Desi Geek Girls

Preeti interviews YA Author Sona Charaipotra all about her latest release, HOW MAYA GOT FIERCE. They talk about all the important things: publishing, writing, representation, and of course, FOOD. About the HOW MAYA GOT FIERCE: How Maya Got Fierce(Fiewel & Friends/Macmillan) follows 17-year-old California farm girl Maya, who should be at Cow Camp but instead accidentally scores her dream job atFiercemagazine. Only problem? They think she's 25—and her parents would kill her if they found out.About Sona Charaipotra: Sona Charaipotra is the author of Symptoms of a Heartbreak and How Maya Got Fierce, and co-author of Rumor Game and Tiny Pretty Things, now a Netflix original series. She earned her Masters in screenwriting from NYU and an MFA in creative writing from the New School. A working journalist, Sona has held editorial roles at People, TeenPeople, ABCNews.com, MSN, the Barnes & Noble Teen Blog (RIP), and, most recently, Parents.com, where she is senior editor of Trends and Features. She contributed to publications from the New York Times to TeenVogue. She is a former We Need Diverse Books board member, and co-founded CAKE Literary, a boutique book packager. Find her on the web talking about books, Bollywood movies, and chai.Follow Sona on Twitter, Instagram, & TikTok. Episode links: Desi Geek Girls patreon: http://www.patreon.com/desigeekgirlsPreorder Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma: https://www.littleshopofstories.com/book/9781368051699Swapna’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@swapna_krishnaFar Out, Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXh0DTP998wSwapna's WIRED column: https://www.wired.com/author/swapna-krishna/

This week, Swapna and Preeti dive deep into episodes 3 - 5 of Obi Wan on Disney+. There are a lot of feelings about that flashback scene, horror at some of those fights, and in general a lot of (good) stress about where it's going. Also, they talk about disaster characterization, Tim Drake, Peter Parker, Star Trek 4, that Joker 2 news and more. Spoilers throughout for Obi Wan through episode 5.Episode links:Desi Geek Girls patreon: http://www.patreon.com/desigeekgirlsSwapna's WIRED column: https://www.wired.com/author/swapna-krishna/Preorder signed copies of Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma: https://www.littleshopofstories.com/book/9781368051699Swapna’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@swapna_krishnaFar Out, Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXh0DTP998w

This week, Swapna and Preeti dive into the premiere of Disney+'s Ms. Marvel! Spoiler alert: they love it. Episode links: Desi Geek Girls patreon: http://www.patreon.com/desigeekgirlsSwapna's WIRED column: https://www.wired.com/author/swapna-krishna/Preorder Signed copy of Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma: https://www.littleshopofstories.com/book/9781368051699Preorder Avenger’s Assembly: X-Change Students 101: https://bookshop.org/books/x-change-students-101-marvel-avengers-assembly-3/9781338767612Swapna’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@swapna_krishnaFar Out, Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXh0DTP998w