Madhushree Ghosh

Immigrant. Daughter of refugees. Author. TEDx Speaker. Founder, @khabaarco — a global culinary literary salon. SAFAR: Forthcoming, June 2026 (Bloomsbury)

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Safar: Finding Home, History, and Culture through Punjabi Food in the American West|Hardcover
10 Must-Try Dishes in Mission Hills, San Diego | San Diego Magazine
10 Must-Try Dishes in Mission Hills, San Diego | San Diego Magazine
Sinead OConnor Anthology: Nothing Compares to You
Sinead OConnor Anthology: Nothing Compares to You
Can sharing a good meal bring people together? One San Diego author thinks so — The San Diego Union-Tribune
TEDxSanDiego | What We Talk About When We Talk About Food | Madhushree Ghosh |
TEDxSanDiego | What We Talk About When We Talk About Food | Madhushree Ghosh |
VOGUE INDIA, May 2023: In talking about embracing her wild hair, a writer spotlights a cultural shift in beauty perceptions
VOGUE INDIA, May 2023: In talking about embracing her wild hair, a writer spotlights a cultural shift in beauty perceptions

2023 KHABAAR Events & Engagements

The Premise | Madhushree Ghosh - Author - Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory and Family
The Premise | Madhushree Ghosh - Author - Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory and Family
Featured Speaker, Treasure Valley Reads, Boise’23
Seeds of Change 2023
Seeds of Change 2023
Featured Title 2023: Khabaar
The Best of Think | Think
The Best of Think | Think
Texas Book Festival — With Rabia Chaudry
Texas Book Festival — With Rabia Chaudry
My Sweet Bengali Diwali, Framily-style
My Sweet Bengali Diwali, Framily-style
Featured Speaker: 16th The Examined Life Conference, October 20, 2022
October 2022: Interview with Little Village Magazine, Iowa City
September 2022: High Country News Essay on Punjabi Dhabas
September 2022: High Country News Essay on Punjabi Dhabas
August Skylight Books Podcast: Conversation with Guy Branum
August Skylight Books Podcast: Conversation with Guy Branum
August 28, 2022: Provincetown East End Books Khabaar Event
August 28, 2022: Provincetown East End Books Khabaar Event
August 15, 2022: KPBS Mid-Day Edition Interview
August 15, 2022: KPBS Mid-Day Edition Interview
NYT OpEd on India’s Independence Day, 2017
September 24, 2022: Grub Street Workshop, What we talk about when we talk about food
HippoCamp22 A Night Of NonFiction: Debut Author Series
HippoCamp22 A Night Of NonFiction: Debut Author Series
August 2022: India Currents Review of KHABAAR
July 2022: The Rumpus interview with Neelanjana Bannerjee
July 2022: Buzzfeed 17 Books from Independent Publishing to Read This Summer
July 2022: Buzzfeed 17 Books from Independent Publishing to Read This Summer
July 2022: Museum of Food and Drink Conversation with Chef Surbhi Sahni and Sonia Chopra on Immigrant Journeys
June 2022 BOMB Magazine Interview with Natashia Deon and Namrata Poddar
LA Review of Books: Khabaar (reviewed by Rishi Reddi)
June 2022 Vogue India Essay: On Jabakusum oil
LitHub Khabaar Essay, On Cooking, on memory, June 2022
Sunday Mid-Day Review: Khabaar
NASHVILLE JUNE 7: IN CONVERSATION WITH CHEF MANEET CHAUHAN
NASHVILLE JUNE 7: IN CONVERSATION WITH CHEF MANEET CHAUHAN
AUSTIN JUNE 15, 2022: With Nadia Chaudhury/Eater Austin, with Asian American Resource Center
AUSTIN JUNE 15, 2022: With Nadia Chaudhury/Eater Austin, with Asian American Resource Center
Politics & Prose Event: May 20, 2022
Politics & Prose Event: May 20, 2022
Desi Book Discourse: With Aruni Kashyap and Anjali Enjeti
Deesha Philyaw’s Favorite Books: Foyles UK
May 12, 2022: Unlocking Your Story: A conversation with Karin Gutman
May 19, 2022: Red Ink panel, hosted by Books are Magic (Virtual Event)
Workshop on Braided Essays: The Muse and the Marketplace
KHABAAR Playlist from Large Hearted Boy
BOOK CATAPULT EVENT, April 21, 2022: Conversation with Nina Mukerjee Furstenau
Interview with Krys Boyd: THINK KERA.ORG
Your Favorite Book Podcast/Chicago Review of Books
Book Club Chat
NRI Pulse: Khabaar Review
Hippocampus: Khabaar review
LitHub interview with Anjali Enjeti
#5onFri: South Asian authors writing about family and belonging
Writers Digest: Braided Essay for Khabaar
Interview with SEEMA magazine
5Q: The Writing University (Iowa) Interview
5Q: The Writing University (Iowa) Interview
San Diego Union Tribune feature
San Diego Union Tribune feature
Chicago Review of Books: 12 Must Read Books of April
Chicago Review of Books: 12 Must Read Books of April
Top Pick This Season San Diego Union Tribune
Top Pick This Season San Diego Union Tribune
Athena SD: Blueprint for Success
Athena SD: Blueprint for Success
Warwick’s Khabaar Virtual Launch Event with Adrienne Brodeur
Warwick’s Khabaar Virtual Launch Event with Adrienne Brodeur
WNYC interview with Arun Venugopal
WNYC interview with Arun Venugopal
KHABAAR: Audiobook
KHABAAR: Audiobook
SheKnows 15 Best Books by Writers of Color
BEST BOOKS ABOUT FOOD AND IDENTITY BY ASIAN AUTHORS
BOMB MAGAZINE: Madhushree speaks with Nina Mukerjee Furstenau
Deesha Philyaw Talks about Khabaar
LA Times OpEd
Khabaar: Kirkus Review
Khabaar: Kirkus Review
Interview with Oldster Magazine
Newsletter: Into Another Year with Grace, Kindness and Patience

ORDER LINKS: Khabaar

Khabaar: University of Iowa Press
Khabaar: BN
Khabaar: Amazon
December 2, 2021 Newsletter: Is Raat Ki Subah Nahi
Madhushree Ghosh
Longreads: The State We Are In, Neither Here, There not in Heaven
The Juggernaut:The Audacity of Culinary Caucasity
BOMB Magazine Interview with Anjali Enjeti
The Rumpus Interview with Bhaswati Ghosh
The Rumpus Interview with Sayantani Dasgupta
The Rumpus Interview with Rajiv Mohabir
LARB Interview with Anjali Enjeti

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