Anu Kandikuppa
@anukandikuppa.bsky.social
Writer, former economics consultant. Story collection THE CONFINES | Work in New England Review, Story, +++++++++;-) | Mass Cultural Council grantee | Word I hate: contest
www.anukandikuppa.com
www.anukandikuppa.com
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Everyone should read Ted Chiang's stories
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Everyone should read Ted Chiang's stories
the problem with being taken by and wanting to write philosophical dialog-only stories like Donald Barthelme is, I am not Donald Barthelme (laughs hysterically)
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
the problem with being taken by and wanting to write philosophical dialog-only stories like Donald Barthelme is, I am not Donald Barthelme (laughs hysterically)
All good showers must come to an end
November 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
All good showers must come to an end
I'm afraid the greatness that will justify my frequent nastiness will never come
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I'm afraid the greatness that will justify my frequent nastiness will never come
A good writing day is one with a good writing idea
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A good writing day is one with a good writing idea
My review of Ranjan Adiga's Diversity Quota in Colorado Review: coloradoreview.colostate.edu/reviews/dive...
Diversity Quota - Center for Literary Publishing
$17.95 Buy Book About the Book Author: Ranjan AdigaReviewed By: Anu KandikuppaGenre: FictionPublisher: University of Wisconsin PressPublished: 2024Pages: 164 Book ReviewThe characters in Ranjan Adiga’...
coloradoreview.colostate.edu
September 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My review of Ranjan Adiga's Diversity Quota in Colorado Review: coloradoreview.colostate.edu/reviews/dive...
novels or short stories that use the third person plural pov (to represent a group of people/hive mind) if not exclusively, in part? I feel like they should exist--there are so many written in first person plural
September 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
novels or short stories that use the third person plural pov (to represent a group of people/hive mind) if not exclusively, in part? I feel like they should exist--there are so many written in first person plural
Maybe if I stop referring to my writing as working on my s**t, my people would respect it more?
September 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Maybe if I stop referring to my writing as working on my s**t, my people would respect it more?
now I can say I could have won an nea grant
August 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
now I can say I could have won an nea grant
Plenty pizza but no idli dosa in Bengaluru airport😩
June 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Plenty pizza but no idli dosa in Bengaluru airport😩
Super interested in how novels are organized—from zero chapters (or paragraphs!) to hyper-organized and labeled—and how that impacts reading experience. Any insights/references?
June 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Super interested in how novels are organized—from zero chapters (or paragraphs!) to hyper-organized and labeled—and how that impacts reading experience. Any insights/references?
Too busy often means too busy for you
May 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Too busy often means too busy for you
people are always rescheduling meetings with me because they're too busy😆🤔
May 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
people are always rescheduling meetings with me because they're too busy😆🤔
Went to my first book club discussion of my book The Confines last night! Priceless to meet readers--and skimmers--of my stories and hear how they relate--or don't
May 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Went to my first book club discussion of my book The Confines last night! Priceless to meet readers--and skimmers--of my stories and hear how they relate--or don't
Suzanne Berne and me last night, talking about my book The Confines, AI, and smells. 🙏@newtonvillebooks.bsky.social, Suzanne, & all who came. Such fun! My grown kids brought their friends & asked questions. Behind me is the children's books section we used to frequent. Couldn't ask for more
May 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Suzanne Berne and me last night, talking about my book The Confines, AI, and smells. 🙏@newtonvillebooks.bsky.social, Suzanne, & all who came. Such fun! My grown kids brought their friends & asked questions. Behind me is the children's books section we used to frequent. Couldn't ask for more
Thank you so much, @kelseysquire.bsky.social, for this awesome take on my story collection, and to @yourimpossiblevoice.com for posting the review! I am so grateful for your attention
“Through nuanced, precise, devastating language, Kandikuppa provides readers with stories of yearning and discovery that will remain with them long after finishing.”
@kelseysquire.bsky.social reviews The Confines by @anukandikuppa.bsky.social! #reviews #literary #writingcommunity
@kelseysquire.bsky.social reviews The Confines by @anukandikuppa.bsky.social! #reviews #literary #writingcommunity
Review: The Confines by Anu Kandikuppa • Your Impossible Voice
Review by Kelsey Squire — "Through nuanced, precise, devastating language, Kandikuppa provides readers with stories of yearning and discovery that will remain with them long after finishing."
www.yourimpossiblevoice.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Thank you so much, @kelseysquire.bsky.social, for this awesome take on my story collection, and to @yourimpossiblevoice.com for posting the review! I am so grateful for your attention
Reminder: I'm talking about my recent collection, The Confines, with Suzanne Berne at Newtonville Books, 5/13 @ 7 PM. And because it deserves to be read, here's a link to Suzanne's excellent article about writing novels: lithub.com/suzanne-bern...
Suzanne Berne Asks Us, Why Write a Novel, Why Read a Novel, and Why Now?
To describe what it can be like to write a novel, I’ll offer a bit of my own experience: My first published novel, which began almost thirty years ago with a grudge. You would be amazed by how many…
lithub.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Reminder: I'm talking about my recent collection, The Confines, with Suzanne Berne at Newtonville Books, 5/13 @ 7 PM. And because it deserves to be read, here's a link to Suzanne's excellent article about writing novels: lithub.com/suzanne-bern...
excited to read the first book I've ever requested for review
April 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
excited to read the first book I've ever requested for review
A bookstore that sells only indie books
April 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A bookstore that sells only indie books
I just added a pair of turtles that hate each other to my novel, and it's suddenly fun. I hope they stay
April 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I just added a pair of turtles that hate each other to my novel, and it's suddenly fun. I hope they stay
Books about gen z relationships -- fiction or non-fiction?
April 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Books about gen z relationships -- fiction or non-fiction?
my kids making fun of me
April 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
my kids making fun of me
An excerpt from my collection The Confines and an essay on unconventional stories in the new issue of The Writers' Chronicle
writerschronicle.awpwriter.org/TWC/2025-apr...
writerschronicle.awpwriter.org/TWC/2025-apr...
writerschronicle.awpwriter.org/TWC/2025-apr...
writerschronicle.awpwriter.org/TWC/2025-apr...
April 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
An excerpt from my collection The Confines and an essay on unconventional stories in the new issue of The Writers' Chronicle
writerschronicle.awpwriter.org/TWC/2025-apr...
writerschronicle.awpwriter.org/TWC/2025-apr...
writerschronicle.awpwriter.org/TWC/2025-apr...
writerschronicle.awpwriter.org/TWC/2025-apr...
Someone asked me for publishing advice. Do what I did--if you want to make it as hard as possible, I said.
April 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Someone asked me for publishing advice. Do what I did--if you want to make it as hard as possible, I said.