Nikesh Shukla Livres

Empowering, creative guide to telling your story from Nikesh Shukla, award- winning author and editor of the bestselling anthology The Good Immigrant.

An important and timely book on race and racism, encouraging children to think for themselves about the issues involved

How does it feel to be constantly regarded as a potential threat, strip-searched at every airport? Or be told that, as an actress, the part you're most fitted to play is 'wife of a terrorist'? How does it feel to have words from your native language misused, misappropriated and used aggressively towards you? How does it feel to hear a child of colour say in a classroom that stories can only be about white people? How does it feel to go 'home' to India when your home is really London? What is it like to feel you always have to be an ambassador for your race? How does it feel to always tick 'Other'? Bringing together 21 exciting black, Asian and minority ethnic voices emerging in Britain today, The Good Immigrant explores why immigrants come to the UK, why they stay and what it means to be 'other' in a country that doesn't seem to want you, doesn't truly accept you - however many generations you've been here - but still needs you for its diversity monitoring forms. Inspired by discussion around why society appears to deem people of colour as bad immigrants - job stealers, benefit scroungers, undeserving refugees - until, by winning Olympic races or baking good cakes, or being conscientious doctors, they cross over and become good immigrants, editor Nikesh Shukla has compiled a collection of essays that are poignant, challenging, angry, humorous, heartbreaking, polemic, weary and - most importantly - real.

Coconut Unlimited follows the adventures of three hapless, hip-hop obsessed Asian boys in an all-white private school. It is the debut novel from London- based writer and performance poet Nikesh Shukla.

An urgent collection of essays by first and second-generation immigrants, exploring what it's like to be othered in an increasingly divided America. From Trump's proposed border wall and travel ban to the marching of White Supremacists in Charlottesville, America is consumed by tensions over immigration and the question of which bodies are welcome. In this much-anticipated follow-up to the bestselling UK edition, hailed by Zadie Smith as "lively and vital," editors Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman hand the microphone to an incredible range of writers whose humanity and right to be here is under attack. Chigozie Obioma unpacks an Igbo proverb that helped him navigate his journey to America from Nigeria. Jenny Zhang analyzes cultural appropriation in 90s fashion, recalling her own pain and confusion as a teenager trying to fit in. Fatimah Asghar describes the flood of memory and emotion triggered by an encounter with an Uber driver from Kashmir. Alexander Chee writes of a visit to Korea that changed his relationship to his heritage. These writers, and the many others in this singular collection, share powerful personal stories of living between cultures and languages while struggling to figure out who they are and where they belong.By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, troubling and uplifting, the essays in The Good Immigrant come together to create a provocative, conversation-sparking, multivocal portrait of America now.

Meet 17-year-old Madhu - super funny, painfully honest ... and completely lost. Can she follow her dreams and stay true to herself? A funny and poignant comedy about finding your voice, for anyone who has ever dreamed big, from award-winning author and screenwriter Nikesh Shukla.

Brown Baby is a powerful exploration of fatherhood, grief, racism and hope. It is also a love letter to the author's daughters that is as heartbreakingly tender as it is funny and relatable.

India's Spider-Man stars in his first series in almost twenty years! Pavitr Prabhakar is back, fresh from "The End of the Spider-Verse," in his own universe's Mumbai. But things aren't exactly simple. There's a science professor promising results activating people's "lizard brain," along with a ruthless businessman who may be more than he seems! As a new Lizard emerges to threaten all of Mumbai, its new and terrifying abilities could make it the most powerful version yet! Spider-Man is the city's only hope, but victory will come at a cost - one Pavitr may not be ready for! How can he pick up the pieces when the entire city is turning against him?! The bloodthirsty creature's next move may mean a death sentence for Pavitr should he ever don his costume on the city streets again! Collecting SPIDER-MAN: INDIA (2023) #1-5.

This urgent collection of essays by first and second-generation immigrants explores the experience of being othered in a divided America. As tensions over immigration rise, highlighted by events such as Trump's proposed border wall and the Charlottesville march, the anthology showcases a diverse array of voices reflecting on their humanity and right to belong. Editors Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman present contributions from a remarkable range of writers, each sharing personal narratives that illuminate their struggles and triumphs in navigating cultural identities. Chigozie Obioma reflects on an Igbo proverb that guided his journey from Nigeria, while Jenny Zhang examines cultural appropriation in nineties fashion through her teenage lens. Fatimah Asghar recounts a poignant encounter with a Kashmiri Uber driver, and Alexander Chee shares a transformative visit to Korea that reshaped his understanding of heritage. These essays, both heartbreaking and humorous, offer a multifaceted portrait of America today, sparking conversation around identity, belonging, and the immigrant experience. The collection features contributions from notable writers such as Porochista Khakpour, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Teju Cole, and many others, each adding depth to this vital discourse.