Sanjena Sathian

Sanjena Sathian

Sanjena Sathian is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Gold Diggers, which was named a Top 10 Best Book of 2021 by the Washington Post and longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize. It won the Townsend Prize for Fiction. Her short fiction appears in The Best American Short Stories, The Atlantic, Conjunctions, One Story, Boulevard, and more. She’s written nonfiction for The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Drift, The Yale Review, and NewYorker.com, among other outlets. She’s an alumna of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and has taught at Emory University, the University of Iowa, and Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. In spring 2025, she will serve as the Ferrol A. Sams Jr. Distinguished Chair of English at Mercer University. Goddess Complex is her second novel.

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March 7 2025

A Q&A with Goddess Complex Author Sanjena Sathian

“In truth, I can’t recall receiving any one specific book recommendation in particular, but I can recall countless times being humbled and inspired by the generosity, patience and kindness demonstrated by librarians serving patrons from every demographic of the population.”

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A Q&A with Goddess Complex Author Sanjena Sathian

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March 7 2025

Starred Reviews

February 12 2025

Starred Reviews for Susan Morrison, Sanjena Sathian, Will Bardenwerper, Brendan Slocumb, and more!

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