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varshab.bsky.social
@varshab.bsky.social
New York Times bestselling author of Thirst (2022), Count Me In, and A Garland of Henna (2024). Nancy Paulsen Books (Penguin Group). Repped by Caryn Wiseman (ABLA). Lover of chai, croissants and words.
Let’s help out in anyway possible.
Hey SCBWI friends in Houston @lynnekelly.bsky.social @varshab.bsky.social and out @samanthamclark.com, can you help spread the word about this local group's wishlist?
Houston's Book Fairy Brigade is
desperately in need of Spanish books, as well as middle grade novels and board books.

Every free book put into the hands of a child is an act of resistance AND joy.

Books feed the soul, fuel dreams, and offer hope.

bit.ly/478Xy38

@txfreedomread.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Thank you dear @carynwiseman.bsky.social 🎉
Happy Book Birthday to this lovely celebration of family, in whatever form it takes! @varshab.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
My new picture book, Family of Friends, illustrated by @ishaalobo.bsky.social, and published by Nancy Paulsen books hits the shelves on October 14th 2025. @nancyrosep.bsky.social. It’s a celebration of families, the ones we’re born into and the ones we choose.
September 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Happy book birthday Ann!
INTO THE RAPIDS launches into the world today! I'm so excited for you to leap into the rapids of life with Addy!

I can't wait to meet readers tomorrow at Anderson’s in IL (tickets required), on 5/15 at Schuler Books in MI, & on 5/23 at the Flying Pig in VT. I hope to see some of you along the way!
May 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Happy Indie Bookstore day especially to @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social. Thank you for all you do to support writers and readers.
April 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Thank you for inviting me and for bringing is together. Without librarians, we would be lost.
April 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Thank you Librarians ❤️
This #SchoolLibraryMonth join us in shining a light on school librarians and libraries and the AASL Chapters that support them. buff.ly/4dzfTjh #AASLslm
April 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Happy Book Birthday to the Match Maker by my friend @aishasaeed.bsky.social! It’s a mystery/romance for adults. Aisha’s writing is masterful and I can’t wait to read it.
April 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This is the book we all need right now.
Feel like this book is more relevant than ever right now.
We are getting a reminder of what the world was like before vaccines.
March 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Having a great #worldreadaloudday! Here are the books I'm introducing to kids as well as my own ones: THIRST by @varshab.bsky.social NOBRAINER'S GUIDE TO DECOMPOSITION by @adriannacuevas.bsky.social OMEGA MORALES by @laekanzeakemp.bsky.social STRANGE WONDERS OF ROOTS by @evangriffith.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Happy book birthday @veerawrites.bsky.social 🎉
January 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Congratulations @ruthbehar.bsky.social!!
I'm thrilled & grateful to have received a Newbery Honor Award & a Sydney Taylor Honor Book Award for my book, ACROSS SO MY SEAS. Thanks to my amazing editor @nancyrosep.bsky.social & the @penguinschoollib.bsky.social team & my family & ancestors whose stories of resilience I will never forget.
January 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Looking forward to reading Safe Harbor by @padmatv.bsky.social. Congratulations!!!
Dr. @padmatv.bsky.social's Safe Harbor releases next week!
January 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Thank you @carynwiseman.bsky.social. Very excited for this picture book.
January 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A conversation with @tomnixonreads.bsky.social about A Garland of Henna!
Book Flood Podcast (E20): Author Varsha Bajaj on “A Garland of Henna” (& other books) – Golden Libraries
goldenlibraries.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Reposted
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank

www.literacywithlesley.com/justice--cha...
December 3, 2024 at 8:08 PM
I’m revising my next MG and I do love the story and the process of making words shine!
November 26, 2024 at 5:16 PM
A picture of Twain and Me since THIRST is on the Mark Twain reading list for 2024-2025. school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?es=1&...
November 19, 2024 at 2:33 PM