Uma Krishnaswami
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Uma Krishnaswami
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Writer, author of children’s books
Memory, place, family: my conversation with Ann Dávila Cardinal on her YA/adult crossover novel, The Storyteller’s Death
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Not content to kill climate measures in the US, 47’s taking aim at the whole planet. Anyone surprised?

Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
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November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Zohran Walks New York by Millie von Platen--a love song to NYC and a tribute to Mamdani's journey.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Caroline Carlson chats with me about her middle grade fantasy with real-world implications, The Tinkerers.
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Process Talk: Caroline Carlson on The Tinkerers — Uma Krishnaswami
Stargazers Valley is an isolated village where Peter, the young protagonist of The Tinkerers , gazes at st ars, listens to stories, and tries not to step on star-eating newts. Peter lives an ordin...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Reposted by Uma Krishnaswami
[checks calendar]
October 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Reposted by Uma Krishnaswami
Peep the byline
October 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Stop Acting Like This Is Normal www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
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September 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
On celebrities who insist on writing children's books: www.umakrishnaswami.com/blog/on-cele...
September 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built
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August 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The Endangered Species Act brought the bald eagle back from the brink of extinction. Now 47’s regime is after it.
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The ‘Hotel California’ of Biodiversity - Inside Climate News
Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and conservation reporter Kiley Price as they explain why everyone’s talking about the Endangered Species List.
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August 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
From Lola Opatayo, a meditation on what happens when you refuse to treat this writing business as a competitive sport.
Guest Post: The Gift of Fire by Lola Opatayo — Uma Krishnaswami
Lola Opatayo is a crafter of words and the host of a generous, welcoming literary podcast, Journey of the Art, on which she invites writers and storytellers to talk about their art. I ...
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August 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Because he always parrots whatever the last person he talked to told him. Because he’s vile and self-serving and brain-free.

Live Updates: Trump Backs Plan to Cede Land for Peace in Ukraine www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Live Updates: Trump Backs Plan to Cede Land for Peace in Ukraine
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August 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Rules, Rights, and Duties: Editors from Tulika Books on their new picture book, 5 Fantastic Facts About the Indian Constitution.
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Rules, Rights, and Duties: the World’s Longest Constitution Distilled for Kids — Uma Krishnaswami
From its mango-yellow endpapers with letters scribbled across them in multiple Indian language scripts to its freshly voiced text and the colourful, energetic illustrations by Ashok Rajagopalan, 5 F...
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August 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I thought this was an Internet conspiracy but it really does look as if sections 9 and 10 of article 1 are missing. We’re now in Brave New World territory: constitution.congress.gov/constitution...
constitution.congress.gov
August 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM