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Aishwarya finds out how Resh Susan became one of the most popular bookstagrammers in India!Resh Susan talks about how she started ‘The Book Satchel’ on a complete whim. Today, she has 66K+ loyal followers who love her book recommendations & insightful reviews! Aishwarya and Resh bond over their favourite genres like magic realism and Agatha Christie mysteries and not judging a book by its cover (literally). She says the best way to hone your reading tastes is to pick up books that you don’t usually read. What makes a good book review? How does she read 4-5 books at the same time? And will she do Instagram reels next? Tune in to find out!Book Mentions: Chocolat by Joanne HarrisName Place Animal Thing by Daribha LyndemMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghMiddlemarch by George EliotThe Secret History by Donna TarttA Pinch of Magic by Michelle HarrisonAtomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James ClearEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanResh Susan is a freelance writer who writes primarily on books and culture. She runs The Book Satchel. You'll find her cooking up stories or searching the Internet for food pictures if she isn't engrossed in a book. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @thebooksatchel.‘The Book People’ is brought to you by Bound, a company that creates stories and helps individuals and brands tell their stories. Writer and booklover Aishwarya Javalgekar interviews people whose lives and careers revolve around books. Read more: https://boundindia.com/the-book-people-podcast/Soundtrack: Fork and Spoon Follow us @boundindia on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn.Listen to our original podcast, Books and Beyond with Bound, where we interview some of India’s finest authors: https://boundindia.com/podcast/ 

Aishwarya talks to Tara Khandelwal (freelance editor and innovative entrepreneur) about the qualities of a good editor and why it’s important to demystify the publishing industry.In the last 10 years, Tara Khandelwal has edited more than 100 books including Udayan Mukherjee’s ‘Essential Items’ and Anmol Malik’s ‘Three Impossible Wishes’. She started Bound in 2018 to bridge the gap between writers and other creative people AND places where they could develop their skills or get published. Her curiosity and trial & error approach led her to establish Bound’s writers’ retreats and launch two stellar podcasts! Tara talks about how running her own company was her dream job as a kid and why good grammar is the foundation for all good writing. She and Aishwarya bond over their experiences with international publishing programs. Are editors and writers technically the same? How can you become a freelance editor? And why are there no publishing houses in Mumbai? Tune in to find out!Resources:Book Recommendation: The Impeccable Integrity of Ruby R by Moni MohsinThe University of East Anglia Creative Writing Workshops in India: https://www.ashoka.edu.in/stories/the-university-of-east-anglia-creative-writing-workshops-in-india-in-partnership-with-ashoka-university-543A Crime Podcast by Juggernaut Books, A Spy In China: https://open.spotify.com/show/26cU4K0DKbvVXWWb4S3xzP Humber’s Creative Book Publishing certificate program: https://mediaarts.humber.ca/programs/creative-book-publishing.html The Columbia Publishing Course: https://journalism.columbia.edu/cpc Tara Khandelwal is an editor and the founder of Bound. She has worked at companies such as BloombergQuint, HarperCollins, Penguin India and SheThePeople.TV and is an alumna of the Columbia University Publishing Course. She interviews authors in India’s no. 1 literary podcast, Books & Beyond with Bound. Find her on Instagram @tarakhandelwal489 and Twitter @tarakh489.‘The Book People’ is brought to you by Bound, a company that creates stories and helps individuals and brands tell their stories. Writer and booklover Aishwarya Javalgekar interviews people whose lives and careers revolve around books. Read more: https://boundindia.com/the-book-people-podcast/Soundtrack: Fork and Spoon Follow us @boundindia on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn.Get your work edited by Tara or Bound’s other expert editors! Read about our services: https://boundindia.com/services/ or contact us at connect@boundindia.com. Use our episode discount code to get 10% off all editing services! 

Aishwarya talks to Sidharth Jain (Founder of The Story Ink) about how book-to-screen is the biggest content opportunity of the decade and which stories work best for the screen.Sidharth’s work is all about matching the right story to the right producer, director and screenwriter. He just signed a deal for Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s ‘The Last Queen’! He talks about why he likes to work with authors directly. He receives 40-50 submissions per month. Aishwarya loves how he gets to read and binge-watch as a part of his job! What does he look for in a pitch? How can authors become screenwriters? And where will publishing and book-to-screen be by 2030? Tune in to find out!Book Mentions: I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain ReidThe House of Jaipur: The Inside Story of India’s Most Glamourous Royal Family by John ZubrzyckiA Suitable Boy by Vikram SethSidharth Jain founded India's First Story Company - The Story Ink (TSI) in April 2018. In a span of 2 years, TSI has become India’s No.1 Book to Screen Company, with over 100+ book to screen adaptation deals. He is a collector of pop-culture memorabilia, shoes and speaks at 15+ forums a year, hosts a monthly talk series at Soho House Mumbai, and is a TEDx Speaker. Follow him on Instagram @_sidharth_jain_ and Twitter @irocksid.‘The Book People’ is brought to you by Bound, a company that creates stories and helps individuals and brands tell their stories. Writer and booklover Aishwarya Javalgekar interviews people whose lives and careers revolve around books. Read more: https://boundindia.com/the-book-people-podcast/Soundtrack: Fork and Spoon Follow us @boundindia on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn . Pre-order our FREE research report on ‘Demystifying Indian Publishing’: https://boundindia.com/demystifying-the-indian-publishing-industry/Read about our writing mentorship and editing services: https://boundindia.com/services/Contact us at connect@boundindia.com for queries.

