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Fine Music RadioBook Choice: Book Short _ Vanessa Levenstein interviews Shubnum Khan, Exclusive BooksIn this 10-minute short, Vanessa Levenstein reviews and interviews Shubnum Khan for Exclusive Books.
2026-02-0210 min
Fine Music RadioBook Choice Plushers' Choice - 02 Feb 26Our first Publishers’ Choice show to flight on a Monday this Feb 2026. With another new Frieda McFadden, some Celia Ahern, a new Gruffalo is coming, yahoo, and Vanessa interviews award-winning author Shubnum Khan.
2026-02-0258 minBook ChoiceBook Choice: Book Short _ Vanessa Levenstein interviews Shubnum Khan, Exclusive BooksIn this 10-minute short, Vanessa Levenstein reviews and interviews Shubnum Khan for Exclusive Books.
2026-02-0210 minBook ChoiceBook Choice Plushers' Choice - 02 Feb 26Our first Publishers’ Choice show to flight on a Monday this Feb 2026. With another new Frieda McFadden, some Celia Ahern, a new Gruffalo is coming, yahoo, and Vanessa interviews award-winning author Shubnum Khan.
2026-02-0258 min
Feminist Book Club: The Podcast2025 Favorites from Casey & UyenThiOur contributors have teamed up to tell one another about their favorite books of the year over the next couple of weeks! Casey and UyenThi come together to discuss their top 5 reads of 2025. From memoirs, to romance, to translated fiction, to dark academia, these are the stories we read in 2025 that we feel need to be on everyone's TBR. Book and resources mentioned: James by Percival Everett The Simple Art of Killing a Woman by Patricia Melo Feeding Ghosts by Tessa HullHijab Butch Blues by Lamya H....
2026-01-1530 min
explore words discover worldsHaunted Histories: Magic, Memory and the Supernatural in FictionWhat happens when myth and magic collide with history? In this spellbinding event, authors Shubnum Khan (The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years) and Genevieve Cogman (Damned) explore the power of fantasy to reshape the past and reimagine the present. From an ancient djinn stirring in a ruined South African mansion to a vampiric plot unravelling in revolutionary England, both writers use the supernatural to confront buried stories, collective memory, and untold grief. Join them for a rich conversation on folklore, fantasy, historical fiction — and why the past is never quite as distant as it seems.
2025-11-0553 min
Books and MortarEpisode 20 - The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil by Shubnum KhanReading this book feels like watching rain streak across your window – quiet, melancholic, and strangely comforting. It’s a gothic tale that weaves together themes of love, loss, memory, and haunting presences both real and imagined. At its heart is Sana, a lonely girl navigating grief, family secrets, and the eerie legacy of Akbar Manzil. Through her, we uncover Meena’s tragic love story, one that lingers like a ghost over the crumbling house. It’s a slow burn, beautifully written, and a haunting read that stays with you long after you’ve closed the pages.
2025-09-1624 min
Craft Cook Read RepeatSpicy Knitting LandsEpisode 156
January 16, 2025
On the Needles 2:02
ALL KNITTING LINKS GO TO RAVELRY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. Please visit our Instagram page @craftcookreadrepeat for non-Rav photos and info
Full Spectrum by Andrea Rangel, Koigu Painter’s Palette Premium Merino in black and 861 (turquoise, olive, purple, black 2009!)-- DONE!!
Succulents 2025 Blanket CAL by Mallory Krall, Hue Loco DK in Propagation– January DONE!!
Fingering yarn cozy by Melina Brell, Fibernymph Dyeworks Mountain Tweed in a Game for all Seasons– DONE!!
My Favorite Things Dishcloth by Kitchen Sink Shop, Kn...
2025-01-2357 min
Booklist's Shelf CareEpisode 39: Editors' Choice 2024It’s that time of the year again, when the Booklist editors gather ‘round the proverbial fire and share some of their favorite reads of the year. Covering everything from our Top of the List titles to personal faves, this episode has a little something for every reader. Here’s what we talked about:
Donna:
We Loved It All: A Memory of Life. By Lydia Millet. (Adult Nonfiction Top of the List)
The Morningside. By Téa Obreht.
Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar.
My Black Country: A Journey through Country Music’s Black Past, Present, and Future. By Alice Randall.
The Light Eat...
2024-12-0346 min
Foreignness and FriendshipConversation #17: Shubnum Khan (South Africa), Open Book 2024, Cape Town (English)Conversation with Shubnum Khan During Open Book Festival in Cape Town we meet the Durban based South African author Shubnum Khan for a conversation about writing, literature and her most recent novel "The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil". The conversation with Shubnum Khan took place in Homecoming Centre in District Six in Cape Town during the festival on Friday 6th of September, 2024. Published by Foreignness and Friendship, Tuesday 24th of September, 2024.
2024-09-2424 min
Menace II Book SocietyThe Rating Gets LowerIn today's episode, the menaces talk more about the books they're reading separately, trying avoid reviewing Do What God Mother Says
Books Mentioned:
Unexpected Lovers x Riley Adams
So Lucky x Nicola Griffith
Full Disclosure x Camryn Garrett
Off the Record x Camryn Garrett
Celestial Monsters x Aiden Thomas
Bad Witches x H.B. Akumiah
Chosen by a Vampire x Wynta Tyme
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years x Shubnum Khan
Cemetary Boys x Aiden Thomas
House of Frank x Kay Sinclaire
House of Hunger x Alexis Henderson
Next...
2024-09-222h 04
The Hidden Lives of WritersS04 E02 Shubnum KhanShubnum Khan is the author of the novel ONION TEARS which has recently been rereleased in paperback. She also wrote the collection of essays HOW I ACCIDENTALLY BECAME A GLOBAL STOCK PHOTO and the internationally successful novel THE LOST LOVE OF AKBAR MANZIL.
Shubnum joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how she wrote her first novel in her early twenties under the mentorship of Kobus Moolman and how a series of Twitter posts led to her collection of essays. Shubnum discusses the difficult path to an international book deal and what it has brought into...
2024-09-161h 00
PAGECASTPagecast at Open Book Cape Town: Shubnum KhanWelcome to Pagecast at Open Book Cape Town, a special edition of the regular podcast brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. Usually, we explore the latest in literature year-round, but in this episode, we're coming to you straight from the heart of the Open Book Festival—Cape Town's annual celebration of South African literature in an international context. In these festival-exclusive episodes, we sit down with some of the most inspiring voices in literature to delve into their stories, insights, and the powerful narratives that shape our world. Let's dive into the pages together!
In this episode, Jo...
2024-09-1010 min
The League of Extraordinary ReadersWhat's The Rating Gworl?!Jessica & Shelbey discuss their latest reads & shows, how they rate books, and the Cawpile Review System as a rating system. Will this be something they apply as they review books online and with their book clubs. Let us know how you rate your books!
Follow us at @leagueofreaders on IG & Threads
Shelbey's Instagram & Threads: @shelbeymonae
Jessica's Instagram & Threads: @literaturenoirclub
Shelbey's Youtube: @shelbeyandthebookclub
Email us at theleagueofreaderspod@gmail.com
Books Mentioned:
My Parent's Marriage by Nana Euka Brew-Hammond
Educated by Tara Westover
The Djinn...
2024-09-101h 31
The Cheeky NativesShubnum Khan: The Lost Love of Akbar ManzilSend us a textIn a once majestic but now decaying mansion, itself a potent metaphor for the current state of Durban where it’s set, we meet the characters of Shubnum Khan’s latest novel. Originally developed as an ode to beauty, culture and heritage by its owner Akbar Ali Khan, who came to make his fortune in South Africa. In its current incarnation, the mansion has been converted to weary looking apartments with an assortment of residents each haunted by their own tragedies and pasts. With the latest edition being B...
2024-08-2351 minBooks and MortarEpisode 3 - Onion Tears by Shubnum KhanShubnum Khan's heart warming novel follows three generations of Indian women living in Johannesburg as they navigate to overcome their unique trauma and finally come together as a family. Minor spoiler warning. Trigger warnings for this book include mental illness and suicide. This is an independent podcast and all views and opinions expressed are my own.
2024-07-2329 min
WOMAN ZONE STORIESMEET THE AUTHOR: Shubnum KhanShubnum Khan is a Durban born author and artist. Her
writing has been published widely and her first novel, Onion Tears (2011) was shortlisted for the Penguin Prize for African Writing and the University of Johannesburg Debut Fiction Prize. Her essay collection, How I Accidentally Became a Stock Photo was published 2021 but just prior to the Franschhoek Literary
Festival, Beryl Eichenberger took the opportunity to talk to her about all this and her latest novel The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil.
