Mathangi Subramanian's guest appearances

Mathangi Subramanian

Lighthouse Writers Workshop

fiction/non/fiction

Sélection Livres - France Bleu Loire Océan

There She Goes

Steve Almond

Candace Bushnell

Colson Whitehead

Thomas Frank

Kevin Young

Tennessee Williams

Michelle Tea

Tracy K. Smith

Lidia Yuknavitch

George Saunders

Sarah Gerard

Jia Tolentino

Tobias Wolff

Marlon James

Robin Black

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Today we travel with Mathangi Subramanian to Bangalore, India, where a young girl teaches her about pride, prayer, and the politics of desire.  Mathangi is an Indian American writer and educator whose middle grades novel, Dear Mrs. Naidu, won the South Asia book award. Her novel A People’s History of Heaven was a finalist for the LAMBDA literary awards and was longlisted for the PEN/Faulkner and the Center for Fiction first book prize. Her personal essays and op-eds have appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, The Washington Post, Ms. Magazine, and Al Jazeera America, among others.

Today we travel with Mathangi Subramanian to Bangalore, India, where a young girl teaches her about pride, prayer, and the politics of desire. Mathangi is an Indian American writer and educator whose middle grades novel, Dear Mrs. Naidu, won the South Asia book award. Her novel A People’s History of Heaven was a finalist for the LAMBDA literary awards and was longlisted for the PEN/Faulkner and the Center for Fiction first book prize. Her personal essays and op-eds have appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, The Washington Post, Ms. Magazine, and Al Jazeera America, among others.

Episode 3: S1E2: There She Goes: Mathangi Subramanian, Frangipani 

Listen to new Lighthouse faculty member Mathangi Subramanian read from her novel, "A People's History of Heaven." To learn more about Mathangi, her recent book recommendations, and what courses she's teaching, visit The Lookout: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/new-faculty-spotlight-book-mathangi-subramanian

Listen to new Lighthouse faculty member Mathangi Subramanian read from her novel, "A People's History of Heaven." To learn more about Mathangi, her recent book recommendations, and what courses she's teaching, visit The Lookout: <a href="https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/new-faculty-spotlight-book-mathangi-subramanian" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/new-faculty-spotlight-book-mathangi-subramanian</a>

From "A People's History of Heaven" by Mathangi Subramanian

Deborah Landau

In this episode, poet Deborah Landau and novelist Mathangi Subramanian talk to Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about their writing lives as Americans abroad. From exploring Paris's rich expat literary history to witnessing the diversity of slums in India, Landau and Subramanian discuss what they found when they began writing in unfamiliar places.Guests:Deborah LandauMathangi SubramanianReadings for the Episode:Deborah LandauOrchideliriumThe Last Usable HourThe Uses of the BodySoft TargetsMathangi SubramanianA People’s History of HeavenThe Day My Outrage Went Viral, Zora Magazine, Aug. 2Picturing Change photography project (Greeshma Patel)Others:A Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayBehind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine BooHow To Write About Africa by Binyavanga Wainaina, Granta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, poet Deborah Landau and novelist Mathangi Subramanian talk to Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about their writing lives as Americans abroad. From exploring Paris's rich expat literary history to witnessing the diversity of slums in India, Landau and Subramanian discuss what they found when they began writing in unfamiliar places.Guests:Deborah LandauMathangi SubramanianReadings for the Episode:<a href="https://www.deborahlandau.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deborah Landau</a><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780938078807" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Orchidelirium</a><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781556593345" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Last Usable Hour</a><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781556594816" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Uses of the Body</a><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781556595660" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soft Targets</a><a href="https://www.mathangisubramanian.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mathangi Subramanian</a><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781616207588" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A People’s History of Heaven</a><a href="https://zora.medium.com/the-day-my-outrage-went-viral-7ad1257d7ff9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Day My Outrage Went Viral</a>, Zora Magazine, Aug. 2<a href="https://www.greeshma.com/Schools/Picturing-Change" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Picturing Change</a> photography project (Greeshma Patel)Others:<a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780684824994" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Moveable Feast</a> by Ernest Hemingway<a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780812979329" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Behind the Beautiful Forevers</a> by Katherine Boo<a href="https://granta.com/how-to-write-about-africa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How To Write About Africa</a> by Binyavanga Wainaina, Granta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

25: An American Abroad: Deborah Landau and Mathangi Subramanian on Expat Writing