Aishwarya uncovers the glamorous side of publishing with Disha Naik (Publicist at Juggernaut Books), from Twinkle Khanna’s book launch to a virtual event with Shah Rukh Khan. According to Disha, it’s easier to get media attention for non-fiction books. And you know a book is well-marketed when it’s visible wherever you look. She gives Megha Majumdar’s ‘A Burning’ as the perfect example. Disha and Aishwarya bond over their love for great book covers and Goodreads reviews. She shares the story of her Tamasha-esque move from finance into publishing and how she got her first job by showing a cute picture of her bookshelf! What is it like going on book tours and attending after-parties at the Jaipur Literature Festival? And what does a booklover’s dream date look like? Tune in to find out!Recommendations:Disha recommends this must-watch video: 5 signs you should work in publishing by Leena Norms (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGiE6buGyZQ)What should I read next? A podcast by bibliotherapist Anne Bogel (https://open.spotify.com/show/5gZ8HSyEBbETFzdanvszmA)Dive into the creative processes of Indian authors with our ‘Books and Beyond with Bound’ podcast - (https://boundindia.com/podcast/)Deciding your next read? Pick from ‘Erotic Stories for Punjabi’ by Balli Kaur Jaswal, ‘Early Indians’ by Tony Joseph, and ‘The Women Who Forgot to Invent Facebook and Other Stories’ by Nisha Susan. Disha Naik heads publicity for all books at Juggernaut, a Print & Digital books publishing house in Delhi. She has handled pan India launch tours and marketing for books by eminent and global personalities like Nobel Prize Winners Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo for their book titled Good Economics for Hard Times, Ex-McKinsey CEO Rajat Gupta’s memoir Mind Without Fear, Ex-Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's book New India, Yashwant Sinha's India Undone,  etc. If you bribe her with books and Hazelnut latte, you'll have her full attention. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @disharunaik.‘The Book People’ is brought to you by Bound, a company that creates stories and helps individuals and brands tell their stories. Writer and booklover Aishwarya Javalgekar interviews people whose lives and careers revolve around books. Read more: https://boundindia.com/the-book-people-podcast/Soundtrack: Fork and SpoonNow streaming on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXsVjEAmcMifC59mItXuwMMiR0GrkAhfCFollow us @boundindia on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Pre-order our FREE research report on ‘Demystifying Indian Publishing’:  https://boundindia.com/demystifying-the-indian-publishing-industry/

Aishwarya talks to Sayantan Ghosh (Commissioning Editor at Simon & Schuster India) about how he builds relationships with celeb authors and publishes bestselling books. They bond over their love for literary fiction and true crime shows AND their Simon and Schuster connection. Sayantan shares how he broke into the industry with an economics degree. Aishwarya loves how he sealed a book deal with biographer Yasser Usman over drinks! Why is the publishing industry like cricket? Are Twitter manuscripts a thing now? How can you pitch your book to a publisher? Tune in to find out!Book Mentions: Leila by Prayaag Akbar, Guru Dutt: An Unfinished Story by Yasser Usman, Less by Andrew Sean Greer, Lullaby by Leila Slimani, The Ivory Throne by Manu S. Pillai, The Contenders by Priya Sahgal, Bhairavi by ShivaniSayantan Ghosh was born in Calcutta, India and currently lives, reads and writes in New Delhi. He is the Senior Commissioning Editor at Simon & Schuster India. His work has appeared in Ambit Magazine, Electric Literature, Scroll, The Hindu Business Line, Firstpost and elsewhere. He tweets at @sayantansunnyg.‘The Book People’ is brought to you by Bound, a company that creates stories and helps individuals and brands tell their stories. Writer and booklover Aishwarya Javalgekar interviews people whose lives and careers revolve around books. Read more: https://boundindia.com/the-book-people-podcast/Now streaming on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdsYpC8VPnMFollow us @boundindia on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Pre-order our FREE research report on ‘Demystifying Indian Publishing’: https://boundindia.com/demystifying-the-indian-publishing-industry/

What do you want to know about publishing? Writer and booklover Aishwarya wants to know every single thing. But there is no information available on how to get published or work in the industry in India. With ‘The Book People’, she goes beyond the data and talks to real people whose lives and careers revolve around books. Catch her in conversation with book editors, publicists, influencers and innovators to gain industry insights, bust publishing myths and bond over their shared love for all things publishing!Aishwarya Javalgekar is a writer and editor with a thirst for knowledge and fun trivia. Armed with degrees in English and Publishing, she has worked with publishing houses like Zubaan Books and Simon and Schuster Canada. She has combined her ‘book person’ and ‘people person’ skills to get the inside scoop on publishing. Find her @aish_java on Twitter and @aish.java on Instagram. ‘The Book People’ is brought to you by Bound, a storytelling company that helps you tell your stories. Follow us @boundindia on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.