Writing workshops are back after too long a hiatus. This one is particularly special because it offers a serious sliding scale to make it as accessible as possible & 15% of all proceeds go towards Gaza Mutual Aid. Writers of all stripes welcome. DM to register.

Absolutely delighted to see Alina Gufran’s ‘No Place to Call My Own’ and Srikar Raghavan’s ‘Rama Bhima Soma’ on the @litlivefest longlist! Congratulations, Srikar and @AlinaGufran! #MumbaiLitFest2025 #Literature #LitLive

We are thrilled to see four of our books on the @litlivefest longlist! Congratulations to our authors Rahul Bhatia, Zara Chowdhary, Srikar Raghavan and @AlinaGufran.

From “No Place To Call My Own” by @AlinaGufran ♥️

Delving into displacement, identity, and belonging — “No Place to Call My Own” by @AlinaGufran Read Rajesh OP Singh’s compelling review in Millennium Post. Congratulations Rajesh for this wonderful piece! https://t.co/zrkgdTqBjL #BookReview @AlinaGufran @mpostdigital

September: No Place to Call My Own by @AlinaGufran October: Deviants by @santanu_bx November: The Other Sister by @amritat December: Night in Delhi by Ranbir Sidhu

"Wrote this novel to stake ownership over my city"- it was a fun, warm and thoughtful evening as Sundar Sarukkai and @AlinaGufran discussed Water Days & enthralled us with anecdotes about writing belonging, cities, desire and change at the @BookshopInc.

“What is the fallout if a character does not rise to the moral requirement of a moment? I think that's exciting, as opposed to a woman who's always doing the right thing.” A conversation with @AlinaGufran on her debut novel, ‘No Place to Call My Own’:

#gigalert Send your CV and portfolio alinagufran@storiculture.co

“If you grow up with even just the threat of violence, it very specifically changes the way you approach the world. For me, it was quite important to capture that.” A conversation with @AlinaGufran on her debut novel, ‘No Place to Call My Own’:

“The pivotal moment of the Delhi riots and a global pandemic irrevocably changed the way I was contending with things in the country. It was natural for me to then put that preoccupation in my writing.” A conversation with @AlinaGufran:

“The tensions and contradictions of what it means to be a woman, or to be growing up, I find it so interesting. I feel like this is what I'm going to write about for the rest of my life, probably.” A conversation with @AlinaGufran:

“We have a very specific sense of what a Muslim person should be. We don't want to believe a minority story until there's suffering attached to it.” A conversation with @AlinaGufran on her debut novel, ‘No Place to Call My Own’:

“The tensions and contradictions of what it means to be a woman, or to be growing up, I find it so interesting. I feel like this is what I'm going to write about for the rest of my life, probably.” A conversation with @AlinaGufran:

‘No Place to Call My Own’ seethes with a quiet anger of our times, where a young woman struggles with the restless anxieties of adulthood in urban India. Tune in to our latest Southasia Review of Books podcast for a conversation with @AlinaGufran:

“The pivotal moment of the Delhi riots and a global pandemic irrevocably changed the way I was contending with things in the country. It was natural for me to then put that preoccupation in my writing.” A conversation with @AlinaGufran:

“The tensions and contradictions of what it means to be a woman, or to be growing up, I find it so interesting. I feel like this is what I'm going to write about for the rest of my life, probably.” A conversation with @AlinaGufran:

“If you grow up with even just the threat of violence, it very specifically changes the way you approach the world. For me, it was quite important to capture that.” A conversation with @AlinaGufran on her debut novel, ‘No Place to Call My Own’:

“The pivotal moment of the Delhi riots and a global pandemic irrevocably changed the way I was contending with things in the country. It was natural for me to then put that preoccupation in my writing.” A conversation with @AlinaGufran:

‘No Place to Call My Own’ seethes with a quiet anger of our times, where a young woman struggles with the restless anxieties of adulthood in urban India. Tune in to our latest Southasia Review of Books podcast for a conversation with @AlinaGufran: