In his debut book, “Not Native: Short Stories of Immigrant Life in an In-Between World,” Murali Kamma, managing editor of Khabar magazine, focuses on Indian immigrants in the United States. A synopsis of the book on the author’s website says the characters in the book deal with “conflict, growth, dislocation, and renewal in a new world.” The book has several narratives—there’s a father who steps off a train at a station and disappears for his son's entire childhood; an emigra

Not Native: Short Stories of Immigrant Life in an In-Between World Wising Up Press Order at https://www.muralikamma.com/buy BY VEENA RAO Murali Kamma is the Managing Editor of Khabar magazine during the day, and a fiction writer in his spare time. In ‘Not Native’, his newly released anthology of twenty well-crafted short stories, Kamma keenly examines the immigrant lives of Indians in America, or characters reconnecting with their Indian roots. The stories are nuanced and ins

Nina Soni, Former Best Friend (Peachtree Publishing) – by Kashmira Sheth, with illustrations by Jenn Kocsmiersky. Just in time for the holiday season, the Atlanta-based publisher has brought out a new book for the 7-10 age group. Although Nina, a math buff, is fond of making lists, she forgets that her science project is due soon. Alexander Fleming, known for discovering penicillin, comes to the rescue. Another inspiration for Nina comes in the form of her mom’s stuffed eggpl

“Not Native” - Murali Kamma debuts with a short story collection by Andrea Wintersberger Published: 04 September 2019 Short stories are a fickle thing: Within a limited number of words, the writer has to introduce the character, draw in the reader with an intriguing plot and hopefully tie up the end of the story with a neat bow that leaves a lasting impression. Quite frankly, it’s a difficult task to write a short story well enough to elicit the same reaction from me as a nov

Polite Society (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) – by Mahesh Rao. Another title for Rao’s novel could be High Society or, as a newspaper puts it, Crazy Rich Indians. We are in Jane Austen territory again, except that Emma is the inspiration now and the author is an Indian male who takes the reader to Delhi for a biting satire of the moneyed elite, with Ania Khurana at the story’s center. Dearly loved and glamorous, she’s an unofficial matchmaker with lots of free time—and is, well, cluele

New Releases from Asia: August 2019 Title: Not Native: Short Stories of Immigrant Life in an In-Between World Author:  Murali Kamma Publisher:  Wising Up Press Year of publication:  2019 Pages:  190 pages Price:  $20 ($15 if using PayPal) Links if any:  www.MuraliKamma.com About:  In this debut collection focusing on Indian immigrants in the United States, characters deal with conflict, growth, dislocation, and renewal in a new world. But their old world is present as well, a

Please join us at the 2019 DCPL Author Expo On Saturday, August 17, authors from across Metro Atlanta will convene for the DeKalb County Public Library Local Author Expo. Authors will share their journeys as writers, discuss their works and sell and autograph books. Featured genres include fiction, non-fiction, inspirational, self-help, children's and more. This is the second Author Expo hosted by DCPL this year with over 30 authors participating. The expo will be held at the

FESTIVAL OF INDIA-ATLANTA 2019 SEMINAR SCHEDULE (Organized by IACA) Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth, GA August 3, 2019 3.25 PM -3.45 PM Room 4A (Upper Level) Not Native: Short Stories of Immigrant Life in an In-Between World (Wising Up Press) Murali Kamma Managing Editor Khabar Magazine

Smoke and Ashes (Pegasus Books) – by Abir Mukherjee. For those who crave another mystery novel with a historical angle, Mukherjee is back with the third novel in his award-winning Wyndham & Banerjee series. Like the author Sujata Massey, Mukherjee takes the reader to the 1920s. But Captain Sam Wyndham and Surrender-not Banerjee are not in western India, the setting for Massey’s latest novel. They are in eastern India—Calcutta’s Chinatown, to be precise. The novel, which opens

The Satapur Moonstone (Soho Press) – by Sujata Massey. For fans of mystery stories, here’s a Mistry novel for a lazy summer weekend. Perveen Mistry, Bombay’s only female lawyer in the 1920s, first appeared in The Widows of Malabar Hill, Massey’s well-received novel from last year. This time, Mistry’s sleuthing skills are needed in the wilder, secretive kingdom of Satapur nestled in the Sahyadri mountains. The maharaja died unexpectedly, as did his teenage son in an accident,