Finalists first!
The 2023 Ignyte Award Finalists for BEST NOVEL: ADULT --
BABEL – R. F. Kuang
KAIKEYI – Vaishnavi Patel
SIREN QUEEN – Nghi Vo
THE BLOOD TRIALS – N. E. Davenport
THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER – Simon Jimenez
The 2023 Ignyte Award Finalists for BEST NOVEL: ADULT --
BABEL – R. F. Kuang
KAIKEYI – Vaishnavi Patel
SIREN QUEEN – Nghi Vo
THE BLOOD TRIALS – N. E. Davenport
THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER – Simon Jimenez
October 21, 2023 at 1:55 PM
Finalists first!
The 2023 Ignyte Award Finalists for BEST NOVEL: ADULT --
BABEL – R. F. Kuang
KAIKEYI – Vaishnavi Patel
SIREN QUEEN – Nghi Vo
THE BLOOD TRIALS – N. E. Davenport
THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER – Simon Jimenez
The 2023 Ignyte Award Finalists for BEST NOVEL: ADULT --
BABEL – R. F. Kuang
KAIKEYI – Vaishnavi Patel
SIREN QUEEN – Nghi Vo
THE BLOOD TRIALS – N. E. Davenport
THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER – Simon Jimenez
"Frankenstein in Baghdad" by Ahmed Saadawi (2013)
and
"Kaikeyi" by Vaishnavi Patel (2022)
📚💙 #BookSky #AmReading #CurrentlyReading #BookList
and
"Kaikeyi" by Vaishnavi Patel (2022)
📚💙 #BookSky #AmReading #CurrentlyReading #BookList
March 23, 2026 at 12:46 PM
"Frankenstein in Baghdad" by Ahmed Saadawi (2013)
and
"Kaikeyi" by Vaishnavi Patel (2022)
📚💙 #BookSky #AmReading #CurrentlyReading #BookList
and
"Kaikeyi" by Vaishnavi Patel (2022)
📚💙 #BookSky #AmReading #CurrentlyReading #BookList
Maybe Kaikeyi? Haven’t read yet, but I’ve read her other book & on my list.
Kaikeyi (novel) - Wikipedia
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August 25, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Maybe Kaikeyi? Haven’t read yet, but I’ve read her other book & on my list.
A nude // a novel
Kaikeyi is a feminist retelling of The Ramayana, detailing the life, rise, and fall of the stepmother of Rama. The novel is well-paced, strewn with memorable characters and set pieces, and still manages to go hard on mythology while staying accessible to those new to the story.
Kaikeyi is a feminist retelling of The Ramayana, detailing the life, rise, and fall of the stepmother of Rama. The novel is well-paced, strewn with memorable characters and set pieces, and still manages to go hard on mythology while staying accessible to those new to the story.
December 18, 2024 at 2:53 PM
A nude // a novel
Kaikeyi is a feminist retelling of The Ramayana, detailing the life, rise, and fall of the stepmother of Rama. The novel is well-paced, strewn with memorable characters and set pieces, and still manages to go hard on mythology while staying accessible to those new to the story.
Kaikeyi is a feminist retelling of The Ramayana, detailing the life, rise, and fall of the stepmother of Rama. The novel is well-paced, strewn with memorable characters and set pieces, and still manages to go hard on mythology while staying accessible to those new to the story.
What I am reading this week:
"Frankenstein in Baghdad" by Ahmed Saadawi (2013)
and
"Kaikeyi" by Vaishnavi Patel (2022)
📚💙 #BookSky #AmReading #CurrentlyReading #BookList
"Frankenstein in Baghdad" by Ahmed Saadawi (2013)
and
"Kaikeyi" by Vaishnavi Patel (2022)
📚💙 #BookSky #AmReading #CurrentlyReading #BookList
March 23, 2026 at 12:48 PM
What I am reading this week:
"Frankenstein in Baghdad" by Ahmed Saadawi (2013)
and
"Kaikeyi" by Vaishnavi Patel (2022)
📚💙 #BookSky #AmReading #CurrentlyReading #BookList
"Frankenstein in Baghdad" by Ahmed Saadawi (2013)
and
"Kaikeyi" by Vaishnavi Patel (2022)
📚💙 #BookSky #AmReading #CurrentlyReading #BookList
“I often wondered, as our horses flew across the fields, as their hooves kicked up dust from sun-warmed earth and their breath dissipated into the cooling air, if they remembered where they came from.”
