In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Reenita Hora discusses her book, Operation Mom: My Plan to Get My Mom a Life and a Man. This young adult rom-com novel features a 17-year-old native of Mumbai and her mother, a middle-aged Punjabi woman. Reenita is quick to point out that this book is a work of fiction, not a self-help guide, and is more comedy than romance. In fact, it is inspired by the comedy of her everyday existence and the zany, feisty and fabulous women in her life. Her goal with Operation Mom was to write a comedic story that would be universal, while still showcasing Indian characters and aspects of their lives that most audiences have not seen before--especially the everyday humor. Reenita is also the producer of two podcasts: one is a narrative fiction “radio drama” of her magical, coming-of-age novel, Shadow Realm; and the other is the True Fiction Project, which explores the journey from unscripted to scripted wherein a nonfiction interview is used as the basis for a work of fiction. In this episode, I’ll chat with Reenita about her writing journey, her books, both fiction and nonfiction, and her desire to write stories that reflect the South Asian experience.
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