Kalyani (kull-yah-nee) Saxena
@kalyanisaxena.bsky.social
journalist and fervent bookworm 💖📚I make radio by day and cover romance & fantasy by candlelight
words in NYT, NPR, and the Washington Post
words in NYT, NPR, and the Washington Post
the sun is setting at 4:30 pm and that makes my soul shrivel up. but on the bright side more time for me to be cozy core and work on my wips like this lil sweater
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
the sun is setting at 4:30 pm and that makes my soul shrivel up. but on the bright side more time for me to be cozy core and work on my wips like this lil sweater
✨✨✨✨ huge news!!! breaking one might say!! local bookworm finishes sophie hood! after weeks of counting and anguish and wondering what the next multiple of six is and when (if ever) this project will be done!! it is off the needles and on my head and I am very proud of it 🔵🧵🐳
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
✨✨✨✨ huge news!!! breaking one might say!! local bookworm finishes sophie hood! after weeks of counting and anguish and wondering what the next multiple of six is and when (if ever) this project will be done!! it is off the needles and on my head and I am very proud of it 🔵🧵🐳
small joys on a fall day ✨
October 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
small joys on a fall day ✨
me every time I buy a massive amount of yarn for no reason: yes this will fix me
September 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
me every time I buy a massive amount of yarn for no reason: yes this will fix me
local girl turns pile of yarn into first knit sweater!!! ✨💚☘️🌿🌱
August 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
local girl turns pile of yarn into first knit sweater!!! ✨💚☘️🌿🌱
started work on my first knit sweater this week!! mistakes galore but look at that gorgeous green texture 💚🍀
August 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
started work on my first knit sweater this week!! mistakes galore but look at that gorgeous green texture 💚🍀
uh oh someone let a silly goose loose in the newsroom ✨🪿🗞️
June 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
uh oh someone let a silly goose loose in the newsroom ✨🪿🗞️
Had a lovely evening chatting with @averyudagawa.bsky.social and Sachiko Kashiwaba about The Village Beyond the Mist - translated in English after 50 years!
Thank you to @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social for having me!!
Thank you to @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social for having me!!
June 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Had a lovely evening chatting with @averyudagawa.bsky.social and Sachiko Kashiwaba about The Village Beyond the Mist - translated in English after 50 years!
Thank you to @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social for having me!!
Thank you to @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social for having me!!
breaking up the doom and gloom with these pictures of my latest project! a pink crochet bonnet in honor of all my favorite historical romance heroines 💖📚🎀
June 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
breaking up the doom and gloom with these pictures of my latest project! a pink crochet bonnet in honor of all my favorite historical romance heroines 💖📚🎀
chaotic crafting is back! picking up work on my silly goose sweater and making a knit back panel because why not 🧶
June 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
chaotic crafting is back! picking up work on my silly goose sweater and making a knit back panel because why not 🧶
be cool be cool be cool be- AHHHHH your girl’s been published in the @nytimes ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
what an absolute dream and honor to review 10 wonderful folklore and mythology inspired fantasy reads for @nytbooks 📚🦄✨✨✨
what an absolute dream and honor to review 10 wonderful folklore and mythology inspired fantasy reads for @nytbooks 📚🦄✨✨✨
June 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
be cool be cool be cool be- AHHHHH your girl’s been published in the @nytimes ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
what an absolute dream and honor to review 10 wonderful folklore and mythology inspired fantasy reads for @nytbooks 📚🦄✨✨✨
what an absolute dream and honor to review 10 wonderful folklore and mythology inspired fantasy reads for @nytbooks 📚🦄✨✨✨
learning to knit as a crocheter 🥲😩🧶
June 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
learning to knit as a crocheter 🥲😩🧶
I've produced over 700 stories for @hereandnow! taking a moment to be proud of that accomplishment and all the radio I've made over the years 📻💕
June 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I've produced over 700 stories for @hereandnow! taking a moment to be proud of that accomplishment and all the radio I've made over the years 📻💕
messed around and “graduated” 5 years after getting my degree ✨🎓
May 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
messed around and “graduated” 5 years after getting my degree ✨🎓
spent my morning matching my crochet sweaters to some of my favorite books ✨📚💖
May 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
spent my morning matching my crochet sweaters to some of my favorite books ✨📚💖
working in news and understanding the rammys behind every headline
April 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
working in news and understanding the rammys behind every headline
entered the next stage of adulthood today because I bought my first dutch oven!!! 👩🍳
help me put her to good use and send your favorite stew/chili/soup/gravy recipes ✨💖
help me put her to good use and send your favorite stew/chili/soup/gravy recipes ✨💖
April 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
entered the next stage of adulthood today because I bought my first dutch oven!!! 👩🍳
help me put her to good use and send your favorite stew/chili/soup/gravy recipes ✨💖
help me put her to good use and send your favorite stew/chili/soup/gravy recipes ✨💖
mumbai meri jaan 🥹💖
March 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
mumbai meri jaan 🥹💖
this is what it feels like trying to navigate the public transit system in a different city
February 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
this is what it feels like trying to navigate the public transit system in a different city
made some bookish themed valentines for you all 💖✨
February 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
made some bookish themed valentines for you all 💖✨
when someone says “the media isn’t reporting on this” while screenshotting a headline from a news article
February 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
when someone says “the media isn’t reporting on this” while screenshotting a headline from a news article
stopped by boston’s romance bookstore over the weekend and predictably fell in love 💖📚✨
February 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
stopped by boston’s romance bookstore over the weekend and predictably fell in love 💖📚✨
my brain has been going AHHHH all week but it was briefly replaced by OOOOH when my lovely friends sent me two bookish themed mugs
I will be sipping my oat hot chocolate in style 💖📚✨ #booksky #romancelandia
I will be sipping my oat hot chocolate in style 💖📚✨ #booksky #romancelandia
January 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
my brain has been going AHHHH all week but it was briefly replaced by OOOOH when my lovely friends sent me two bookish themed mugs
I will be sipping my oat hot chocolate in style 💖📚✨ #booksky #romancelandia
I will be sipping my oat hot chocolate in style 💖📚✨ #booksky #romancelandia
hi friends! if you’re looking for something to celebrate today, may I suggest…..me? yes the rumors are true today is a day of national importance because it’s MY birthday!!!
and I’m celebrating that I finished this sweater - my first completed crochet project in 1.5 years 💕🎉
and I’m celebrating that I finished this sweater - my first completed crochet project in 1.5 years 💕🎉
January 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
hi friends! if you’re looking for something to celebrate today, may I suggest…..me? yes the rumors are true today is a day of national importance because it’s MY birthday!!!
and I’m celebrating that I finished this sweater - my first completed crochet project in 1.5 years 💕🎉
and I’m celebrating that I finished this sweater - my first completed crochet project in 1.5 years 💕🎉