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V.V. Ganeshananthan
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our next @fnfpodcast.bsky.social guest!
svenbeckert.bsky.social Sven Beckert @svenbeckert.bsky.social · 6d
Today is a big day for me: After years of work in dusty archives around the world and unending hours on the computer, Capitalism: A Global History is out. And the book just received the best possible birthday gift:It became one of the NYT's 100 notable books of 2025.
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100 Notable Books of 2025
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November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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"though in all this reddened heaven and earth, desire reduces to reversal". From V.V. Ganeshananthan's @sugi.bsky.social. poem "the faithful scholar dreams of being exact" My version from the 2023 collection "Out of Sri Lanka" edited by Ravinthiran, Seneviratne and Trevett. #poetry
November 15, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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NEW EPISODE:Journalist @jacobsilverman.com joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about his new book, Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley which discusses the rightward ideological shift among tech giants and their companies
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Jacob Silverman on the Tech Bros’ Gilded Rage
Journalist Jacob Silverman joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about his new book, Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley. He discusses the right…
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November 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
sugi.bsky.social
My novel, Brotherless Night, is a Literary Picks Best Deal Multiday Kindle Book. The ebook is $1.99 from now until 12/1!
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Brotherless Night: A Novel
Brotherless Night: A Novel - Kindle edition by Ganeshananthan, V. V.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Brotherless Night: A Novel.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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NEW EPISODE:
Poet and essayist Kathryn Nuernberger joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about her new collection of lyric essays, Held: Essays in Belonging, which is about symbiotic mutualisms and climate grief/joy.
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Kathryn Nuernberger on Mutualism, Climate, and Finding Family at the End of the World
Poet and essayist Kathryn Nuernberger joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about her new collection of lyric essays, Held: Essays in Belonging, which is about symbiotic mu…
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November 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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NEW EPISODE: Translator @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about her award-winning translations of Nobel Prize winner László Krasznahorkai’s work.
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Ottilie Mulzet on Translating Hungarian Nobel Prize Winner László Krasznahorkai
Translator Ottilie Mulzet joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about her award-winning translations of Nobel Prize winner László Krasznahorkai’s work. Mulzet, who was born…
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November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
sugi.bsky.social
Does the smörgåsbord of your life feature administrative word salad? What is the most nothing response you have received to an attempt to generate action?

(Yes, please consider this a contest with no prize but the gradual draining of the hourglass.)
November 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
sugi.bsky.social
(you *could* actually make this up, and the workshop reactions would really vary depending on the year)
markharris.bsky.social Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · Nov 1
You can't make this up.
Another host, Eugene Daniels, asked Mr. Cuomo what he meant by diversity being a “weakness.” “Diversity can be a weakness if you have antipathy among groups, Jonathan,” Mr. Cuomo said, mistaking Mr. Daniels for his co-host Jonathan Capehart, both of whom are Black.
November 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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You can't make this up.
Another host, Eugene Daniels, asked Mr. Cuomo what he meant by diversity being a “weakness.” “Diversity can be a weakness if you have antipathy among groups, Jonathan,” Mr. Cuomo said, mistaking Mr. Daniels for his co-host Jonathan Capehart, both of whom are Black.
November 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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bookchat.bsky.social
Edwidge Danticat on Haiti and Trump, Past and Present: Acclaimed fiction writer and essayist Edwidge Danticat joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss her new essay collection We’re Alone. Danticat reflects on misinformation and xenophobic… #CraftandCriticism #Features
Edwidge Danticat on Haiti and Trump, Past and Present
Acclaimed fiction writer and essayist Edwidge Danticat joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss her new essay collection We’re Alone. Danticat reflects on misinformation and xenophobic rhetoric, such as Trump’s false 2024 debate claim about Haitian immigrants eating
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October 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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"This meticulous reporting and analysis offers a sorely needed broad take on Buddhist extremism’s impact" —V.V. Ganeshananthan

Sonia Faleiro's THE ROBE AND THE SWORD is on sale Nov 11 in US / Dec 4 in UK, but avail for preorder everywhere now

Learn more-> globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-ro...
“Sonia Faleiro’s The Robe and the Sword is a must-read piece of the puzzle of rising religious and ethnonationalism worldwide.” —V.V. Ganeshananthan, author of Brotherless Night
October 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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fnfpodcast.bsky.social
Fiction writer @maxdelsohn.bsky.social joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his debut short story collection, Crawl, intracommunity violence, and the Trump administration’s vicious assault on transgender Americans.
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Max Delsohn on the Importance of Portraying Trans Men
Fiction writer Max Delsohn joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his debut short story collection, Crawl, which features a number of transmasculine characters. Delsohn a…
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October 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
sugi.bsky.social
watching people discover that parents' cousins can be aunts and uncles

just wait until they find out about cousin-brothers and cousin-sisters!
October 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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South Asian writer friends, South Asia Speaks is launching a new fellowship program for non-fiction writers interested in writing an impactful, research-driven piece. Check out the full details on their website and please spread the word!
October 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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#Tamil #translation of @sugi.bsky.social's "The Missing Are Considered Dead” (Copper Nickel, Issue 29) (with permission from the author). Edited version in Sunday's #Virakesari.

வி. வி.கணேஷானந்தனின் "காணாமற் போனவர்கள் இறந்து விட்டார்கள் எனக் கருதப்படுகிறது" தமிழாக்கம். சுருக்க வடிவம் #வீரகேசரி யில்.

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"The Missing Are Considered Dead” V. V. Ganeshananthan வி. வி.கணேஷானந்தன்
A Tamil translation of the story "The Missing Are Considered Dead” (Copper Nickel, Fall 2019, Issue 29). வி. வி.கணேஷானந்தனின் சிறுகதையின் தமிழாக்கம்.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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"Where [journalists] are saying, 'How do we regain the trust of the public?' We don’t. We just ask the public to distrust equally"
Jelani Cobb interviewed by Prof @sugi.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Thrilled that "The Missing Are Considered Dead" has been translated into #Tamil!
ezi.asokan.org eḻuttukkiṉiyavaṉ / எழுத்துக்கினியவன் @ezi.asokan.org · Oct 23
#Tamil #translation of @sugi.bsky.social's "The Missing Are Considered Dead” (Copper Nickel, Issue 29) (with permission from the author). Edited version in Sunday's #Virakesari.

வி. வி.கணேஷானந்தனின் "காணாமற் போனவர்கள் இறந்து விட்டார்கள் எனக் கருதப்படுகிறது" தமிழாக்கம். சுருக்க வடிவம் #வீரகேசரி யில்.

ezi.asokan.org/2025/10/21/%...
"The Missing Are Considered Dead” V. V. Ganeshananthan வி. வி.கணேஷானந்தன்
A Tamil translation of the story "The Missing Are Considered Dead” (Copper Nickel, Fall 2019, Issue 29). வி. வி.கணேஷானந்தனின் சிறுகதையின் தமிழாக்கம்.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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fnfpodcast.bsky.social
NEW EPISODE: Graphic novelist @benpassmore.bsky.social joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his new graphic novel Black Arms To Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance.
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Ben Passmore on the History of Black Resistance
Graphic novelist Ben Passmore joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new graphic novel Black Arms To Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance. Passmore explains the…
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October 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Interested in an MFA in Creative Writing? Join us Oct 15 or 20 to hear from faculty and students re: our fully funded, three-year program. Since 2019, our students and alums have published more than 70 books! Register:
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White slide with colored graphic elements including shelf of books, photo of stone building. Text: UMN Creative Writing MFA Open House October 15th 10 am - 11 am & October 20th 6 pm - 7pm Location: ZoomOur Faculty: Douglas Kearney, Megan Giddings, Peter Campion, Kathryn Nuernberger, Aamina Ahmad, Julie Schumacher, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Kyrs Belc, Kim Todd Stop by one of our virtual open house sessions to meet faculty, ask questions, and learn about the MFA program!
October 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Trump's agents have been snatching people off the streets without due process — and over 170 US citizens have been caught in the mix. Outrageous and unacceptable. The lawlessness must end.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
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October 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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There's growing momentum among universities who refuse to bend the knee to Trump's authoritarianism. Glad to see these institutions stand for what's right — we need EVERY college and university to do the same.

Bullies and dictators thrive on appeasement.
Penn, USC join growing list of universities declining Trump’s federal funding deal
The White House says schools that want the support offered in the compact should implement the “reforms” outlined.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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fnfpodcast.bsky.social
New Yorker staff writer @jelaniya.bsky.social
joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his new essay collection, Three or More is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025.
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Jelani Cobb on Race, Politics, and the ‘Trayvon Martin Generation’
New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss his new essay collection, Three or More is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025. Cobb re…
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October 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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apparently “bari weiss doesn’t actually know what journalism is” extends to getting basic facts like the name of a subject right
brandonfriedman.bsky.social Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · Oct 13
Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.

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CBS News: Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming NYC mayor the Free Press reports.
October 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Any episode with Maurice is one of my favorites.
October 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM