On my last call of the day with Ma, I hear from miles away about the family gathering on the floor, as is customary across Bengali households, and chat over the steam and smell of masala chai and vegetable croquettes. I smile, and try to make do with the last piece of gulab jamun tucked at a corner in my fridge.

London Writers Centre Deptford Literature Festival by Kashif Haque The 30th year of the London Writers Centre, previously known as Spread the Word, stands witness to its glorific continuation of advocating for intersectional voices in publishing. The renaming contributes to its ideology of making room for underrepresented writers who are left out of mainstream spaces, by organising festivals, partnerships and the hosting of other programmes in London. The Booker Prize winning author and...