Nanda Reddy

Nanda Reddy is a Guyanese American writer and former elementary school teacher. She immigrated to the United States with her family when she was nine years old. She loves visiting off-the-grid places, hiking, and painting with watercolors. She currently resides in Reno, Nevada, with her husband and two sons. A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl is her first novel.

Hometown

Demerara, Guyana

Favorite author

Does any writer have a favorite? I prefer to list books I pick up again and again for inspiration. In no particular order: The Bluest Eye; White Oleander; Rules of Civility; The Space Between Us; Hamnet; The History of Love; Interpreter of Maladies; I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing. The common denominator—lyrical but clear poetic prose that just sucks you in.

Favorite place in the world

My house or on a packed dance floor.

Favorite place to read

To meet my ambitious reading goal of 100+ a year, I’m all about audiobooks, so I read on the go. If I’m also on a hike along a creek or with views of Lake Tahoe (near where I live), that’s perfection.

Books by this Author

  • A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl

    A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl

    by Nanda Reddy

    Published March 4th 2025

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