<p>Award-winning author of ‘Burnt Sugar’, Avni Doshi shares her creative writing process as she works on her second book. She also shares the differences between her new book and the writing of her debut novel, ‘Burnt Sugar’.</p>

Avni Doshi and Hashem Montasser on gaps in the UAE literary scene

Conversations with people who live between cultures and make things — founders, designers, chefs, artists, the occasional novelist. Mostly from the Middle East. Recorded at The Lighthouse. Hosted by Hashem Montasser. No sponsors.

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“I’m very comfortable around people who are homesick but not sure where home is.” Avni Doshi on the impact of culture, motherhood and identity on her creative writing process, and the UAE’s nascent literary ecosystem.