Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla: ‘Reading Spider-Man made me feel less alone’
The author and screenwriter on his love of comic books, James Baldwin’s moral fury, and how The Buddha of Suburbia is one of the funniest books ever written
Nikesh Shukla
18, Feb, 2022 @10:00 AM
I turned down an MBE – I don’t want an honour glorifying the British empire | Nikesh Shukla
I was offered an MBE for ‘services to literature’, but I can’t think of anything I want less, writes author Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla
14, Jun, 2021 @12:10 PM
Raceless; Brown Baby reviews – meditations on racial identity
Georgina Lawton recalls her search for the truth about her heritage, while Nikesh Shukla examines the trials of parenting in a racist world and coming to terms with his mother’s death
Kadish Morris
04, Apr, 2021 @8:00 AM
Sacha Dhawan to star as a standup in Nikesh Shukla's lockdown drama
Yash Gill’s Power Half Hour, directed by Milli Bhatia, is among a new batch of Virtual Collaborators films released this week
Chris Wiegand
11, May, 2020 @8:00 AM
To choose Brexit is to choose to lose, say writers | Letters
Letter: Writers including Neil Gaiman, Marina Lewycka, Nikesh Shukla, Philip Pullman and John le Carré warn that the book industry is just one of the many that will suffer if the UK leaves the EU
Letters
21, May, 2019 @3:39 PM
Audiobooks, inclusivity and #MeToo ... how books changed in 2018
New agents and imprints, Northern Ireland’s first Man Booker winner … in 2018 the books world turned towards inclusivity and a broadening of perspectives
Alex Clark
29, Dec, 2018 @9:00 AM
The One Who Wrote Destiny by Nikesh Shukla review – funny and profound
The editor of The Good Immigrant draws on that anthology’s themes for an ambitious family story
Alfred Hickling
20, Apr, 2018 @8:00 AM
The One Who Wrote Destiny by Nikesh Shukla review – funny and fascinating
This tale about a British-Asian family tackles trauma and intergenerational relationships with wit and wisdom
Bernardine Evaristo
16, Apr, 2018 @8:00 AM
Knockout blows: lessons from my first time inside the ring
My boxing session teaches me I may never be a boxer, finds Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla
11, Feb, 2018 @6:00 AM
A raging bull in his own sitting room | Nikesh Shukla
Learning to throw a punch feels good. But, wonders Nikesh Shukla, would it protect him in a street fight?
Nikesh Shukla
04, Feb, 2018 @6:00 AM
Fear and loathing on the last train home | Nikesh Shukla
Heading back to Bristol at the end of a long day, Nikesh finds himself sharing a carriage with three men who make it very clear what they think about him…
Nikesh Shukla
28, Jan, 2018 @6:00 AM
The ugly truth about family WhatsApp groups | Nikesh Shukla
In the first of his new column, Nikesh Shukla reveals how a plan to make his WhatsApp group more interesting backfires badly
Nikesh Shukla
22, Jan, 2018 @7:26 AM
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