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I will be speaking online at the Surrey International Writer’s Conference in Surrey, Canada, giving 2 workshops and a master class to registered participants.

1. Building a Strong Sense of Place | 5:30-8:30 PM Pacific Time – Wednesday Oct 23, 2024

2. Research for Historical Fiction | 4:15-5:30 PM Pacific Time – Friday Oct 25, 2024

3. Writing Social Issues Without Being Preachy | 4:15-5:30 PM Pacific Time – Saturday Oct 26, 2024

About the conference: The Surrey International Writers’ Conference is the “most comprehensive professional development conference of its kind in Canada.” Open to writers of all levels and genres, the conference offers an opportunity to show off your work to the international literary marketplace as well as to hone your craft and business skills.


Acclaim for The Bangalore Detectives Club:
– A New York Times Notable Book of 2022
– Nominated for the Lefty and Agatha Awards for Best Debut Mystery Novel of 2022
– Nominated for the Audie Award for Best Mystery Audiobook of 2022
– Shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger

Interview with Harini Nagendra
Sisters in Crime Podcast (5 February 2024)

The curious case of period Indian crime fiction
Gulf News (29 January 2024)

Agatha Nominees Jennifer Chow, Rob Osler & Harini Nagendra
Dark and Stormy Book Club Podcast (18 April 2023)

Writing about Gardens and Ecology in Crime Fiction
The Wickeds blog (31 March 2023)

Harini Nagendra’s Favourite Historical Mysteries
CrimeReads (31 March 2023)

Peanut Masala
Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen (24 March 2023)

“Writing Is Like Breathing To Me”: Dr Harini Nagendra, An Ecologist By Profession And A Writer By Passion
Feminism in India (1 March 2023)

‘India’s urban commons give joy — they must be freed from a colonial approach’
Interview with the Times of India (25 February 2023)

Fighting for suffrage in 1920s India
Jungle Red Writers blog (24 February 2023)

Eclipsed by Death: PW Talks with Harini Nagendra
Interview with Publishers Weekly (20 January 2023)

Harini Nagendra’s top-10 Reads
Article in Reader’s Digest (16 January 2023)

The Bangalore Detectives Club: Review/Giveaway/Interview
Interview with Kings River Life (3 September 2022)

Interview With Author Harini Nagendra
India Currents (30 June 2022)

An Invitation To The Bangalore Detectives Club
Interview with author Sujata Massey (15 June 2022)

Challenge was to stay accurate to the times, says Harini Nagendra
Interview with News Nine (18 May 2022)

Murder, She Wrote
Interview with the New Indian Express (23 March 2022)

Professor Harini Nagendra Visits from India & Shares Her Debut Novel
Interview with author George Cramer (13 January 2022)