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Varsha Seshan

My Year in Writing

January 7, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Being a writer is never easy. Things take too long, and there’s little to show for it. Long silences, endless waiting and wondering, a general feeling of isolation … Yet, […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Dragonflies Jigsaws and Seashells, Making a Clone, poem, The Charm of Children's Literature, The Curious Reader, The Problem with Monster Stereotypes in Literature, The Prophecy of Rasphora, Today I Am, Using Pratham Books and StoryWeaver in School Libraries

The Charm of Children’s Literature

November 7, 2019 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I read and review books all the time. A glance through my blog shows me that I’ve written over 300 posts about books! Though I didn’t look through all of […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: children's literature, essay, reading, reviews, The Curious Reader

Monsters and Stereotypes

July 14, 2019 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Graphic image of four white-skinned people thinking of a fat, dark-skinned man as a monster

I’m so happy with all the lovely responses I’ve been getting to my essay, “The Problem With Monster Stereotypes In Literature”! Thank you for the love. It’s been ages since […]

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