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Eshani Surya
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debut novel RAVISHING 💄💉 ✨ out now from Roxane Gay Books/Grove Atlantic | disabled & chronically ill | philly-based | surya means sun ☀️ | [email protected]

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Eshani Surya @eshanisurya.bsky.social · Mar 7
COVER REVEAL ⭐

SO happy to share the cover for my debut novel, RAVISHING💄💉✨! It's a perfect look for a book about the beauty industry, trauma, chronic illness, and being brown.

Huge thanks to @roxanegay.bsky.social, @groveatlantic.bsky.social and the incredible designer, Kimberly Glyder!
Book cover for Ravishing by Eshani Surya! The cover is teal with a pink stripe running through the center. It says Ravishing on the top with a syringe for the first letter I. The bottom says Eshani Surya. In the center there is a ring light with an Indian girl's face in it; she looks fearful and intense.
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Hugely grateful to @kellyluce.bsky.social for publishing this one in The Commuter!
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Today, Paste Magazine shuttered all its non-music verticals, a choice I am both professionally and personally heartbroken about. Sadly, I am once again looking for a place that wants to let me write about Books and TV on the regular, so hit me up if that’s you or anyone you know.
November 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Absolutely bowled over to see RAVISHING on here!!
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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brb going on book tour with my emotional support imodium
November 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Huge congratulations to our former flash editor @eshanisurya.bsky.social on her debut book RAVISHING!🎉
maureenlangloss.bsky.social Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 11d
What a fantastic night at Books Are Magic to celebrate @eshanisurya.bsky.social & her stunning debut RAVISHING! I could have listened to @roxanegay.bsky.social & Eshani talk all night. So much warmth, wit, and insight in that room.
Eshani and Roxane seated and holding mics and smiling—with the Books Are Magic sign behind them. Eshani’s gorgeous book is set on a stand between them. RAVISHING beside a cappuccino and an almond croissant. A cute Ravishing bookmark below them Closeup of Eshani speaking into the mic. Her book is on her lap and she is smiling. She looks radiant. She is dressed in black pants and blazer and is wearing sparkly open-toed sandals with gorgeous pedicure.
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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What a fantastic night at Books Are Magic to celebrate @eshanisurya.bsky.social & her stunning debut RAVISHING! I could have listened to @roxanegay.bsky.social & Eshani talk all night. So much warmth, wit, and insight in that room.
Eshani and Roxane seated and holding mics and smiling—with the Books Are Magic sign behind them. Eshani’s gorgeous book is set on a stand between them. RAVISHING beside a cappuccino and an almond croissant. A cute Ravishing bookmark below them Closeup of Eshani speaking into the mic. Her book is on her lap and she is smiling. She looks radiant. She is dressed in black pants and blazer and is wearing sparkly open-toed sandals with gorgeous pedicure.
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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nancy drew & the mystery of why I keep refreshing my social media accounts instead of reading a book
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Listen to @eshanisurya.bsky.social discuss the path to her debut novel, RAVISHING, over on the Debutiful podcast feed!

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6IF9...
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The feminists are heading to NWSA in Puerto Rico this month! We're reading books by these folks (and more):

@lumchanmfa.bsky.social @michellemirabella.bsky.social @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social @justjessp.bsky.social @eshanisurya.bsky.social @ayanagray.bsky.social

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November 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
The best feminist books written by women, Black, brown, AAPI, LGBTQ, Native, disabled, trans, nonbinary writers in November 2025.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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🎉 Happy book birthday to Ravishing by @eshanisurya.bsky.social from @groveatlantic.bsky.social!

