Books on Toast | Women in Fantasy with Sukanya Venkatraghavan and Sejal Mehta @BooksonToast | Uploaded May 2019 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
A wild conversation with magical women to talk about female representation in fantasy. From Katniss Everdeen to Akwaeke Emezi, Angela Carter to Hermoine Granger, Yakshi to Surpanakha - we cover a range of women characters, creatures and creators (authors). For this conversation, we got editor of a just-released anthology of fantasy fiction called Magical Women, written by Indian women, Sukanya Venkatraghavan and contributor Sejal Mehta to talk to us about our collective favourite women in fantasy fiction.
If you are into audiobooks, we have a special offer code exclusive to only Books on Toast subscribers. Use bit.ly/botstorytel to sign up for FREE for the first 30 days and download unlimited audiobooks. Thereafter, the monthly subscription on the app is just Rs 299. All links to audiobooks and even paperbacks to the books discussed are below
Books discussed:
Magical Women edited by Sukanya Venkatraghavan feat. stories by Shreya Ila Anasuya, SV Sujatha, Tashan Mehta, Samhita Arni, Sejal Mehta, Trisha Das, Kiran Manral, Ruchika Roy, Shweta Taneja, Shveta Thakrar, Asma Kazi, Nikita Deshpande and Krishna Udayasankar
Paperback: amzn.to/2LgiT2G
Kindle: amzn.to/2DFOLaw
Tales of Balarama (Amar Chitra Katha)
Kindle: amzn.to/2LgSQIJ
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Audiobooks narrated by Stephen Fry: bit.ly/2S7yfom
Paperback (1-7): amzn.to/2Y0kOtD
The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
Kindle: amzn.to/2LjnalU
Hardcover: amzn.to/2US7vJR
The Hunger Games Trilogy (Box Set) by Suzanne Collins
Audiobook narrated by Tatiana Malsany: bit.ly/2PDCnNj
Kindle: amzn.to/2URg33M
Paperback: amzn.to/2Liz9A4
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
Kindle: amzn.to/2Y2Y9Nt
Paperback: amzn.to/2XXV1SU
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Audiobook narrated by Aysha Kala, Jack Farrar: bit.ly/2DEdegw
Kindle: amzn.to/2J7QJ7h
Paperback: amzn.to/2Lds8AF
Dark Things by Sukanya Venkatraghavan
Kindle: amzn.to/2XUyFSc
Paperback: amzn.to/2GPdbzd
Daughter of Smoke and Bone (boxset) by Laini Taylor
Kindle: amzn.to/2ZO4jT9
Paperback: amzn.to/2XTKEiM
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
Audiobook narrated by Nneka Okoye: bit.ly/2JdtnNo
Kindle: amzn.to/2VCxo4B
Paperback: amzn.to/2GQyNet
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
Kindle: amzn.to/2GMUj3T
Paperback: amzn.to/2J7Stxl
Great Jataka Tales Retold by Noor Inayat Khan, illustrations by Kalyani Ganpathy
Kindle: amzn.to/2VD6mtY
Paperback: amzn.to/2VEl6J6
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
Kindle: amzn.to/2DH6iiK
Paperback: amzn.to/2ZNyrhG
A Firefly in the Dark Shazaf Fatima Haider
Kindle: amzn.to/2J74piX
Paperback: amzn.to/2Ldts6B
Beast by Krishna Udayasankar
Kindle: amzn.to/2V948D6
Paperback: amzn.to/2DEhlcs
The Demon Hunter of Chottanikkara by SV Sujatha
Kindle: amzn.to/2Lpz8uu
Hardcover: amzn.to/2ZKe4C1
Cult of Chaos by Shweta Taneja
Kindle: amzn.to/2V5cgol
Paperback: amzn.to/2V7j19k
The Liar’s Weave by Tashan Mehta
Hardcover: amzn.to/2ZPHXR6
The Face at the Window by Kiran Manral
Kindle: amzn.to/2VxTaGZ
Paperback: amzn.to/2LfzAv9
The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin
Hardcover: amzn.to/2J4eeho
Kama’s Last Sutra by Trisha Das
Kindle: amzn.to/2LpInui
Paperback: amzn.to/2PpYUw5
You can support us on Patreon - patreon.com/booksontoast
Books on Toast is a channel where we discuss literature: the good, the bad, the time pass, the serious, the best, the worst and everything else in between. We have new videos every Wednesday and Friday, so check back in to see waddup!
