Akil Kumarasamy
@chillakilesAuthor of MEET US BY THE ROARING SEA (August 2022) and HALF GODS @fsgbooks
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Back here to share an essay I wrote about losing my mom. It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. Thank you to @TheAtlantic for publishing it. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Join us on September 21 for #LIVEfromNYPL with writers Akil Kumarasamy (@chillakiles), Sam J. Miller (@sentencebender), @NathanielRich, and @MaryHeglar as they discuss the climate crisis and its impact on their mental health and writing. Register now. on.nypl.org/3Ra5FVx
I am so excited to be returning to the @nypl !! Come check out "Confronting Climate Anxiety in Fiction" on Thursday, September 21, 7PM with certified geniuses @jeffvandermeer, Akil Kumarasamy (@chillakiles) and @NathanielRich!! Tickets (free!): showclix.com/event/confront…
🎉 Happy #BookBirthday to MEET US BY THE ROARING SEA! ✍️ Akil Kumarasamy (@chillakiles / @fsgbooks) 📚 Genre: #Fiction / #Literary / #MultipleTimelines Learn more: bit.ly/btw82322
Wonderful news, alhamdulillah! Last year in our @pen_southafrica The Empty Chair episode @chillakiles @almackay & I paid tribute to then-imprisoned Ahmed Douma. So glad for his release! 🎧PEN SA bit.ly/3H1cTGn Anchor bit.ly/3GVMQAi Apple apple.co/3AWjJcc
Egyptian Arab Spring Activist Ahmed Douma Pardoned After Decade in Prison democracynow.org/2023/8/21/head…
My entire being went into this dream. I packed this book with all the beauty I could find. I tried to reorient stories, tell them my way. I hope you consider reading it! Please help get the word out if you can. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720723/t…
Really honored to be shortlisted for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction!!!! electricliterature.com/announcing-the…
This week, we're reading: a memoir on finding oneself while living with bipolar disorder; @rafiazakaria's essay on the relationship between crows, the living, & the dead; and the mystery of @SophieHaigney's rattling window. These & more in our newsletter: mailchi.mp/offassignment/…
Join @drawingcenter on June 29 for an evening of readings and performances inspired by A Greater Beauty: The Drawings of Kahlil Gibran exhibition✍🏼, including actor Adam Bakri, poetry from @FrthPrsnSnglr, @monakareem, and @YouKnowFargo, and a closing performance by @Offendum
NYC - Thu 29th: Come see me read with my favs: @FrthPrsnSnglr + @YouKnowFargo + @Offendum + Adam Bakri!! At the @drawingcenter following a mini tour of Kahlil Gibran's exhibition before it closes drawingcenter.org/programs/poets…
The Mark Twain House & Museum is excited to announce the Long List of titles for this year’s Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award!
Finished copies are here! This book drank my blood for 7 years. Still can’t believe it will be out in the world in three weeks! What a life. It’d mean the world to me if you could pre-order it from your local bookstore or wherever books are sold.
Out now: HOLO Newsletter 012 feat. festival futures w/ @MUTEK_Montreal (@lab_normals), Q&As w/ @chillakiles, Total Refusal (@mrtnzlngr); @AdK_Berlin’s wild #AI imaginings w/ @SarahCiston, @pedroliveira_, @sahejrahal etc.; and a HOLO collector's edition tease w/ @schwittlick_ 🥁
Riveting Read with elements of radical compassion, social commentary, language, AI and more!! @chillakiles Thank you for this soaring work!
Delighted to have the opening story of my collection in @zyzzyvamag!
A glorious sneak peek of @NishanthInjam's THE BEST POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE is available in @zyzzyvamag! And cc: @likaluca who I know loves this story. 🙌🙌 zyzzyva.org/2023/06/06/the…
SO excited it's happening & honored to celebrate queer Black and Asian voices alongside the luminous @goldenthem @WriterBushra @chillakiles @thecourtcase ⎯ endless gratitude to @aaww @LambdaLiterary @bluestockings for making this happen ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 withfriends.co/event/16225157…
Cherline is brilliant!! <3
My short story Tender was selected by @minjinlee11 and @HeidiPitlor for The Best American Short Stories 2023. Absolutely floored! This is my first published story. Grateful to @sewaneereview for publishing. Out in October with @MarinerBooks
Heartbreaking news. Of everyone who had a hand in the 2013 revelations of global mass surveillance, my dear friend David Miranda was perhaps the most righteous—and pure. I will never forget that when the UK broke its own laws to detain David as a "terrorist" for daring to aid an…
It is with the most profound sadness that I announce the passing away of my husband, @DavidMirandaRio He would have turned 38 tomorrow. His death, early this morning, came after a 9-month battle in ICU. He died in full peace, surrounded by our children and family and friends.
The rain saves my father the hassle of painting the front door. Donating my organs to the cats doesn’t make me a bird. -- from my translation of @monakareem's "Nights", in @poetrymagazine, selected by the inimitable @CharifShan! My translator's note: poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine…
new release!! A NYT Editor’s choice 🔥 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “an unusual AI project will force her to question her own moral compass and sense of goodness.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I loved reading this! @chillakiles and @TantorAudio
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