The SBS Book Club

Shankari Chandran on telling Sri Lankan stories in Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

Listen on

Episode notes

After being told her work "wasn't Australian enough" to get published, author Shankari Chandran was thrilled when her novel 'Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens' won our top literary prize, the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award. The author sits down with Sarah Malik in this first episode of The SBS Book Club podcast.