Eshani Surya's debut highlights the dark side of the beauty industry and how far will we go in exchange for beauty, love, and acceptance.
Graphic with a light blue background and "New from Pennsylvania Authors" in a white box at the top of the image. The cover of Eshani Surya' Ravishing is included with a white box next to it with the book's publication information (book title, author, and publisher).
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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“I’ve learned to be most interested in enjoying the process of making something emotionally true and honest.” In this week's #TenQuestions, @eshanisurya.bsky.social provides an inside look at the writing process for her debut novel, Ravishing, out now from Roxane Gay Books. More: at.pw.org/eshani
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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What is a "SFF Crossover" book? Well, in November, it might be a cli-fi anthology, or a mythological retelling of Aphrodite, or perhaps a magical realism novel following the reincarnation of a dead family member–just to throw a few examples out there.
All the New SFF Crossover Books Arriving in November 2025 - Reactor
This November venture into mind-melding, the horrors of big tech, and the pitfalls that come from trying to change your face.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Did you know I wrote a book?! Advanced copies are out and blurbs are in— coming your way Feb 10, 2026. And of course the very best thing to do is preorder your hardcover copy or audiobook! www.harpercollins.com/products/in-...
Me (a middle aged white lady w chin length dark curly hair) holding up a copy of my book IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH (blue cover with wilted roses on it) and smiling.
November 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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You can pick up RAVISHING instead of this on Tuesday 😉😉😉
maris.bsky.social Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 16d
John Fetterman’s memoir comes out on Tuesday, so if the phone calls don’t work you can always tell him how you feel while he’s on book tour.
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Philly, come out to Eshani Surya's launch of RAVISHING! @eshanisurya.bsky.social

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eshanisurya.bsky.social Eshani Surya @eshanisurya.bsky.social · 16d
PHILLY! Reminder to come out to the RAVISHING launch event (I’m in convo with the brilliant @emmaceisenberg.bsky.social!) this week. Can’t wait to see you!

www.headhousebooks.com/event/evenin...
Poster for event on Nov 11 at 6:30 pm.
November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Cozy day in reading Ravishing by @eshanisurya.bsky.social ☕ Put it on your TBR for a gorgeously written novel about identity, the beauty industry, chronic illness, and trauma.
A copy of Ravishing on a throw blanket beside a curled up cat
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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This is going to be a fantastic event!
eshanisurya.bsky.social Eshani Surya @eshanisurya.bsky.social · 16d
PHILLY! Reminder to come out to the RAVISHING launch event (I’m in convo with the brilliant @emmaceisenberg.bsky.social!) this week. Can’t wait to see you!

www.headhousebooks.com/event/evenin...
Poster for event on Nov 11 at 6:30 pm.
November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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PHILLY! Reminder to come out to the RAVISHING launch event (I’m in convo with the brilliant @emmaceisenberg.bsky.social!) this week. Can’t wait to see you!

www.headhousebooks.com/event/evenin...
Poster for event on Nov 11 at 6:30 pm.
November 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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books by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social , @qntm.org , @travisbaldree.bsky.social , @eshanisurya.bsky.social , @victormanibo.com

thanks @zutsuit.bsky.social
Antimemes and Nanobot Beauty Scams: November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
November’s new releases span from epic space opera—starring immortal Pilots and bloodthirsty Sovereigns—to intimate speculative tales posing big questions about changing our facial features or merg…
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November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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SOMETHING FUN IS ON ITS WAY FOR MY NYC EVENT
A shipping notification from a package from Lucy’s Confections
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Excited for this #book, out November 11! 😻 Preorder here: bookshop.org/a/106297/978...
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Philly 🔔 (And all of PA):
✅ Tuesday, November 4th
✅ Polls: 7AM-8PM
✅ Yes to retention for state Supreme Court judges
✅ Check what's up w/ your school board before you go. Candidates for school board can cross-list as both Rep. and Dem.
✅ Some ballots in PA will be double-sided. Flip that puppy over!
November 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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RAVISHING is in @literaryhub.bsky.social today!!
Screenshot of the article title: Antimemes and Nanobot Beauty Scams: November’s Best Sci-FI and Fantasy Books Screenshot from the article featuring my novel Screenshot from the article featuring my novel
November 4, 2025 at 2:22 AM