Shveta Thakrar

@shvetathakrar

Desi mythopoetess. Author of Nebula Award finalist STAR DAUGHTER, THE DREAM RUNNERS, and DIVINING THE LEAVES. Also INTO THE MOON GARDEN (Audible).

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Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· 1d

If you could use a treat this afternoon, I just baked some cherry cobbler. 🍒

A rectangular blue glass pan filled with cherry cobbler with drop-biscuit topping.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Mar 24

Hi, friends! Just letting you know that Barnes and Noble is currently having a 25-percent-off preorder sale, so if you had your eye on BRIAN FROUD'S GREEN WOMEN, you know what to do. 😁 The discount code is PREORDER25, and the B&N link is below. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/brian-frou...

A finished copy of BRIAN FROUD'S GREEN WOMEN on the ground, with the text, "Words and stories of fantasy and myth from acclaimed women writers around the world. With provocative portraits from the 'grandfather of faerie art,' Brian Froud."

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Mar 23

Friends! I have AMAZING news! Guess who's a contributor to Brian and Wendy Froud's newest anthology, BRIAN FROUD'S GREEN WOMEN, edited by the fabulous @terriwindling.bsky.social? Meeeee! 🧚🏼🧚🏼🧚🏼 I wrote three pieces based on his gorgeous paintings. The book will be available for preorder on 6 October!

A finished copy of BRIAN FROUD'S GREEN WOMEN anthology, featuring a green cover and a painting of a laughing Green Woman with leaves in her mouth, on a bed of grass. The text reads, "Words and stories of fantasy and myth from acclaimed women writers around the world. With provocative portraits from the 'grandfather of faerie art,' Brian Froud."

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Nov 13

If you're thinking about fiction to nominate from this year's crop, I'd love for you to consider my fairy-tale retelling, "Finer than Silk, Brighter than Snow," published in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social. :)

"Once upon a time, so long ago that streams ran thick with silver, and the sun shone in rays of molten gold, an old woman squatted on the green, flower-choked bank of the Sarasvati River and scrubbed fancy clothes for patrons far more fortunate than she."

Issue 65 of UNCANNY MAGAZINE, illustrated by Nilah Magruder.

http://www.uncannymagazine.com/finer-than-silk-brighter-than-snow/

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Nov 2

We desis (as you know) often have nose pins, and when I got mine back in the nineties, my parents thought it looked great. Meanwhile, I got reported by a white customer at the store where I was a cashier for that same nose pin. Imagine finding something like this scandalous.

Indian woman's partial face with a diamond flower nose pin.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Oct 30

Two posts involving chairs, one from Guy Gavriel Kay, and one from Lincoln Michel, stacked one on the other in my feed.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Oct 30

@jolantru.bsky.social Can I ask you a quick question? It looks like SH is open to nonfiction submissions, so I tried to send one--and received this message. Any thoughts on how I can actually get the e-mail to you?

The "message blocked" message I received in response to my e-mail submission.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Oct 28

@strangehorizons.bsky.social Hi! My submission e-mails (and even inquiry messages) keep getting blocked with this message, and I'm not sure what to do. I tried two different e-mail providers, and neither is getting through. Any thoughts?

The blocked message I've received from "sh-articles@googlegroups.com."

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Oct 17

Witchy and her broom wish you all a spooky autumn afternoon! 🧙‍♀️🍂💀🎃🧛‍♀️

A soft witch doll named Witchy and her sparkly broom sit on an Indian carved chair with a peacock cushion.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Oct 13

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Oct 1

Also, if you're in NYC, come listen to @leannareneehieber.bsky.social and me read at the KGB Bar on Wednesday the eighth!

A graphic with the heads of Leanna and Shveta and the text "Fantastic Fiction at KGB Reading Series: Leanna Renee Hieber & Shveta Thakrar, Wednesday, October 8th, 7PM, KGB Bar, 85 E. 4th Street, NYC"

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Sep 25

A friend of mine (Tanaz Bhathena) just shared her wonderful adult fantasy debut news. I don't think she's on here, so I'll post it for her. I'm so excited!

Tanaz Bhathena's WITCH DAUGHTER, pitched as a Persian mythology retelling of the story of Tahmineh, wife, mother, and rumored witch who desperately tries to stop a tragic prophecy in which her husband and son kill each other on a battlefield, pitched for fans of CIRCE and A SONG TO DROWN RIVERS, to Kirsiah Depp at Grand Central, in a significant deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2026, by Danielle Burby at Mad Woman Literary Agency (NA).
UK/Translation: Taryn Fagerness

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Sep 12

Chapter Two

Blood.

It always came back to blood, they said.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Sep 12

A lovely adult fantasy I blurbed earlier this year and just received a finished copy of, along with said blurb:

The colorful front cover of BEASTS OF CARNAVAL, by Rosália Rodrigo.

My blurb, reading:

Beasts of Carnaval is, quite simply, a marvel. Rodrigo’s skillful storytelling unmasks the rot behind the seductive gilt façade of empire while simultaneously rendering resilient, multifaceted characters with such nuance and compassion that I was left aglow with hope.

—Shveta Thakrar, author of the Andre Norton Nebula Award finalist Star Daughter

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Sep 11

Hey, look! I made @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social, along with Rory Power and Skyla Arndt! (We had a lovely panel at the @salemlitfest.bsky.social this past weekend.)

