LISTS
“Don’t Miss These Incredible 2022 Debuts,” by Rachel Leon, CHICAGO REVIEW OF BOOKS, December 2022; https://chireviewofbooks.com/2022/12/15/dont-miss-these-incredible-2022-debuts/
“The Best Fiction/Nonfiction Books of 2022,” ASTER(IX) JOURNAL, December 2022; https://asterixjournal.com/best-prose-2022/
“Desi Books to Give as Holiday Gifts,” INDIA CURRENTS, December 2022; https://indiacurrents.com/desi-books-to-give-as-holiday-gifts/
“Bennington Books Gift Guide for 2022 (and beyond!),” BENNINGTON COLLEGE, December 2022; https://www.bennington.edu/news-and-features/bennington-books-gift-guide-2022-and-beyond
“Our 51 Favorite Books of 2022,” WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BOOKS, November 2022; https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/index.php/features/our-51-favorite-books-of-2022
“9 AAPI Writers to Read in May 2022,” by Amanda Tien, ASTER(IX) JOURNAL, May 2, 2022; https://asterixjournal.com/aapi2022/
“What to Read for Women’s History Month,” BROWN GIRL BOOKSHELF, March 8, 2022; https://browngirlbookshelf.org/#b971feb6-2980-4c03-af05-61e3b1767bf4
“March 2022 Reads for the Rest of Us,” by Karla J. Strand, MS. MAGAZINE, March 2, 2022; https://msmagazine.com/2022/03/02/feminist-books-women-black-latina-aapi-lgbtq-writers-march-2022-reads-for-the-rest-of-us/
“5 Books to Read by Women of Color in March,” Nahal Amouzadeh, ALL ARTS, February 2022; https://allarts.org/2022/02/5-books-by-women-of-color-march-2022/
“Most Anticipated Reads for the Rest of Us 2022,” Karla J. Strand, MS. MAGAZINE, February 2022, https://msmagazine.com/2022/02/07/most-anticipated-feminist-books-women-lgbtq-writers-reads-for-the-rest-of-us-2022/
“Here Are 16 Upcoming Books From Indie Presses You’ll Love,” Wendy J. Fox, BUZZFEED NEWS, January 2022, https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/wendyjfox/books-coming-out-in-2022-indie-press
“Most Anticipated: The Great First Half 2022,” THE MILLIONS, January 2022, https://themillions.com/2022/01/most-anticipated-the-great-first-half-2022-book-preview.html
“New Releases from BIPOC Authors—March 2022,” GOODREADS, January 2022; https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/171880.New_Releases_from_BIPOC_Authors_March_2022
“22 Books to Read in 2022,” BROWN GIRL BOOKSHELF, December 2021; https://browngirlbookshelf.org/
INTERVIEWS
“Stories and Insights: Meet Namrata Poddar,” CANVAS REBEL, October 2023; https://canvasrebel.com/meet-namrata-poddar/
“In conversation with Namrata Poddar, Author of ‘Border Less’,” HARPER BROADCAST, March 2023; https://harpercollins.co.in/blog/interviews/namrata-poddar/
“Interview with debut novelist Namrata Poddar,” MINORITIES IN PUBLISHING: Episode 25, in conversation with the Podcast host Jennifer Baker, February 2023; You can listen to the conversation here: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Spotify, or Podcast Tumblr.
“Daily Inspiration: Meet Namrata Poddar,” VOYAGE LA Magazine, January 2023; http://voyagela.com/interview/daily-inspiration-meet-namrata-poddar/
““The Good Mother”: Namrata Poddar on the Emotional Labor of the Caregiver-Artist Bind,” in conversation with podcast host Kaitlin Solimine for POSTPARTUM PRODUCTION, October 2022. You can here the episode here: https://www.postpartumproduction.com/episodes/13
“Interview with Namrata Poddar, author of Border Less,” SOLSTICE, Summer 2022; https://solsticelitmag.org/content/interview-with-namrata-poddar-author-of-border-less/
“Namrata Poddar: Of Borders and Boundaries,” MARWAR Magazine, Volume 28: Issue 4, July-August 2022, pgs 20-24.
