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25. "Progress, not perfection."
First newsletter of 2026: reads, releases, recommendations, and a reintroduction
 • Anushree Nande
24. Farewell, 2025
The year in reading and writing
 • Anushree Nande
23. "What is the price of heroism if it can only be found in war?"
A Creative Chat with the author of one of my books of the year
 • Anushree Nande
22. “One day we logged onto the internet. And then we never logged out.”
November reading wrap up, a review of the Booker-longlisted Seascraper, and a mini essay for Story Sunday #9
 • Anushree Nande
21. “The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around."
Recommendations: a standalone 1920s historical fantasy inspired by Mexican mythology, the lush high fantasy first novel in a duology, and a dark fantasy…
 • Anushree Nande
20. "It was November—the month of crimson sunsets, parting birds, deep, sad hymns of the sea, passionate wind-songs in the pines."
A old review, a new event, and my October reading wrap up
 • Anushree Nande
Story Sunday #8: Reflections of a Surgeon
Prof. Dr. Vinayak Nagesh Shrikhande (March 8, 1931–October 11, 2024)
 • Anushree Nande
19. "Well, I'm back." :)
My first professional story sale, and other writing and reading updates
 • Anushree Nande
18. “Narrate the impossible things, turn them into a story, and they can be controlled.”
Story Sunday #7 and June reading wrap up
 • Anushree Nande
17. “I bear witness. Is life very fragile or very resilient? This dragonfly’s struggle scores one for both.”
New writing, and some old and new Pride Month reading recommendations
 • Anushree Nande
16. "Everyone has a story to tell, even if they never write it down."
Fantasy worlds, ordinary lives, Creative Mini #1, and May reads
 • Anushree Nande
15. "That is your calling, isn't it? To remember and to mark down."
Rereads, the nature of story, and the act of memory via Nghi Vo and Daphne du Maurier, and three newsletter recommendations
 • Anushree Nande
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