Author Rao

Canada Literature Festival Oct 03 to 05, 2025

S. N. Rao — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:24:00 -0400

Come and celebrate knowledge at the Canada Literature Festival on October 03 to 05.

I will be reading from my book as part of the Book Readings between 1 to 5 PM on the 5th of October.

Join Me at the Mississauga Literary Festival 2025

S. N. Rao — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 14:11:00 -0400

Dear Readers,

I’m thrilled to share some exciting news, I’ll be participating in the upcoming Mississauga Literary Festival, taking place in the first week of September at the Mississauga Central Library. It’s a celebration of storytelling, books …

Short Stories on Patreon for Free Members

S. N. Rao — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:32:00 -0500

I have started posting my short stories on Patreon. You can read the stories even as a free member.

The first story posted is the The Driving Test. Vinayak Reddy is a recent graduate struggling to find a living wage …

Sarala's Christmas Party - A new short story

S. N. Rao — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 02:52:00 -0500

Based on a prompt from Reedsy Prompts I wrote a short story. The prompt was - Write about a mysterious guest who arrives at a party — but no one knows who they are.

The story is posted on Scribophile and is …

The Driving Test - A new Short Story Open for Critiques

S. N. Rao — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:08:00 -0500

I have written a short story titled “The Driving Test”. The story is available to read and open to critiques on Scribophile - click here to read the story.

The story is about a young man named Vinayak Reddy who is …

Buy Me A Coffee

S. N. Rao — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 02:23:00 -0500

I have chosen to be self-published until I have made a name for myself that can get me in front of traditional publishers. While traditional publishing opens many doors for authors that are normally not open for self-published authors it …

TD Culture Lab and Mississauga Arts Council, October 26, 2024

S. N. Rao — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:36:00 -0400

I had the opportunity to attend a one day workshop titled Breakthrough to Writers’ Success. It was a sold out event for writers and poets to learn more about the writing and publishing industry.

Here are some highlights of the …

New Review for Mr. Niyogi's Last Audit

S. N. Rao — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 23:55:00 -0400

An avid reader of classic literature from Indonesia has read Mr. Niyogi’s Last Audit and shared a review of the book on her blog.

Here is a link to the review on Fanda Kutubuku’s blog.

She also posted …

India Reader Update - MNLA Available on The Dog Ears Book Shop

S. N. Rao — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 23:52:00 -0400

For readers in India, Mr. Niyogi’s Last Audit is now available on The Dog Ears Book Shop for ₹ 699.

Visit The Dog Years Book Shop

MNLA Now Live on Reedsy Discovery

S. N. Rao — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 19:34:00 -0400

Mr. Niyogi’s Last Audit is now live on Reedsy Discovery.

Head over to the book page on Discovery and upvote the book.

MNLA Coming Soon to Mississauga Library

S. N. Rao — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 19:19:00 -0400

Under the Mississauga Library’s local author program, Mr. Niyogi’s Last Audit was accepted to be included in the library catalog.

In a few weeks time, customers of Mississauga Library system can borrow the book from the library.

Click …

Latest Netgalley Review

S. N. Rao — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:24:00 -0400

Netgalley reviewer Katy Kelly posted her review of Mr. Niyogi’s Last Audit on Netgalley, Goodreads and on Amazon UK.

Click here to read the review on Goodreads. You may need to scroll a bit on the page to find …

A detailed review of Mr. Niyogi's Last Audit

S. N. Rao — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:56:00 -0400

On Reedsy Discovery, a veteran writer posted a review of the book, click here to read the review.

An evocation of upper class Indian life starring a dying but feisty accountant, begged by a mysterious voice to rescue 200 marooned …

Reviews have started to come in...

S. N. Rao — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:26:00 -0400

Advanced reviewers who have read Mr. Niyogi’s Last Audit have started sharing their thoughts and reviews on placed like NetGalley and Goodreads. We have three reviews so far. The average rating (out of 5 stars) as of 20th August …

The Kindle Edition is Live

S. N. Rao — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:52:00 -0400

Mr. Niyogi’s Last Audit is not available as Kindle Edition. The Kindle edition is available in almost all the markets where Amazon is available.

This Books2Read link will take you to the Ebook and the print editions.

The Kindle …

Mr. Niyogi's... is now live on NetGalley

S. N. Rao — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 17:06:00 -0400

NetGalley is a platform for authors to invite reviews and feedback for their book and thanks to IBPA (https://www.ibpa-online.org) Mr. Niyogi’s Last Audit is now live on NetGalley.

Here is the link to the NetGalley listing …

Next Major Milestone - Paperback available for Purchase

S. N. Rao — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:20:00 -0400

Yesterday KDP approved the paperback edition of the book and has made the book live on Amazon’s pages for the following countries:

The Kindle edition …

Advanced Reader Copies on BookSirens

S. N. Rao — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:52:00 -0400

Interested in getting your hands on an Advanced Reader Copy? Head over to Book Sirens to get your copy.

Booksirens is a great place to voracious readers to discover their next exciting read and for book reviewers to share their …

Open for Feedback

S. N. Rao — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:56:00 -0400

Mr. Niyogi’s Last Audit is now available on Reedsy Discovery and is open for reviews and feedback.

Click here to find the Discovery page.

If you are a regular book reviewer or want to be one, head over to …

Publishing Update - Mr. Niyogi's Last Audit

S. N. Rao — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:41:00 -0400

It was an exciting moment when the proof copy of the paperback edition of the novel landed on our doorstep.

This proof copy came from Kindle Direct Publishing.

Who is Mr. Niyogi?

S. N. Rao — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 22:42:00 -0400

Mr. Niyogi is the protagonist of my first novel Mr. Niyogi’s Last Audit.

Mr. Niyogi is based on a person very close to my heart. He was a person that people loved to meet because he would make jokes …