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• A Beautiful Terrifying Journey of Discovery in Shana Chandra’s Banjara

  It has been several months since I started Banjara, getting me through the struggles of returning to the voluntary free reading space without feeling like an imposter for how little I was reading, and even making it into the hands of the very author who wrote it during the Auckland Writers Festival. Now, at the…

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  July 4, 2026

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• My June 2026 Reading Summary

  Mood: wistful – I have been invigilating exams across the month, and slipping in a few PhD-related meetings and interviews here and there. In all of that, I also got sick at the beginning of the month, so my reading has been nearly non-existent. I have wished to read more, which is a great sign…

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  June 30, 2026

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• My May 2026 Reading Summary

  Overall Mood: replenished – May was a month to reset, to refill a cup that had long been left with dregs, and to take time away from the books and return to the purpose of it all. I was able to attend many literary events in May, contributing to my rediscovery of my reasons for…

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  June 1, 2026

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