#SundaySentence from Kaikeyi by @vaishnawrites.bsky.social
#SundaySentence from Kaikeyi by @vaishnawrites.bsky.social
Vaishnavi Patel (@vaishnawrites.bsky.social)
GODDESS OF THE RIVER (May 2024): http://bit.ly/GoddessGR. NYT Bestselling author of KAIKEYI. IG: @vaishnawrites. Lawyer. She/her. Rep: @luciennediver.bsky.social
vaishnawrites.bsky.social
November 24, 2024 at 9:36 PM
“I often wondered, as our horses flew across the fields, as their hooves kicked up dust from sun-warmed earth and their breath dissipated into the cooling air, if they remembered where they came from.”
#SundaySentence from Kaikeyi by @vaishnawrites.bsky.social
#SundaySentence from Kaikeyi by @vaishnawrites.bsky.social
New Client Alert! Think CIRCE X KAIKEYI X Kill Bill. So excited to work with Vishnu.
January 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
New Client Alert! Think CIRCE X KAIKEYI X Kill Bill. So excited to work with Vishnu.
Full, glowing review of "Kaikeyi" by Vaishnavi Patel and throwing ahead to "Babylonia" by Costanza Casati. Her previous novel "Clytemnestra" was one of my favorite books of 2024.
#booksky 💙📚 #blackbooksky
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#booksky 💙📚 #blackbooksky
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Full, glowing review of "Kaikeyi" by Vaishnavi Patel. Throwing ahead to "Babylonia" by Costanza Casati. #epicfiction #fiction #mythology #booktok #blackbooktok
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November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Full, glowing review of "Kaikeyi" by Vaishnavi Patel and throwing ahead to "Babylonia" by Costanza Casati. Her previous novel "Clytemnestra" was one of my favorite books of 2024.
#booksky 💙📚 #blackbooksky
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#booksky 💙📚 #blackbooksky
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Kaikeyi, by Vaishnavi Patel 📖
Reading some new (to me) fiction. I'm ⅓ through, so it's safe to say my attention is caught. Not an easy fear for someone who reads nonfiction almost exclusively these days.
#Booksky #mythology #IndianMythology #FeministRetelling #Ramayana
Reading some new (to me) fiction. I'm ⅓ through, so it's safe to say my attention is caught. Not an easy fear for someone who reads nonfiction almost exclusively these days.
#Booksky #mythology #IndianMythology #FeministRetelling #Ramayana
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good...
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August 30, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Kaikeyi, by Vaishnavi Patel 📖
Reading some new (to me) fiction. I'm ⅓ through, so it's safe to say my attention is caught. Not an easy fear for someone who reads nonfiction almost exclusively these days.
#Booksky #mythology #IndianMythology #FeministRetelling #Ramayana
Reading some new (to me) fiction. I'm ⅓ through, so it's safe to say my attention is caught. Not an easy fear for someone who reads nonfiction almost exclusively these days.
#Booksky #mythology #IndianMythology #FeministRetelling #Ramayana
Finished KAIKEYI earlier today. Leaped into the audiobook without any real idea what to expect, and it was a pleasant surprise.
What’s the first book you’re reading (or have read) in 2024? Bonus points for honesty.
January 7, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Finished KAIKEYI earlier today. Leaped into the audiobook without any real idea what to expect, and it was a pleasant surprise.
KAIKEYI X SHE WHO BECAME THE SUN
Editors:
A rage fueled Trans MC will burn an empire to the ground and go to war against the man he loves for betraying him.
✨Seductive death gods
✨Naive demons
✨enemies to lovers to enemies
✨Hindu mythology queer retelling
#questpit #LGBT #A #F
Editors:
A rage fueled Trans MC will burn an empire to the ground and go to war against the man he loves for betraying him.
✨Seductive death gods
✨Naive demons
✨enemies to lovers to enemies
✨Hindu mythology queer retelling
#questpit #LGBT #A #F
January 31, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I’m Queen Kaikeyi, on the left.
My high school was also a Hindu yoga and spiritual center. There was a lot going on.
My high school was also a Hindu yoga and spiritual center. There was a lot going on.
November 20, 2024 at 2:58 AM
I’m Queen Kaikeyi, on the left.
My high school was also a Hindu yoga and spiritual center. There was a lot going on.
My high school was also a Hindu yoga and spiritual center. There was a lot going on.
KAIKEYI by @vaishnawrites.bsky.social - NYT bestseller, Book of the Month Club & Indie Next Pick, Ignyte Award Finalist, etc. is currently $4.99 across ebook platforms & part of a B&N buy1get1 50% off promo!