Shot and edited by: Yohann Benson
Sound Recording and Mixing: Abhay, Culture Shoq Productions
Venue: The Cuckoo Club, Bandra, Mumbai
Follow Books on Toast on:
Twitter: @BooksonT
Facebook/ Insta: @BooksonToast
A wild conversation with magical women to talk about female representation in fantasy. From Katniss Everdeen to Akwaeke Emezi, Angela Carter to Hermoine Granger, Yakshi to Surpanakha - we cover a range of women characters, creatures and creators (authors). For this conversation, we got editor of a just-released anthology of fantasy fiction called Magical Women, written by Indian women, Sukanya Venkatraghavan and contributor Sejal Mehta to talk to us about our collective favourite women in fantasy fiction.
If you are into audiobooks, we have a special offer code exclusive to only Books on Toast subscribers. Use bit.ly/botstorytel to sign up for FREE for the first 30 days and download unlimited audiobooks. Thereafter, the monthly subscription on the app is just Rs 299. All links to audiobooks and even paperbacks to the books discussed are below
Books discussed:
Magical Women edited by Sukanya Venkatraghavan feat. stories by Shreya Ila Anasuya, SV Sujatha, Tashan Mehta, Samhita Arni, Sejal Mehta, Trisha Das, Kiran Manral, Ruchika Roy, Shweta Taneja, Shveta Thakrar, Asma Kazi, Nikita Deshpande and Krishna Udayasankar
Paperback: amzn.to/2LgiT2G
Kindle: amzn.to/2DFOLaw
Tales of Balarama (Amar Chitra Katha)
Kindle: amzn.to/2LgSQIJ
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Audiobooks narrated by Stephen Fry: bit.ly/2S7yfom
Paperback (1-7): amzn.to/2Y0kOtD
The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
Kindle: amzn.to/2LjnalU
Hardcover: amzn.to/2US7vJR
The Hunger Games Trilogy (Box Set) by Suzanne Collins
Audiobook narrated by Tatiana Malsany: bit.ly/2PDCnNj
Kindle: amzn.to/2URg33M
Paperback: amzn.to/2Liz9A4
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
Kindle: amzn.to/2Y2Y9Nt
Paperback: amzn.to/2XXV1SU
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Audiobook narrated by Aysha Kala, Jack Farrar: bit.ly/2DEdegw
Kindle: amzn.to/2J7QJ7h
Paperback: amzn.to/2Lds8AF
Dark Things by Sukanya Venkatraghavan
Kindle: amzn.to/2XUyFSc
Paperback: amzn.to/2GPdbzd
Daughter of Smoke and Bone (boxset) by Laini Taylor
Kindle: amzn.to/2ZO4jT9
Paperback: amzn.to/2XTKEiM
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
Audiobook narrated by Nneka Okoye: bit.ly/2JdtnNo
Kindle: amzn.to/2VCxo4B
Paperback: amzn.to/2GQyNet
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
Kindle: amzn.to/2GMUj3T
Paperback: amzn.to/2J7Stxl
Great Jataka Tales Retold by Noor Inayat Khan, illustrations by Kalyani Ganpathy
Kindle: amzn.to/2VD6mtY
Paperback: amzn.to/2VEl6J6
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
Kindle: amzn.to/2DH6iiK
Paperback: amzn.to/2ZNyrhG
A Firefly in the Dark Shazaf Fatima Haider
Kindle: amzn.to/2J74piX
Paperback: amzn.to/2Ldts6B
Beast by Krishna Udayasankar
Kindle: amzn.to/2V948D6
Paperback: amzn.to/2DEhlcs
The Demon Hunter of Chottanikkara by SV Sujatha
Kindle: amzn.to/2Lpz8uu
Hardcover: amzn.to/2ZKe4C1
Cult of Chaos by Shweta Taneja
Kindle: amzn.to/2V5cgol
Paperback: amzn.to/2V7j19k
The Liar’s Weave by Tashan Mehta
Hardcover: amzn.to/2ZPHXR6
The Face at the Window by Kiran Manral
Kindle: amzn.to/2VxTaGZ
Paperback: amzn.to/2LfzAv9
The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin
Hardcover: amzn.to/2J4eeho
Kama’s Last Sutra by Trisha Das
Kindle: amzn.to/2LpInui
Paperback: amzn.to/2PpYUw5
You can support us on Patreon - patreon.com/booksontoast
Books on Toast is a channel where we discuss literature: the good, the bad, the time pass, the serious, the best, the worst and everything else in between. We have new videos every Wednesday and Friday, so check back in to see waddup!
Shot and edited by: Yohann Benson
Sound Recording and Mixing: Abhay, Culture Shoq Productions
Venue: The Cuckoo Club, Bandra, Mumbai
Follow Books on Toast on:
Twitter: @BooksonT
Facebook/ Insta: @BooksonToast