2024-05-2029 min
Tiny Town Library PodcastEpisode 42: Cheers to the New Library!It’s National Library Week…Ready, Set, CELEBRATE!! Tune into this episode to hear all about what have planned for the week and to celebrate the new library WIN! Amy has awesome book reviews and Sue Ries is joining us to tell us all about the up coming Friends of the Library Plant Sale. Drop in and celebrate with us! Cheers!!
Amy’s Recommendations:
Books I’ve Read Recently I Enjoyed:
Martyr! By Kaveh Akhbar
Family, Family by Laurie Frankel (she also wrote One Two Three & This is How It Always Is)
2024-04-1400 min
Powerful Ladies® PodcastShe Wasn’t Allowed to Travel Alone, Now She’s Touring the World With Her Book | Shubnum Khan | Author & ArtistShubnum Khan is a South African author, illustrator, and Muslim woman writer whose journey to creative freedom was anything but expected. In this episode, she talks with Kara about growing up in a conservative Muslim community, how travel opened her imagination, and why storytelling has the power to heal. They discuss her viral travel memoir, her breakout novel The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years, and how writing helped her find a life that felt like her own.
Chapters:
(00:00:01) – Writing, Politics, and Finding Her Place as a Brown Woman in South Africa
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2024-04-1041 min
Tales from the TrunkEpisode 59: Laura Blackwell – "Poor Prisoners"This time around, it’s my pleasure to welcome longtime friend of the show Laura Blackwell! Laura reads to us from her very very trunked story, “Poor Prisoners,” which leads us into a wide-ranging discussion of things we wish we’d learned sooner, writers whose work we admire, and kindness to our past selves.
Things we mention in this episode:
Story Hour
LiveJournal
Dreamwidth
Macey’s Murderboard episode
All Our Yesterdays, by Hilary B. Bisenieks
Quaker Spec Fic issue
AO3
O...
2024-03-151h 21
Novel ExperienceS8 Ep9 Shubnum Khan author of The Djinn Waits A Hundred YearsShubnum Khan, author of The Djinn Waits A Hundred YearsShubnum chats about:How the South African publishing scene differs from other marketsHow long it took for the ideas for her second novel to coalesceWriting about the place where she grew up and lives (Durban)How she undertook writing residencies in both China and the USA to complete this novelShubnum’s reading recommendations:The God of Small Things - Arundhati RoyFlowers in the Attic - Virginia AndrewsRebecca - Daphne Du MaurierMexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno Garcia
2024-03-0554 min
DebutifulFirst Taste: Shubnum Khan Reads From The Djinn Waits A Hundred YearsWelcome to the First Taste Reading Series on Debutiful. This is a weekly series where writers will read a short excerpt from their book so readers can whet their appetite with delicious writing.
Today, Shubnum Khan reads an excerpt from her U.S. debut novel The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years.
You can purchase a copy of her book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780593653456
Shubnum Khan on the Internet: https://www.shubnumkhan.com/
Shubnum Khan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shubnumkhan
Shubnum Khan on Tw...
2024-01-2910 minTiny Town Library PodcastEpisode 40: Make a difference…Volunteer!Cheers to the New Year! Big things on the horizon at the library in 2024! Catch up on what is happening at the library in January and join the conversation around volunteering. Amy has great book recommendations and a list of new release to help you “Read More in 2024”! Don’t miss a minute of the Tiny Town Library Podcast.
Amy’s Recommendations
Books I’ve Read Recently That I Enjoyed:
The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan by Beth Merlin and Danielle Modafferi – released Jan 2024
Homecoming by Kate Morton – released April 2023
The Wage...
2024-01-241h 06
The Lunch BreakShubnum Khan chats about 'The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil'. 19 January 2024Durban based author Shubnum Khan chats about her book, a fictional love story and mystery titled, 'The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil'
2024-01-2408 min
KPL PodcastKPL Podcast January 2024 Week 3 with Special Guest Shubnum KhanThe KPL Podcast is back with another great book discussion. This week we spoke with Shubnum Khan about her new novel, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years. A wonderful gothic love story that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride. Author RecommendationsThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyBabel by RF Kuang
2024-01-1925 min
Strong Sense of Place | Travel Through BooksLoLT: New Podcast Recommendations and Two New BooksIn this episode, we’re excited about new books: The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan and Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree. Then Mel shares the podcasts that have captured her imagination.LinksThe Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum KhanSpooky & Sublime: 43 Gothic Novels with a Strong Sense of PlaceLegends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeBookshops & Bonedust by Travis BaldreeThe Well podcastDoug Jones on The Well: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3Ethan Peck on The Well: Part 1 and Part 2
2024-01-1215 min
Dark Side of the LibraryDark Adult Fiction Coming Out January 2024Dark Side of the Library Podcast Episode #167: Dark Adult Fiction Coming Out January 2024 (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you) Anna O, by Matthew Blake (Jan 2) https://amzn.to/4aUDAZV The Atlas Complex, by Olivie Blake (Jan 9) https://amzn.to/49izNog The City of Stardust, by Georgia Summers (Jan 30) https://amzn.to/3QRZIw1...