House of Haunts

Skyla Arndt made an appearance on multiple panels at the Salem Lit Festival on September 6. The annual festival takes place each fall, bringing together local and regional authors with readers for a week of readings, writing workshops, and panel discussions. Here, (from l.) authors Rory Powers, Shveta Thakrar, and Arndt take part in the “Fantasy with Teeth” panel at San Pedro Episcopal Church in Salem, Mass., where Arndt discussed her new YA novel House of Hearts (Viking). The “horrormance” follows teen Violet’s investigation into her best friend’s murder as she joins the elite boarding school crowd her friend left behind.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Aug 15

I saw this comment earlier in the evening and then just read this in Scalzi's WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE:

A snippet from John Scalzi's novel WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR eye, in which an audience member does exactly what Lynne was talking about and gets shut down by the speaker.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Aug 1

The infamous @scalzi.com promoting my latest book, DIVINING THE LEAVES, over pasta at Gen Con!

John Scalzi holding a postcard of DIVINING THE LEAVES and vamping.

John Scalzi and I posing with a postcard of DIVINING THE LEAVES.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Jul 19

Me gesturing to my books on display outside said cute bookstore!

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Jun 26

I have happy newwwwwssssss! 🎉🎉🎉 My second book, THE DREAM RUNNERS, made the 2026 "Dreams and Nightmares" Trinity Plus shortlist (for Years 9+) for the Trinity Schools Book Award Award in the UK!!! 🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳

"Dreams and Nightmares: Trinity Plus Shortlist 2025 Year 9+" with six book covers, including THE DREAM RUNNERS (by me!).

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Jun 25

Fascist Tears Vodka

This April Fool’s Day we said we were releasing a new product called Fascist Tears vodka as a hilarious joke. Well, so many of you wrote in saying you’d love if we turned that joke into reality that…we did.

Fascist Tears vodka is the same corn-based spirit that you love in our award-winning Civic Vodka, so you can count on a smooth sip with a clean, crisp finish.

The best part? A portion of each bottle sold is going directly to Vote.org. Because, all jokes aside, it’s pretty clear that the future of the country is on the line.

Mash bill: 100% North American Grown Eastern Sweet Corn.
Bottle size: 750ml

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Jun 11

@sillysyntax.bsky.social Look what I have queued up!

The audiobook of Suzan Palumbo's novella, COUNTESS, on the Libby app.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Jun 11

I'll also be part of an author panel and signing. Come out and see me! :)

A website that reads, "Author & Poet Panel & Book Signing" with author names and details and the Oregon Country Fair seal with a peach.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Jun 11

Some joy amid the current ugliness: I will be trying something new to me and acting at this year's Oregon Country Fair in Veneta! I'll be performing as a vendor at my YA novels' magical Night Market, bargaining over the price of enchanted wares with the audience. :D

A website that reads, "Welcome to the Night Market!" It features my author photo, schedule details (Friday, 11 July and Saturday, 12 July), and the Oregon Country Fair seal with a peach.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· May 25

"Extension of my mind." I . . .

Reddit post in the ChatCPT subreddit reading:

The more ChatGPT learns about you, the better it gets.. At this point it’s kind of an extension of my mind that I use to externalize emotions and make processing new thoughts and ideas easier.

I have honestly seen it infer information and events from my life - in a way that is almost scary, explain ideas to me that I hadn’t crystallized into words yet, and spark genuinely meaningful and new ways of seeing things inside of me.

If you feed it genuine intelligence, it will reflect that back to you

If you feed it nonsense and rubbish, well - that’s what you get as well.

Some of us will be a lot better off in an AI world, some much worse off.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· May 19

This picture I took last night after the lovely Gold Coast Book Festival reminds me of @lissasloan.bsky.social and her research into the Cinderella motif around the world. (Check out Lissa's wonderful book, GLASS AND FEATHERS, which continues the Cinderella story.) lissasloan.com/glass-and-fe...

An abandoned black suede high heel below a brick wall with a sign that reads, "Ground Guide Required when Backing. Please ask for Assistance." Beside the wall, there is a Peter Pan bus.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· May 8

It was lovely!

Picture of me drinking tea and enjoying a plate of macarons and little sandwiches while dressed in a lot of flowers at Little Shop of Stories's Children's Book Festival high tea event.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Apr 30

I'll be at Little Shop of Stories this weekend with some amazing people having high tea! You should join us if you're in the area! www.eventbrite.com/e/ya-literar...

High Tea graphic with Gayle Forman, Channelle Desamours, Trang Thanh Tran, Julian Winters, MK Lobb, and Shveta Thakrar on Saturday May 3rd at 1pm in the Little Shop of Stories.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Apr 23

My friend Kelsey does awesome fairy-tale/fantasy styling! Hit her up at kakleckyillustration.com. (She did my gorgeous Audible novella cover, pictured below.) She could definitely draw you some hot monster men.

The gorgeous cover art for INTO THE MOON GARDEN (by Shveta Thakrar), painted by K. A. K. Lecky. It features an Indian woman with long black hair, jewelry, and a phases-of-the-moon crown holding a lotus.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Apr 22

Some natural beauty for you all. #bloomscrolling (So much better for my sensitive heart than doomscrolling!)

A white violet with purple striations out in nature.

A tree covered with tissue paper-like blooms with the sun shining through.

A cluster of mauve lilacs edged in white.

Shveta Thakrar@shvetathakrar· Apr 22

Speaking of roots, a dandelion clock for you from a recent walk: