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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · 2d

I don't come from the literary power centres of India viz. Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras. If it's a disadvantage, I looked past it. But my moment of redemption has arrived in the form of my current home becoming Wales's first UNESCO City of Literature! <3
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Home — Aberystwyth Ceredigion Dinas Llên City of Literature

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · 3d

Chuffed to announce my debut poetry collection 'Skinny Dipping in Tiger Country'. It can be pre-ordered here:
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Skinny Dipping in Tiger Country

Pre-order now: for delivery April 2026 ~ Across the nine interlinked sections of her debut collection, Maithreyi Hughes explores what it means to be vulnerable and curious in the wilderness of civilis...

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · 5d

Hettavara Neralu is part of book bundle on sale for Kannada Rajyotsava!
Tell your Kannada friends.
#KannadaLiterature #KannadaNovel #HettavaraNeralu #WomenWriting #KannadaRajyotsava

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · 18d

I was sent this short animation of the cover of my new book. Gave me goosebumps! :)
#KannadaNovel #HettavaraNeralu #WomenWriting

Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · 20d

Excited to announce that my first Kannada novel Hettavara Neralu is now in the final stages of production. The pre-order link is up.
Join this facebook page for all updates:
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#KannadaNovel #HettavaraNeralu #KannadaLiterature #WomenWriting

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · 22d

Rhys Hughes' plays are being performed at the Volcano Theatre in Swansea today!

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · 24d

Looks like not giving Rushdie the Nobel is a Scandinavian tradition.

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Oct 2

Not only was she not offended by this, Jane Goodall wrote a foreword to Gary Larson's book following this cartoon.
A healthy sense of humour is a sign of great intelligence. That, empathy, and kindness to animals. The planet needs Jane Goodalls now more than ever.
#GoodbyeJaneGoodall

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Sep 17

An old video of Rhys speaking at a literary convention in Portugal many moons ago. The video is grainy and the audio isn't very sharp. But it's good enough for me to see how handsome and poised and erudite my then yet-to-be husband was.
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Forum Fantástico 2014 dia 2 - Rhys Hughes

YouTube video by tf

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Sep 16

The second hottest Welshman.
#MichaelSheen
#OwainGlyndŵr
#RhysHughes

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Sep 16

Two plays by Rhys Hughes will be performed at the Volcano Theatre in Swansea in October. Come if you are around.
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TWO SHORT PLAYS by Rhys Hughes (BSL & Loop) -

A world première of two short plays (As a Man Grows Colder and The Modesty Men) by Welsh writer Rhys Hughes, directed by Volcano and performed by two talented actors from Wales. Rhys Hughes is ...

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Sep 15

Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Aug 24

Please watch this video on AI slop. It's John Oliver. It's as entertaining as it's informational.
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AI Slop: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Aug 11

Is it not?

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Aug 3

What a delightful cover. So old world. I will look for a copy when I go to India next.

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Aug 3

Really liked it, Rachel :)

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Aug 2

Rhys Hughes' two new books look like the works of art they are :)

Rhys Hughes @rhysaurus.bsky.social · Aug 2

My two new books.

I wasn't expecting them to be published together, let alone with covers that can be joined together into one artwork, but you always get something pleasingly original with Eibonvale Press @eibonvale.bsky.social

(1) ROBOTS IN LOVE.

(2) THAT OTHER EGYPT.

#booksky

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Jul 30

Dig out the thing you wrote for the David Foster Wallace Society.

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Jul 30

I'm surprised that Wiktionary quotes from Rhys' book 'Nowhere Near Milkwood' to demonstrate the usage of toasted cheese. I always thought he'd be quoted on aardvarks.
@rhysaurus.bsky.social

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Jul 23

The title of my forthcoming Kannada novel 'Hettavara Neralu' roughly translates as 'In the Shadow of the Birth-givers'. It is entirely fiction but my mum has been suffering from a guilty conscience for reasons best known to herself. And this has been her attitude ever since I announced it 😃

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Jul 23

An Indian writer dare not think of being anything other than a 'boohoo-gobbledygook' peddler.

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Jul 23

And an Asian or African writer has to dish out 'fashionable' oppression stories with a dash of scatological references to cater to the West's trauma-porn appetite, which it then condescends to champion with prizes and awards.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I’m a writer from the Balkans. Why do people assume I only know about war and tragedy? | Ana Schnabl

Readers lose out when English-speaking gatekeepers decide what books are sold and whose stories get told, says Slovenian novelist Ana Schnabl

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Jul 19

Gosh! This...

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Maithreyi Karnoor @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social · Jul 18

The full spread. #hettavaraneralu #kannada #novel

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