2024-01-1045 min
Unlock Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years: A Novel by Shubnum KhanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684383to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years: A Novel
Author: Shubnum Khan
Narrator: Soneela Nankani
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 20 minutes
Release date: January 9, 2024
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE 'Rich and swoony...an ambitious delight, with rich characters and some exceptionally lovely writing...This is the start of a major career.' -- The New York Times Book Review AN INDIE NEXT PICK A LIBRARY READS PICK “A dark and heady dream of a book” (Alix E. Harrow) about a ruined mansion by the...
2024-01-0910h 20Download New Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalThe Djinn Waits a Hundred Years: A Novel by Shubnum KhanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684383to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years: A Novel
Author: Shubnum Khan
Narrator: Soneela Nankani
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 20 minutes
Release date: January 9, 2024
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE 'Rich and swoony...an ambitious delight, with rich characters and some exceptionally lovely writing...This is the start of a major career.' -- The New York Times Book Review AN INDIE NEXT PICK A LIBRARY READS PICK “A dark and heady dream of a book” (Alix E. Harrow) about a ruined mansion by the...
2024-01-0910h 20
Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenThe Djinn Waits a Hundred Years: A Novel by Shubnum KhanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/684383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years: A Novel Author: Shubnum Khan Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE 'Rich and swoony...an ambitious delight, with rich characters and some exceptionally lovely writing...This is the start of a major career.' -- The New York Times Book Review AN INDIE NEXT PICK A LIBRARY READS PICK “A dark and heady dream of a book” (Alix E. Harrow) about a ruined mans...
2024-01-0910 min
Book BistroMost Anticipated Releases Of January 2024This week, the women of Book Bistro share some of their most anticipated releases of January, 2024. Join Natalia, Brooke, Shannon, Stacy, Georgina, and Robin to see what they can’t wait to read. Titles mentioned include:
Arushi Avachat, Arya Khanna’s Bollywood Moment
Rachel Hawkins, The Heiress
Jumata Emill, Wander in the Dark
Rachel Linden, Recipe for a Charmed Life
Allison Brennan, The Missing Witness (Quinn & Costa #5)
Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently: A Pride and Prejudice Remix
Araminta Hall, One of the Good Guys
Stacy Willingham, Only If You’re Lucky
Kiley Reid, Come and Get It
Mimi Matthews, The Lily o...
2023-12-291h 01
eSheHow to become a global stock photo and other adventures in the time of the internetIn her new memoir, Durban writer Shubnum Khan shares how her face got plastered on billboards across the world, and other fascinating stories from her colourful life. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://eshe.in/2021/12/03/how-to-become-a-global-stock-photo-and-other-adventures-in-the-time-of-the-internet/
2021-12-0306 min
Of AgeEpisode 2.7 - Shubnum Khan on An Evolving View of PartnershipThis week, Shubnum Khan joined me to talk about how a formative break-up, her parents' marriage, and traveling alone have shaped her vision of future partnership.http://www.shubnumkhan.com/Support the show
2021-12-0236 min
PAGECAST: In case you missed it.Our Ghosts Were Once People: Stories on death and dying by Bongani Kona“I would get out of the car at every shopping centre and want to ask the stranger walking by with their trolley: ‘Why are you still shopping? Someone I love has died.’”
Death is a fact of life but the experience of grief is as unique to each of us as our fingerprints. This poignant and thought-provoking anthology gives us portraits of grief as seen through the eyes of writers and poets such as Sisonke Msimang, Dawn Garisch, Lidudumalingani, Mary Watson, Ishtiyaq Shukri, Hedley Twidle, Karin Schimke, Khadija Patel, Shubnum Khan and many others.
The contributions range from the deeply personal...
