Novelist. fantasy/sf. Otherlives: filmmaker, comicsperson, columnist, childrens writer. Out now, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport (Tordotcom)
Joined August 2007
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May 13
Popping up to remind you that the writing workshop's application deadlines are May end. Ok, return to your doomscroll. open.substack.com/pub/samit/…
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Mar 10
Congratulations and happy book birthday Lavanya!!
INTERGALACTIC FEAST is out in North America!
It’s the sequel to Interstellar MegaChef, with more Serenity Ko shenanigans, more secrets sneaking up on Saras… and all the food in the galaxy 🍩🚀
I’m super excited to be sharing this book with you!
A 🧵 of gratitude! But first…
ALT I’m standing against a plain light wall, holding a copy of Intergalactic Feast at chest height so the colorful space-themed cover faces the camera. I’ve got long, dark hair, and I’m wearing a navy lace top, light jeans, and red lipstick, looking directly at the camera with a small smile.
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解説し、サミ・アフマド・カーン氏とSF評論家の海老原豊氏がSFの検討をします。SF小説家でNetflix映画でも知られるSamit Basu氏が、SF作家藤井太洋氏 @t_trace と対談します。週末の夜のインドSF対談。ぜひぜひご参加くださいませ！ keio-sfrdc.jp/archives/630
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Feb 28
new newsletter: Future Tense short story link and a quick novel workshop update. samit.substack.com/p/new-nea…
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Feb 27
Had a really great time working with the editors at Future Tense on a new short story: What Would Akanda Do? out now in issues .org . It's a near-future story about a Bollywood star who signed away his likeness to AI, and now has some thoughts: issues.org/futuretensefictio…
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Feb 27
Also, Moira Shourie's response essay to What Would Akanda Do? It's called The Dividing Towers of Mumbai. issues.org/futuretensefictio…
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Feb 7
Set in a vividly imagined Delhi, the novel by @samitbasu blends speculative fiction with social commentary- exploring identity, surveillance, friendship, and resistance in an age of hyper-connectivity.
@simonschuster
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8 Oct 2025
A Suitable Agency is delighted to announce ‘Lightning in a Shot Glass’, a novel by @dpanjana. The book is now available for pre-order and will be released in November by @HarperCollinsIN.
Pre-order your copy today!
#DeepanjanaPal #IndianFiction #FeministFiction
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28 May 2025
“This heartwarming tale of found family, exquisite food, and loveable bots overcoming society's flawed codes will make readers say, 'Yes, chef!'” — @samitbasu, author of The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport on Automatic Noodle by @Annaleen 🤖🍜
ALT A copy of Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz being held by someone with a pair of chopsticks.
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20 Mar 2025
Some engaging conversations from the launch of #RuchirJoshi’s #GreatEasternHotel at @BookshopInc
@SamDalrymple123 @samitbasu @nilanjanaroy
#READWithHarperCollins
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In ‘Soumitra Chatterjee and His World’, journalist Sanghamitra Chakraborty looks at how the veteran actor rejected a consolation prize and exposed corruption, nepotism, and Bollywood’s dominance.
@thesanghamitra
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Utterly delighted to see INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF on this wonderful @BookRiot list of genre-defying science fiction novels!
Thank you for your generosity, @lmanusos! I’m really glad you enjoyed the read 🍩🚀
bookriot.com/genre-defying-s…
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19 Jan 2025
18 Jan 2025
Actor, writer, editor, playwright, director, artist, thinker. Soumitra Chatterjee. I learnt many, many things about the man we grew up watching as Feluda, as Apu, as Amal, from this biography of his by Sanghamitra Chakraborty. Pre-order: amzn.to/4hc2SVG @thesanghamitra
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Had the loveliest evening chatting about INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF with @samitbasu at BCL Delhi!
Thank you for a wonderful evening @inBritish, and all my gratitude to everyone who stopped by to listen, and hung out afterwards to chat 💜
18 Jan 2025
Lavanya Lakshminarayan (@lavanya_ln) joins @samitbasu for a captivating book discussion on her stellar sci-fi novel, #InterstellarMegaChef, at @inBritish. The conversation explores the intersection of technology, humanity, and identity in a futuristic world, offering a thought-provoking look at how sci-fi can challenge our understanding of the present and future.
#READWithHarperCollins
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18 Jan 2025
Lavanya Lakshminarayan (@lavanya_ln) joins @samitbasu for a captivating book discussion on her stellar sci-fi novel, #InterstellarMegaChef, at @inBritish. The conversation explores the intersection of technology, humanity, and identity in a futuristic world, offering a thought-provoking look at how sci-fi can challenge our understanding of the present and future.
#READWithHarperCollins
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7 Jan 2025
#Delhi Readers, join us for an exciting book discussion on @lavanya_ln’s striking new sci-fi novel, #InterstellarMegaChef, with @samitbasu.
Date and time: 18 January, from 6 PM onwards
Venue: @inBritish
Save the date and RSVP now!
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6 Jan 2025
Visit other planets or have the planets visit you with these new science fiction reads~ #TheJinnBotofShantiPort #WhyOnEarth
@YATLlive @RosieeThor @torbooks @samitbasu @pagestreetya
linktr.ee/locusmagazine for all things Locus
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Samit Basu retweeted
2 Jan 2025
New SF&F by:
@samitbasu
@melisscaru
@susannaclarke_
@PeterFHamilton1
#CallieHart
@hannu
@BrandSanderson
@GailSimone
@JonathanStrahan
… and many more!
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19 Dec 2024
An excellent review of the anthology "Deep Dream: Science Fiction About The Future Of Art" which contains my novelette "Encore" in the @AncillaryReview. I particularly appreciate the description of my in-story fun-and-games-with-physics as "pure poetry".
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