Nikesh Shukla Books

Empowering, creative guide to telling your story from Nikesh Shukla, award- winning author and editor of the bestselling anthology The Good Immigrant.

An important and timely book on race and racism, encouraging children to think for themselves about the issues involved

How does it feel to be constantly regarded as a potential threat, strip-searched at every airport? Or be told that, as an actress, the part you're most fitted to play is 'wife of a terrorist'? How does it feel to have words from your native language misused, misappropriated and used aggressively towards you? How does it feel to hear a child of colour say in a classroom that stories can only be about white people? How does it feel to go 'home' to India when your home is really London? What is it like to feel you always have to be an ambassador for your race? How does it feel to always tick 'Other'? Bringing together 21 exciting black, Asian and minority ethnic voices emerging in Britain today, The Good Immigrant explores why immigrants come to the UK, why they stay and what it means to be 'other' in a country that doesn't seem to want you, doesn't truly accept you - however many generations you've been here - but still needs you for its diversity monitoring forms. Inspired by discussion around why society appears to deem people of colour as bad immigrants - job stealers, benefit scroungers, undeserving refugees - until, by winning Olympic races or baking good cakes, or being conscientious doctors, they cross over and become good immigrants, editor Nikesh Shukla has compiled a collection of essays that are poignant, challenging, angry, humorous, heartbreaking, polemic, weary and - most importantly - real.

An urgent collection of essays by first-and second-generation immigrants, exploring what it's like to be othered in an increasingly divided America.

Brown Baby is a powerful exploration of fatherhood, grief, racism and hope. It is also a love letter to the author's daughters that is as heartbreakingly tender as it is funny and relatable.

India's Spider-Man stars in his first series in almost twenty years! Pavitr Prabhakar is back, fresh from "The End of the Spider-Verse," in his own universe's Mumbai. But things aren't exactly simple. There's a science professor promising results activating people's "lizard brain," along with a ruthless businessman who may be more than he seems! As a new Lizard emerges to threaten all of Mumbai, its new and terrifying abilities could make it the most powerful version yet! Spider-Man is the city's only hope, but victory will come at a cost - one Pavitr may not be ready for! How can he pick up the pieces when the entire city is turning against him?! The bloodthirsty creature's next move may mean a death sentence for Pavitr should he ever don his costume on the city streets again! Collecting SPIDER-MAN: INDIA (2023) #1-5.

A big-hearted, utterly charming carousel of a novel about three generations of the same family, riven by feuds and falling-outs, united by fates and fortunes.

Meet 17-year-old Madhu - super funny, painfully honest ... and completely lost. Can she follow her dreams and stay true to herself? A funny and poignant comedy about finding your voice, for anyone who has ever dreamed big, from award-winning author and screenwriter Nikesh Shukla.

DIE MONSTER VON MUMBAI Lange bevor das Spider-Verse ein multimediales Phänomen wurde, debütierte bereits der indische Spider-Man. Nun wird seine Legende fortgesetzt! In einer aufregend andersartigen Realität erhielt Pavitr Prabhakar erstaunliche Kräfte, die er als Spider-Man für das Gute einsetzt. Doch jetzt will eine fiese Firma die Menschen von Mumbai gegen Spidey aufwiegeln. Außerdem verwandelt sich der geniale Wissenschaftler Dr. Kumar in eine monströse Echse. Die neuen Abenteuer des indischen Spider-Man, in Szene gesetzt von Romanautor Nikesh Shukla und Zeichner Abhishek Malsuni, die schon an SPIDER-VERSE: GESCHICHTEN AUS DEM MULTIVERSUM mitwirkten. ENTHÄLT: SPIDER-MAN: INDIA (2023) 1-5