Led by Dr. Kusum Knapczyk
Facilitated by author SJ Sindu
Read the story here: Patriots’ Day, it is part of SJ Sindu’s collection “The Goth House Experiment and Other Stories.”
Join us for SALTA’s monthly Book Club—a welcoming space for readers and lovers of South Asian literature to engage with powerful contemporary voices. This month, we are excited to feature SJ Sindu.
About the Author
SJ Sindu is a Tamil diaspora writer and the author of two acclaimed literary novels: Marriage of a Thousand Lies (winner of the Publishing Triangle Edmund White Award) and Blue-Skinned Gods (an Indie Next Pick and Lambda Literary Award finalist). Sindu has also written two graphic novels (Shakti and Tall Water), a short story collection (The Goth House Experiment, winner of The Story Prize Spotlight Award), and two award-winning hybrid chapbooks (I Once Met You But You Were Dead and Dominant Genes).
Sindu holds a PhD in English and Creative Writing from Florida State University and serves as co-editor for Zero Street, a literary fiction series featuring LGBTQ+ books published by the University of Nebraska Press. Sindu is currently an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Meeting Details
Date: Sunday, January 25, 2026
Time: 1:00–2:00 PM Eastern Time
Platform: Zoom
Register by: January 20, 2026, 12:00 PM EST via [Google form ]
Session Flow
• Welcome and Introduction
• Author Overview
• Group Discussion: Themes, Characters, Language
• Reflections and Q&A
We look forward to reading and reflecting with you!
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