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J.R. Ramakrishnan
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Writer. Coaching Creatives. Electric Lit, NYTBR etc. KL estuary original, Londoner, brief New Yorker + sojourn in New Orleans.
Now: Tenochtitlan
jr(at) http://jessicar.net.
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Well, this is exciting. Coming in June from Amistad/HarperCollins.
January 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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This excerpt from Sabitha Söderholm’s “Chellam” (tr. Sherilyn Hellberg) intertwines prose and poetry to narrate a woman’s shifting relationship to her biological mother and lost native language. Read it here: https://buff.ly/42opiyO
Green leaves and plants with the quote “‘Mother is here, Saraswati is here, no worry.’ All that is hidden in the larynx. I have forgotten my mothers’ tongue” and the text “'Chellam' by Sabitha Söderholm, translated from Danish by Sherilyn Hellberg”
January 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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this morning, my local librarian recognized me by name, and it made my day

get to know your libraries and defend them
January 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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We're still updating our starter pack whenever we can! Let us know if there's a magazine, journal, or small press that's not yet featured but is here on Bluesky:
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December 10, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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On my TBR right now!
southwestreview.bsky.social Southwest Review @southwestreview.bsky.social · Dec 4
Dahlia de la Cerda’s RESERVOIR BITCHES (tr. Heather Cleary & Julia Sanches) “arrives in a voice so distinct it's like being gripped by the throat.” 🔥

Read Mila Jaroniec’s review & grab the collection via Feminist Press 💥 southwestreview.com/no-room-of-o...
No Room of One’s Own | Dahlia de la Cerda’s Reservoir Bitches
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December 4, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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We believe that literature can transcend borders and point us to a more pluralistic, compassionate world. You can help us toward that new world in 2025 by donating to our Giving Tuesday campaign. https://wordswithoutborders.org/donate/
The text “Imagine the world anew. Stand with global lit today. Support Words Without Borders on Giving Tuesday. DONATE NOW.” with the quote “‘The words of writers are the voice of defiance, of poetry, of compassion. They are the words that bring down walls.’ –Ananda Devi”
December 3, 2024 at 10:40 PM
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Beautiful, moving piece by @alexanderchee.bsky.social on why you should write to authors: www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/20/a...
Thinking of writing a letter to an author? Do it. - The Boston Globe
When I hear from readers, it reminds me what books can do.
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November 25, 2024 at 3:09 PM
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Reading Yeats' Second Coming again and again. This time in español

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November 19, 2024 at 9:47 PM
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Hello from my local CDMX second hand bookstore! I visit almost daily and it feels like an extension of my living space.
November 19, 2024 at 9:44 PM
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Get in touch for commissioning, writing, editing + book proposal help:

Email is always eternal jr AT jessicar.net
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J.R. Ramakrishnan | Writer
J.R. Ramakrishnan is a writer and writing/creativity coach. Her work has appeared in Electric Literature, Harper's Bazaar, New York Times Book Review, and other publications. Currently, she covers boo...
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November 19, 2024 at 9:39 PM
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November 18, 2024 at 10:50 PM
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My cartoon for this week’s Guardian books…
Image: A bedroom at night, a face is lit up by the glow of a phone screen displaying cat memes. On the book-cluttered bedside table, three books look on angrily. The lead book waves a large knife and says: "Nobody needs to get hurt... Let's just put the phone down, nice and slowly..." Caption: Bedside reading pile turns nasty
November 16, 2024 at 12:04 PM
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“Absinthe, opera, Mardi Gras, a vampire, yellow fever, a day at the races, music and more music, and multiple forms of criminality”

📌 ICYMI, @jessrama.bsky.social reviews SEASON OF THE SWAMP by Yuri Herrera out now via @graywolfpress.bsky.social southwestreview.com/president-to...
President-to-Be as Flâneur, New Orleans as Bolt-hole, and Novelist as History’s Gap Filler
By J. R. Ramakrishnan
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November 16, 2024 at 2:26 PM
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Want to be a part of the global lit conversation? We've got something for you here: go.bsky.app/RPkPdAM
November 14, 2024 at 4:42 PM
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As if I needed another excuse to go down rabbit hole of how many versions of Lil' Liza Jane there are, here's a reel that brings that together (tangentially) and SEASON OF THE SWAMP.

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November 13, 2024 at 7:13 PM
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I reviewed @yuriherrera.bsky.social's novel of Benito Juárez lost exile in New Orleans for @southwestreview.bsky.social

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President-to-Be as Flâneur, New Orleans as Bolt-hole, and Novelist as History’s Gap Filler
By J. R. Ramakrishnan
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November 13, 2024 at 6:58 PM