“We Write Because We Must: Natashia Deon and Namrata Poddar Interviewed by Madhuhree Ghosh,” BOMB magazine, June 22, 2022; https://bombmagazine.org/articles/natashia-deon-and-namrata-poddar-interviewed/
““Histories of Dislocation”: A Conversation with Namrata Poddar,” interview by Torsa Ghosal, LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS, April 25, 2022; https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/histories-of-dislocation-a-conversation-with-namrata-poddar/
“A Conversation with Namrata Poddar, Author of Border Less,” interview by Grace Singh Smith, CLEAVER, March 2022; https://www.cleavermagazine.com/a-conversation-with-namrata-poddar-author-of-border-less/
“Becoming Border Less,” a conversation with radio host Shilpa Agarwal, RADIO LIFE FORCE, March 2022. You can listen to the chat on most podcasting platforms including Spotify, Apple and Google; https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/becoming-border-less/id1481846207?i=1000553627538
Skylight Books Podcast Series: “Border Less”, In conversation with Halley Parry, March 2022; https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kPqnr4flcZueQBM8Rk8mX?si=qP_pnU4uSGuk9xysyTI__A&nd=1
“Race is a construct, yet the impact of it on human beings is very real”: A Conversation with Namrata Poddar,” by Nikhita Obeegadoo, CATAPULT, March 1, 2022; https://catapult.co/dont-write-alone/stories/interview-with-namrata-poddar-author-of-border-less
“Winslow Schmelling Interviews Namrata Poddar,” HAYDEN’S FERRY REVIEW, March 1, 2022; http://haydensferryreview.com/blog/2022/2/25/winslow-schmelling-interviews-namrata-poddar
“Namrata Poddar | Mama’s Writing,” by Deesha Philyaw, RAISING MOTHERS; https://www.raisingmothers.com/namrata-poddar-mamas-writing/
“Decolonization, Fashion, and Brown Girl Stories: Interview With Author Namrata Poddar,” Rashi Rohatgi, BROWN GIRL MAGAZINE, February 2022, https://browngirlmagazine.com/2022/02/interview-author-namrata-poddar-border-less/
“Meet Namrata Poddar, Writer and Educator,” SHOUTOUT LA, January 2022, https://shoutoutla.com/meet-namrata-poddar-writer-and-educator/
Namrata Poddar | Kenyon Review Conversations, THE KENYON REVIEW, July 2020; https://kenyonreview.org/conversation/namrata-poddar/
REVIEWS
“Border Less: Namrata Poddar’s defiant storytelling,” Reviewed by Saurabh Sharma, MINT LOUNGE, October 24, 2022; https://lifestyle.livemint.com/how-to-lounge/books/border-less-namrata-poddar-s-defiant-storytelling-111666580632066.html
“Border Less by Namrata Poddar,” Reviewed by Padmaja Battani, NECESSARY FICTION, April 25, 2022; http://necessaryfiction.com/reviews/BorderLess
“Border Less by Namrata Poddar,” reviewed by Rachel León, THE RUPTURE, April 23, 2022; https://www.therupturemag.com/rupture/border-less
Border Less, “A woman’s journey from call-center worker in Mumbai to successful American Desi is told in linked stories”, reviewed by Alice Stephens, WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BOOKS, March 29, 2022; https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/border-less-a-novel
“The Goddess Rises in Poddar’s ‘Border Less’”, reviewed by Raji Pillai, INDIA CURRENTS, March 15, 2022; https://indiacurrents.com/the-goddess-rises-in-poddars-border-less/
Review of “Border Less”, by Tanaya Sawant for BROWN GIRL BOOKSHELF, March 2022; https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca70okeJ5J_/
“A woman finds as many constraints in America as at home in India in 'Border Less',” by Martha Anne Toll, NPR, March 1, 2022; https://www.npr.org/2022/03/01/1080667005/border-lee-review-namrata-poddar
Review of “Border Less”; Nidhi Shrivastava, Professor of English at Sacred Heart University, and Bookstgrammer, February 2022; https://www.instagram.com/p/CZpQq8lLSA7/
Border Less, “A novel set in L.A. and Mumbai aims to reinvent the South Asian immigrant novel,” reviewed by Meena Venkataramanan, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (online and print), February 2022; https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2022-02-25/a-novel-set-in-l-a-and-mumbai-aims-to-reinvent-the-south-asian-immigrant-novel
Review of “Border Less,” by Joan Curbow, BOOKLIST, January 2022, https://www.booklistonline.com/Border-Less-By-Namrata-Poddar/pid=9756561
“Border Less: Review,” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, December 2021, https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-73617-678-8
FEATURES, ETC
“Ordinary Love,” an excerpt from Border Less: A Novel, RAISING MOTHERS, August 2023; https://www.raisingmothers.com/magazine/
“How to be a Mutha Effing Writer in 3 Easy Steps,” by Amaris Castillo, ASTER(IX) JOURNAL, March 2023; https://asterixjournal.com/how-to-be-a-mutha-effing-writer/
Astre(ix) Journal “Of Human Bonds Beyond Borders,” THE ASIAN AGE and DECCAN CHRONICLE, August 31, 2022 (print)
“The Center for Fiction 2022 First Novel Prize: Three Indian-origin authors make it to the longlist,” SCROLL.IN, August 2022; https://scroll.in/article/1029406/the-center-for-fiction-2022-first-novel-prize-three-indian-origin-authors-make-it-to-the-longlist
“Cerritos Library Holds Reading By Author Namrata Poddar,” INDIA WEST, April 2022; https://indiawest.com/2022/04/15/cerritos-library-holds-reading-by-author-namrata-poddar/
“Border Less by Namrata Poddar”; THE DRIP PODCAST: The podcast where academics of color sit around and discuss great books, May 2022; http://thedrippingspoilers.com/episodes/ep37/
“Border Less: Reflections by debut novelist Namrata Poddar,” ASSIGNMENT, April 1, 2022; http://www.assignmentmag.com/onlineonly/2022/4/1/border-less-reflections-by-debut-novelist-namrata-poddar
“Namrata Poddar’s debut novel traverses borders — and conventional storytelling,” by Gabriel San Romàn, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (The Daily Pilot: print and online), March 2022; https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/story/2022-03-09/namrata-poddars-debut-novel-traverses-borders-and-conventional-storytelling
“Book of the Week: Border Less by Namrata Poddar,” Gender and Women Studies Librarian, University of Wisconsin, March 2022
“Sixth Annual Boca de Oro Festival Eagerly Returns to In-Person Events,” by Crystal Henriquez, VOICE OF OC, March 4, 2022; https://voiceofoc.org/2022/03/sixth-annual-boca-de-oro-festival-eagerly-returns-to-in-person-events/
“Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Mishra, Poddar, Bennet, and More,” by Thom Beckwith, THE MILLIONS, March 1, 2022; https://themillions.com/2022/03/tuesday-new-release-day-starring-mishra-poddar-bennet-and-more.html
“Creative Energy: A Guide to Santa Ana’s Sixth Annual Boca de Oro Festival,” Aliese Willard Muhonen, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES: TIMES OC (print and online), February 2022; https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/story/2022-02-24/creative-energy-a-guide-to-santa-anas-sixth-annual-boca-de-oro-festival
“A Year in Reading: Namrata Poddar,” THE MILLIONS, December 2021; https://themillions.com/2021/12/a-year-in-reading-namrata-poddar.html
Book Matters, KHABAR, November 2021; http://www.khabar.com/magazine/desi-world/briefs/-in-the-news-for-wrong-reasons/-indian-inspiration-for-composers/-book-matters
Press Release, 7.13 BOOKS; September 2021; https://lbooksorg.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/713_press-release_poddar.pdf