# Sonali Deraniyagala
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sonali deraniyagala (born 1964) is a Sri Lankan memoirist and economist.Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, she studied economics at Cambridge University and has a doctorate from the University of Oxford. She is on the faculty of the Department of Economics at SOAS, University of London and is a research scholar at Columbia University in New York City. She lives in New York City, and London.She married economist Stephen Lissenburgh, and while on vacation at Sri Lanka's Yala National Park in December 2004, she lost her two sons, husband, parents, best friend, and her best friend's mother in the Indian Ocean tsunami.
Sonali Deraniyagala's "Wave"
This week, Alegra and Erin are covering Sonali Deraniyagala's "Wave," the tragic true story of loss and grief. There may not be a "right way" to grieve, but there IS a right way to speak to someone who experienced loss, and the Sad Girls are absolutely breaking it down. They also touch on trying to…
'Wave' memoirist on writing about unimaginable loss
In 2004, Sonali Deraniyagala was on vacation with her family on the coast of Sri Lanka when a tsunami struck the South Asian island. It killed her husband, their two sons and her parents, leaving Deraniyagala alone in a reality she couldn’t comprehend.
In Berkeley Talks episode 201, Deraniyagala d…
Writers Block - Does It Really Exist? | Your Biz Needs a Book with Candice L Davis
My go-to writing coach, Candice L Davis is back with us again. Today, we’re looking at the myth of writer's block, exploring if it actually exists. Controversial.
Candice shares insights on the real reasons behind writing struggles, from fear to fatigue, and offers practical tips to get those cr…
Writers Block Does It Really Exist? | Your Biz Needs a Book with Candice L Davis
My go-to writing coach, Candice L Davis is back with us again. Today, we’re looking at the myth of writer's block, exploring if it actually exists. Controversial.
Candice shares insights on the real reasons behind writing struggles, from fear to fatigue, and offers practical tips to get those cr…
3.8 Rohini S. Rajagopal: Breaking The Silence On Infertility With A Medical Memoir
Find out how she captured her journey with infertility and years of medical research into her one-of-a-kind medical memoir, ‘What's a Lemon Squeezer Doing in My Vagina?'
Rohini shares her writing process: from storing all her medical documents to writing for 30 minutes at a time to coming up with t…
Fiona Shaw on fame, feminism and falling in love
With a career spanning theatre, film and television, Irish actor Fiona Shaw has been a household name in Ireland for decades. The Cork native is known for her award-winning stage work, as well as her iconic roles in the Harry Potter films, Killing Eve, and Bad Sisters.
Shaw’s latest project, Park A…
Edwidge Danticat on DÈY
Dèy by acclaimed writer Edwidge Danticat is multigenerational story of family, resilience, and hope in the wake of an unexpected tragedy. Edwidge joins us to talk about evolving ideas of the American Dream, the Haitian diaspora, ghost stories and expanding canon with host Miwa Messer.
This episode…
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