Bangladeshi Irish novelist <a href= "https://adibajaigirdar.com/">Adiba Jaigirdar</a> writes love stories with queer brown girls as protagonists. In this interview, we discuss risk-taking in the publishing industry, racism in Ireland, and do deep dives into three of her novels. We discuss the interracial (Brazilian-Bengali) relationship in The Henna Wars (2020), the interfaith (Hindu-Muslim) relationship Hani & Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating (2021), and representing fatphobia without depressing the audience in The Dos and Donuts of Love (2023). Read the transcript at <a href= "http://bit.ly/3GccClW">scribd.com/artactivistnia</a>. Support the podcast at <a href= "https://patreon.com/artactivistnia">patreon.com/artactivistnia</a>. Photo by Aleksandria Rudenko. Transcription by Amirah Mizrahi.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Bangladeshi Irish novelist &lt;a href= "https://adibajaigirdar.com/"&gt;Adiba Jaigirdar&lt;/a&gt; writes love stories with queer brown girls as protagonists. In this interview, we discuss risk-taking in the publishing industry, racism in Ireland, and do deep dives into three of her novels. We discuss the interracial (Brazilian-Bengali) relationship in &lt;em&gt;The Henna Wars&lt;/em&gt; (2020), the interfaith (Hindu-Muslim) relationship &lt;em&gt;Hani &amp; Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating&lt;/em&gt; (2021), and representing fatphobia without depressing the audience in &lt;em&gt;The Dos and Donuts of Love&lt;/em&gt; (2023). &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Read the transcript at &lt;a href= "http://bit.ly/3GccClW"&gt;scribd.com/artactivistnia&lt;/a&gt;. Support the podcast at &lt;a href= "https://patreon.com/artactivistnia"&gt;patreon.com/artactivistnia&lt;/a&gt;. Photo by Aleksandria Rudenko. Transcription by Amirah Mizrahi.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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