Me: I should train at Cubbon Park today Bangalore weather: Lol no

It's #LesbianVisabilityWeek, so here's a selection of Solaris reads featuring Lesbian characters whilst you're keeping an eye out for them! Ft. @lavanya.bsky.social @emmasternerradley.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @artofelaineho.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @natania.bsky.social#LesbianVisabilityWeek& more!

Only ONE DAY LEFT to grab the 2026 World SF bundle! FIFTEEN books for just $30! w/ @tadethompson.bsky.social, @aliettedebodard.com, @lavanya.bsky.social @theodoragoss.bsky.social and many more! Plus supporting @locusmag.bsky.social! Reposts appreciated! link: storybundle.com/scifi

I had the loveliest chat with @noorajahangir.bsky.social about THE TEN PERCENT THIEF and the FLAVOUR HACKER books. Thank you so much for having me on the show! Check out the episode at the link below 👇🏼

Field notes: Training for a high-altitude hike, so I’ve been walking long distances in some ridiculous heat (timing is everything 😅) And then, coming home and building the piano repertoire, adding new pieces a few bars at a time. Both practices flow into the writing.

Among the worst applications of AI yet in a sea of garbage that’s competing to downgrade everyday life: AI customer support If your goal is to make customers feel trapped, unheard, and quietly furious in a maze of non-answers… congratulations, it’s working. 🤬

It's the 2026 giant World SF bundle! 15 books for $30! With @tadethompson.bsky.social, @aliettedebodard.com, @lavanya.bsky.social @theodoragoss.bsky.social @genni.bsky.social and many more! Plus supporting @locusmag.bsky.social! Reposts hugely appreciated! storybundle.com/scifi

For as long as we’ve been human, we’ve looked up at the moon and wondered who we might become if we could reach it. We keep going back—crewed missions, new landings, quieter milestones (including Chandrayaan 3 reaching the lunar South Pole). If you’re keen on the stories we tell about space… 🧵

As the world has come over all SciFi with the #ArtemisII mission, we thought you might be interested in a selection of Solaris SF Books to read on the way to the moon! From Adrian Tchaikovsky 's TERRIBLE WORLDS novellas, to Mary Robinette Kowal#ArtemisII's LADY ASTRONAUT novels & more! 👇 1/7

A Bank Holiday weekend is the perfect time to devour a full series, so here are some Solaris suggestions! @derekkunsken.bsky.social @karinlow.bsky.social @natania.bsky.social @lavanya.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com @koldholdt.bsky.social @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social @pennyvixen.bsky.social

#Booksky I've started so many books, I'm not longer sure which one is my current read.🤔 Probably Stars and Bones by @garethlpowell.bsky.social or The 10 Percent Thief by @lavanya.bsky.social

I’ve spent 15 years writing novels, short fiction, and games without AI. “All authors use AI” isn’t a fact. It’s a convenient narrative.

This sci-fi StoryBundle is for you: - CHLOROPHILIA by me - BROKEN PARADISE by Eugen Bacon - THE LAST PANTHEON by @tadethompson.bsky.social & Nick Wood + @aliettedebodard.com, Clelia Farris, @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social, @lavietidhar.bsky.social, @lavanya.bsky.social & more storybundle.com/scifi

I'm delighted to launch the 2026 World SF bundle today! FIFTEEN books for just $30! Our biggest bundle yet! With @tadethompson.bsky.social, @aliettedebodard.com, @lavanya.bsky.social and many more! Plus supporting @locusmag.bsky.social! Reposts appreciated! storybundle.com/scifi

Check it out - @lavanya.bsky.social's Interstellar MegaChef is part of @storybundle.bsky.social's World SF Bundle. Grab it (and 14 other great books) for an unreasonably affordable price right now!

✨ Want to grab an insane deal on INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF and explore some truly global SF while you’re at it? ✨ The 2026 World SF Bundle curated by the incredible @lavietidhar.bsky.social for @storybundle.bsky.social is here! storybundle.com/scifi

Utterly delighted by this lovely review! Thank you for your many kind words, @runalongwomble.bsky.social . I’m so glad you enjoyed Intergalactic Feast! 🍩🚀

I had a really lovely evening talking about INTERGALACTIC FEAST with the all-amazing @shrabonti.bsky.social at Atta Galatta, Bangalore.

I finished reading it today and enjoyed it very much!

@lavanya.bsky.social What a knock-out conclusion to Saraswati and Serenity's adventure! 🍩🌠

ICYMI, I'm going on tour to France and Belgium for the French version of MAD SISTERS OF ESI! More details are in the post below; if you're around, come say hi and we can discuss how beautiful good bread is. (I am very excited for good bread.)

