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Shoba Narayan

@ShobaNarayan

Shoba Narayan is an author of four books, journalist, columnist and content creator. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Time magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, the Financial Times, The Atlantic and other publications.  She has won a James Beard award and a Pulitzer Fellowship. Her lifelong mission is to get fit without exercising and lose weight without dieting.

50 shades of nuance in a polarized world

50 shades of nuance in a polarized world

As a columnist and a memoir writer, a fundamental question I confront when I begin a piece is this: Do I view and portray this topic as black-and-white, or do…
How a lifestyle reporter tamed the tiger of Twitter

How a lifestyle reporter tamed the tiger of Twitter

The behemoth of Twitter has been a game-changer for journalism. It has become a tool for breaking stories, making — or breaking — careers, calling attention to issues, and giving…
How listening to foreign languages can enrich your writing

How listening to foreign languages can enrich your writing

An author and essayist listens to stories in in their native tongues to hear new rhythms, phrasing and metaphor
From Sept. 11 to COVID: Using the personal to write the global

From Sept. 11 to COVID: Using the personal to write the global

How do you write about a shared event that changes the world, but that we each experience personally? And how do you then share that personal experience back to the…