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kaikeyi-vaishnavi-patel/1139954889?ean=9780759557307
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kaikeyi-vaishnavi-patel/1139954889?ean=9780759557307
August 10, 2023 at 10:20 PM
KAIKEYI by @vaishnawrites.bsky.social - NYT bestseller, Book of the Month Club & Indie Next Pick, Ignyte Award Finalist, etc. is currently $4.99 across ebook platforms & part of a B&N buy1get1 50% off promo!
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kaikeyi-vaishnavi-patel/1139954889?ean=9780759557307
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kaikeyi-vaishnavi-patel/1139954889?ean=9780759557307
Beautifulllll and how would you rate Kaikeyi?
June 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Beautifulllll and how would you rate Kaikeyi?
#20TBRbookchallenge 📚📖📕👓
Choose 20 books on your TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, just covers.
#BookSky #BookChallenge
#ReadingChallenge #ReaderSky
3/20
Choose 20 books on your TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, just covers.
#BookSky #BookChallenge
#ReadingChallenge #ReaderSky
3/20
August 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#20TBRbookchallenge 📚📖📕👓
Choose 20 books on your TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, just covers.
#BookSky #BookChallenge
#ReadingChallenge #ReaderSky
3/20
Choose 20 books on your TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, just covers.
#BookSky #BookChallenge
#ReadingChallenge #ReaderSky
3/20
My book mail for the day. There was one more book but it was a second copy of one I showed yesterday. I bought a copy for my mother. I’m a happy woman! 📚💙 #booksky
March 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My book mail for the day. There was one more book but it was a second copy of one I showed yesterday. I bought a copy for my mother. I’m a happy woman! 📚💙 #booksky
sharing my top 5 favorite reads of 2024 💙📚
coming in at NUMBER ONE we have 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
#booksky #5starread
coming in at NUMBER ONE we have 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
#booksky #5starread
December 2, 2024 at 9:21 PM
sharing my top 5 favorite reads of 2024 💙📚
coming in at NUMBER ONE we have 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
#booksky #5starread
coming in at NUMBER ONE we have 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
#booksky #5starread
📣 MARCH HISTORY BOOK CLUB!!
Our titles for March are…
📚The Wager by David Grann
📚Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
Come and join us histfest.org/history-book...
#HistoryBookClub #History #historybooks📚📝
Our titles for March are…
📚The Wager by David Grann
📚Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
Come and join us histfest.org/history-book...
#HistoryBookClub #History #historybooks📚📝
February 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
📣 MARCH HISTORY BOOK CLUB!!
Our titles for March are…
📚The Wager by David Grann
📚Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
Come and join us histfest.org/history-book...
#HistoryBookClub #History #historybooks📚📝
Our titles for March are…
📚The Wager by David Grann
📚Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
Come and join us histfest.org/history-book...
#HistoryBookClub #History #historybooks📚📝
*flexes fingers*
--Every Heart a Doorway by @seananmcguire.bsky.social (ace)
--Something Extraordinary by Alexis Hall (aro)
--The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee (aroace)
--Warchild by @karinlow.bsky.social (ace)
--Kaikeyi by @vaishnawrites.bsky.social (ace)
--Every Heart a Doorway by @seananmcguire.bsky.social (ace)
--Something Extraordinary by Alexis Hall (aro)
--The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee (aroace)
--Warchild by @karinlow.bsky.social (ace)
--Kaikeyi by @vaishnawrites.bsky.social (ace)
June 27, 2026 at 9:36 PM
*flexes fingers*
--Every Heart a Doorway by @seananmcguire.bsky.social (ace)
--Something Extraordinary by Alexis Hall (aro)
--The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee (aroace)
--Warchild by @karinlow.bsky.social (ace)
--Kaikeyi by @vaishnawrites.bsky.social (ace)
--Every Heart a Doorway by @seananmcguire.bsky.social (ace)
--Something Extraordinary by Alexis Hall (aro)
--The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee (aroace)
--Warchild by @karinlow.bsky.social (ace)
--Kaikeyi by @vaishnawrites.bsky.social (ace)
61. Most of the women-focused reinterpretations of myth that I read are Greek myth in particular, but I really enjoyed this unique take on the Mahabharata, told from the nonlinear perspective of the river goddess Ganga. I’ve been curious about Patel’s Kaikeyi, and now I’m even more so. #booksky
June 29, 2026 at 2:38 AM
61. Most of the women-focused reinterpretations of myth that I read are Greek myth in particular, but I really enjoyed this unique take on the Mahabharata, told from the nonlinear perspective of the river goddess Ganga. I’ve been curious about Patel’s Kaikeyi, and now I’m even more so. #booksky