INTERGALACTIC FEAST is out today in India and South Asia! It’s headed your way from HarperCollins India, and available everywhere books are sold. You can also order it here: amzn.in/d/0czbh1vf

✨✨ UNBOXING: The Indian edition of INTERGALACTIC FEAST is here! ✨✨ Guest starring: Hugo 💖 Out in India/ South Asia on March 20th from HarperCollins India. Available everywhere else in the world from @solarisbooks.bsky.social ✨ Links below! ✨ Grab a copy, pack a snack, and happy reading! 🍩🚀

INTERGALACTIC FEAST lands in Bangalore—and you’re invited! Join me at Atta Galatta for a chat about food in space, politics, queer love, and universe-altering chaos (fictional… mostly) 💀 I’ll be in conversation with the brilliant Shrabonti Bagchi @shrabonti.bsky.social 💜 Sign up below👇🏼

INTERGALACTIC FEAST is dedicated to the idea that memory outlasts the cruel thefts of time. It’s in honour of three very good dogs: Patches, Scamper, and Tugger. 🧵

Stories have a way of travelling farther than we expect. A moment of gratitude bathed in the unhealthy glow of my laptop 💀

🎉🎂 Happy UK Book Birthday to INTERGALACTIC FEAST, the concluding book in @lavanya.bsky.social 's FLAVOUR HACKER duology, which began in Pen n Paper Award Winning INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF! The future of food could decide the future of the galaxy... https://geni.us/Megachef https://geni.us/intergfeast

happy belated book day!

Happiest of pub days to @lavanya.bsky.social! I can't wait for my preorder to arrive!!!

Happy Happy release day!

INTERGALACTIC FEAST is out today in the UK from @solarisbooks.bsky.social ! 🇬🇧✨ More Serenity Ko shenanigans, more secrets creeping up on Saras… and all the food in the galaxy! 🧵

The first book of this series was a genuine delight, the turns in the book revealed pieces of myself I’d been hiding for years. I definitely recommend reading it, and very happy there’s a sequel!

Yay!

I’m giving a talk on the Japanese translation of THE TEN PERCENT THIEF with the Japanese Association for South Asian Studies, and you can sign up! Register here for the Zoom invite: bit.ly/indojapanSF Date: Saturday, March 14th Time: 15:30 IST | 10:00 GMT

Congratulations and happy book birthday @lavanya.bsky.social !!

can I say that I love absolutely every endorsement and review of either Interstellar MegaChef or Intergalactic Feast that uses food metaphors/puns? there are a *lot* of them, and I've laughed at every single one

INTERGALACTIC FEAST is out today! Congratulations to the lovely and insanely talented @lavanya.bsky.social – go get it, people!

INTERGALACTIC FEAST is out in North America! It’s the sequel to Interstellar MegaChef, with more Serenity Ko shenanigans, more secrets sneaking up on Saras… and all the food in the galaxy 🍩🚀 I’m super excited to be sharing this book with you! A 🧵 of gratitude! But first…

I just told my grandmother my new book comes out tomorrow. She immediately asked for her copy, then started telling me about “The First Men in the Moon” by H. G. Wells. I’m so glad she’s here and getting better 🥹 Thank you to everyone who sent her good wishes.

Tomorrow, INTERGALACTIC FEAST starts its journey to readers everywhere. My third novel. We’ve come a long way. And it all began with a child who demanded stories from everyone she knew. Constantly.

The past couple of weeks have been a strange mix of things. My grandmother has been very ill in hospital… and at the same time, I’ve been hurtling towards the release of my new novel.

Happy World Book Day! Did someone say...Double Plus Stamps @waterstones.bsky.social ? Here's a selection of Solaris recent and forthcoming releases to help you fill your basket! @julietmarillier.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @pennyvixen.bsky.social @isabelcanas.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com

Very excited for this book. The first one was delicious.

Congratulations, and happy pub day @randeedawn.com ! 🥳💜

One week to go! INTERGALACTIC FEAST will be out in the UK/ North America from @solarisbooks.bsky.social on March 10, 2026 🍩🚀 Saras is the most famous chef in the galaxy, but she isn’t sure who she is anymore. Serenity Ko believes in Feast. She believes in Saras. But everything is going wrong. 🧵

✨Delighted by this generous review from Library Journal for INTERGALACTIC FEAST! ✨ “Lakshminarayan’s sequel to Interstellar Megachef is a compelling story of culinary delights, planetary xenophobia, and being true to oneself.” Thank you for your kind words, Kristi Chadwick, and @library_journal 💜

Sequels are strange. INTERGALACTIC FEAST will be out in less than a month in the UK/ North America (from @solarisbooks.bsky.social ). And I’m reminded of what it was like to sit at my desk and draft this sequel to Interstellar MegaChef.

I had the loveliest time being back on Breaking the Glass Slipper! The incredible Megan Leigh, Lucy Holland, Charlotte Bond and I chatted about INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF, with a few sneak peeks (no spoilers!) into INTERGALACTIC FEAST 🍩🚀 Go listen now! www.breakingtheglassslipper.com/2026/01/29/f...

Calling all writers: Here’s a novel writing workshop you don’t want to miss! My writing world has changed for the better thanks to the brilliant and wonderful @samitbasu.bsky.social and endless writing insights + an overwhelm of kindness await you here. Go sign up! samitbasu.com/workshops-te...

I’ve been clearing out my study for a major renovation, and I pulled all the books off the shelves. Here’s a stack of nearly all my work. Novels, translations, and anthologies with my short fiction. It spans six years since Analog/ Virtual was first published in India. If you’d told me back then…