-Writer & Photographer-
DEVI S. LASKAR
“Lyrical and defiant, a beautiful and surprising work.”
— Janet Fitch,
author of White Oleander
& Chimes of a Lost Cathedral
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“Unflinching and darkly funny, Circa shines with Laskar’s signature luminous prose and unforgettable characters.”
— Zeyn Joukhadar,
author of The Map of Salt and Stars
& The Thirty Names Of Night
“Devi Laskar is a gem of a writer…”
— Megha Majumdar
author of A Burning
“If you start reading this novel, just know that you won’t be able to put it down until the poignant, beautiful final page. ”
— Kirthana Ramisetti
author of Dava Shastri's Last Day
“Precise and potent prose...
a sublime coming-of-age novel.”
— Anjali Enjeti,
author of The Parted Earth & Southbound
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COMING SOON
Debut poetry collection,
Self-Portraits Ex Machina, forthcoming from Finishing Line Press November 2025
Debut record album, Inventions in D Minor, forthcoming from Someplace Called Brooklyn label November 2025
Third novel, Midnight, At The War, forthcoming from Mariner Books
(HarperCollins) April 2026
LitCrawl Sebastopol -Sat, May 17
Devi S. Laskar and Brooklyn Shanti will perform May 17 at LitCrawl Sebastopol as part of their Particles of Speech Tour.
“Devi S Laskar's debut novel is a "searing meditation" on race and gender”
— DNA India
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“Laskar’s stunning debut skillfully tackles … racism … in a mosaic.”
“A …. harrowing fever dream of a novel…”
— Nayomi Munaweera, author of Island of a Thousand Mirrors
“… [A] fiery honest reckoning with today’s cultural landscape…” — Elizabeth Rosner, author of Survivor Cafe
“An unforgettable exploration of what it means to be a woman of color in contemporary America…” — Jean Kwok, author of Girl in Translation
“…mining the most searing art out of a horror pulled straight from current events…” — Victor LaValle, author of The Changeling
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