick, an Oklahoma animal advocate and daughter of the founders of the Kirkpatrick Foundation. She passed away in 2009 but the foundation is still going strong.  The processed for this book will go to animal rescue organizations in Oklahoma and other animal related organizations.  There are a lot of pets and wildlife in need so be sure to pick up a copy of this book and donate to your favorite animal welfare organizations, if you can.

4/5

I received the ebook for my honest review.