2021-11-0150 min
Desi BooksDesi Books Ep 43 w/ Shubnum KhanIn today’s mini-episode, we have Shubnum Khan in the #DesiReads segment. She's reading from a new essay collection, How I Accidentally Became a Stock Photo And Other Strange and Wonderful Stories. Thank you for listening.
Twitter: @DesiBooks
Instagram: @desi.books
Facebook: @desibooksfb
Website: https://desibooks.co
Newsletter: https://bit.ly/desibooksnews
Email: desibooks@desibooks.co
2021-09-2916 min
The Drive with Simon BechusShubnum Khan on her fascinating memoirWomen's Day 2021 - author Shubnum Khan joined Lance to talk about her memoir - 'How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo'. The Drive with Simon Bechus
2021-08-1015 minThe Drive with Simon BechusShubnum Khan on her fascinating memoirWomen's Day 2021 - author Shubnum Khan joined Lance to talk about her memoir - 'How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo'.
2021-08-1015 min
HypewomenShubnum Khan: Author of How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock PhotoSend a textSouth African born author, Shubnum Khan chats to us about her latests book, How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo and Other Strange and Wonderful Stories.This memoir takes the reader on a journey around the world. Whether it is teaching children in a remote village in the Himalayas, attending a writers’ residency where the movie The Blair Witch Project was shot, getting pulled out of the ocean in Turkey or becoming a bride on a rooftop in Shanghai, Khan is quirky, moving and vulnerable in what she shares.Kha...
2021-06-1247 min
2021-06-0443 min
Coffee & Socks Sessions With PRENEIL™Prichelle Rugdeo – Life as a South African in Denmark, life-changing books, the future of society, coffee, the journey to finding happiness, mental health, Scandinavian culture, and more.🇿🇦🇩🇰Prichelle Rugdeo is a fascinating human being and adventurer of the world and is currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark. I have known her for about 18 years and I’ve always been inspired by her perspective on life, personal growth, what it means to be a good human being, and her passion for adventure. For as long as I’ve known her, she has always pushed boundaries and never settled for anything that didn’t bring out the best in herself and the people around her.
She’s a Real Estate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) consultant by day and an explorer on h...
2021-04-272h 04
Coffee & Socks Sessions With PRENEIL™Prichelle Rugdeo – Life as a South African in Denmark, life-changing books, the future of society, coffee, the journey to happiness, mental health, Scandinavian culture, and more.🇩🇰Prichelle Rugdeo is a fascinating human being and adventurer of the world and is currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark. I have known her for about 18 years and I’ve always been inspired by her perspective on life, personal growth, what it means to be a good human being, and her passion for adventure. For as long as I’ve known her, she has always pushed boundaries and never settled for anything that didn’t bring out the best in herself and the people around her.
She’s an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) consultant by day and an explorer by night.
In this inspir...
2021-04-252h 04
Coffee & Socks Sessions With PRENEIL™Prichelle Rugdeo – Life as a South African in Denmark, life-changing books, the future of society, coffee, , the journey to happiness , mental health, Scandinavian culture, and more.🇩🇰Prichelle Rugdeo is a fascinating human being and adventurer of the world - currently based in Copenhagen. Denmark. I have known her for about 18 years and I’ve always been inspired by her perspective on life, personal growth, what it means to be a good human being, and her passion for adventure. For as long as I’ve known her, she has always pushed boundaries and never settled for anything that didn’t bring out the best in herself and the people around her.
She’s an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) consultant by day and an explorer by ni...
2021-04-252h 04
Seriously Planning PodcastHappy International Literacy Day - Episode 30From Mark Gonzales new book Yo Soy Muslim, to Shubnum Khan's novel "Onion Tears", to the Great British Baking Show, to reflecting on Canada's first tv news reporter in hijab, this International Literacy Day I am reminded of why stories are so powerful, and why grit, determination, storytelling matters.
2017-09-0814 min
AccidentalMuslims.comShubnum Khan – South African Author – Artist – Freelance Writer – S02E33"I would hop around and make up a lot of stories in my head when I was a kid." - Shubnum Khan
Shubnum stuck out like a "sore thumb" in school already. She speaks about her school life and University, as well as taking us through her process of writing her first book called "Onion Tears".
"At the end of the day. We all the same. We go through the same pain, same fears, same grief. I write to connect people."
Shubnum is also fascinated by people's memories and how we...
2017-08-3100 min