![]() I really don’t have a bad thing to say about it. It would be so nice not to be cancelled all alone! I joke. We don’t need any more than that.” Are you kidding me? We need thousands! Thousands more! And that would be great, and then I could disperse my hate mail with all the other authors. That we’re not just content with, “Oh, we’ve got this Hindu mythology story. That we are seeing so many different kinds of celebrations of mythology, that we are seeing nuances of cultural experiences, and nothing would make me happier than to know that Aru Shah had helped make space for that. That hopefully the gift they’ll give to other people is that we will stop having these conversations because there’s no need for them anymore. And I think that that is the gift that these books have given me. And do you want to be on this diversity panel?” And honestly, I would rather hurl myself into the sun than talk about diversity one more time. One thing we always come back to-or that I’ve found particularly exhausting being in this space, even though I’m very grateful for it-is like, “Well, how does it feel to write a book that’s so diverse? How do you feel about diversity? Let’s talk about diversity. And I find that uniquely humbling because it’s an act of creation to see something to take on other lives and other people’s ideas, and perhaps to also hopefully make room for their ideas. That I can only control what I put on the page, but as far as someone’s emotional reaction, as far as someone’s response to a story, that’s not mine. ![]() The idea that these stories will go on to have lives beyond me. There’s something about writing these stories especially that reminds me that yes, the flesh is mortal, and it will fade, and yet, the copyright will outlive me. ![]() Those are particularly bad days for me when I read those emails after I’ve found my third gray hair, or I wash my face and I feel like my eyelashes are slowly falling out, and I’m just this mortal sentient meat sack with an expiration date. It’s just so odd because I’ve been writing these books now since 2015/2016, and there are children who will write me messages telling me they’re about to graduate high school and that they grew up reading Aru Shah. When I moved into my new house, I was sending her photos of quilts and bedding and duvets, and was like, “Just tell me what I should buy! I don’t know how to set up my home!” We’re very close, and I love them. Jen Cervantes and I, we talk all the time. Well, first of all, it’s just been a huge honor, and an extraordinary privilege to be able to launch the Rick Riordan Presents imprint, to honestly become friends with the other authors. How does it feel to close this chapter on Aru Shah, and what was the most daunting part of entering this fifth and final book in the series? You were the first author to launch your series under the Rick Riordan Presents imprint. Roshani Chokshi interview about ‘Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality’ There’s a little something for everyone here, and you’ll spend the entire time laughing, just like we did. Not only did we ask about her writing process (you’ll never guess her go-to snack choice), but we also got her thoughts on which RRP author’s world she’d love to visit, as well as Wanda Maximoff in the MCU, and a ton more. Roshani is one of the funniest people I’ve ever had the pleasure of talking to. You can listen to the full interview on Prophecy Radio episode #26.Īnd trust me, you’ll want to. I’ve spoken to Roshani a few times over the years, and it seems only fitting that I got to interview her back when she began the series, and now as she’s ending it with Nectar of Immortality.īelow are some of Roshani’s answers (edited for clarity) to the questions we asked about Aru Shah, as well as her upcoming projects. It gave me the same feeling I got when I was reading the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles for the first time.Īnd trust me, when you find that feeling, you want to chase after it with all your might. Not only did the tone of this series line up perfectly with Percy Jackson, but it was also unique and vivid and exciting. It was the first book out of the imprint back in 2018, and it immediately captured my attention. After all, he started the Rick Riordan Presents imprint for a reason, and we wanted to celebrate that, too.Īll of the books coming out of RRP are incredible, but I’ve had a soft spot for Roshani Chokshi’s Pandava series since the beginning. When Kristen and I started Prophecy Radio, our Percy Jackson podcast, we knew we didn’t want to limit our discussions to Rick Riordan’s catalog. In our Roshani Chokshi interview, we’re talking to the author about Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality and what comes next.
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