Lakshmi G. Iyer’s writing, and her family’s transracial adoption story, have been featured in print, broadcast, and podcasts in the United States, the United Kingdom, and India. Selected appearances are grouped below.
For a complete press kit, including bios, book details, speaking topics, and downloadable high-resolution photos, visit the press kit.
Film & Documentary
- Love Chaos Kin, a feature documentary by Chithra Jeyaram following the Iyer family’s transracial adoption story (premiered at CAAMFest 2025). The film page also houses Desi Mom, a related micro-documentary that premiered at CAAMFest 2024.
Print & Online Publications
- Scroll.in, a book excerpt from Why Is My Skin Brown?: “For children: Sarayu’s family and neighbours have strong opinions about her skin colour” (2026)
- The Hindu — Young World — “Five Books to Help Children Make Sense of Their Feelings,” a roundup by Tarang Sinha featuring Why Is My Hair Curly? (2026)
- The Indian Express — “She Said” column — “The Skin I Grew Up In,” on colourism, motherhood, and Why Is My Skin Brown? (2026)
- The Week, India — Interview by Shubhangi Shah on Indian writers exploring bold themes for young readers (2025)
- The Hindu — Open Page — “The Rainbow Family” (2020)
- Motherwell Magazine — On food and mothering as a first-generation mom (2020)
- Desi Modern Love (Story Artisan Press) — “Motherhood, Cleaved” anthology piece
- Mutha Magazine — “How To Make A Family” (2018)
- Adoptive Families — Essays on transracial adoption
- The Huffington Post — Viral essay on identity
Interviews & Podcasts
- PopSugar — Interview by Lena Fulton
- The Hindu — Interview by Ruth Dhanaraj on Why Is My Hair Curly?
- Indian Express — On what open adoption means to her family
- Financial Express — Interview by Swapna Sanand (2020)
- Edex Live (New Indian Express) — Interview by Parvathy Benu (print)
- Prabha Khaitan Foundation / Spagia / Oxford Book Stores — Session on YouTube
- Indian Express — Express Parenting — In conversation with Niloufer Wadia and Anuradha Verma
- Shailaja V — On blogging and book marketing (2020)
- Do The Work Podcast (3Uncanny4) — On books and race, with Stephanie
- India Abroad — Feature on her family (print and digital)
Television & Radio
- NPR’s The Takeaway — In conversation on transracial adoption
- BBC Radio UK — Conversation with Ruchi Tandon on adoption
- WGBB 1240 AM / 95.9 FM (Long Island) — After the Kids Move In (AFFCNY), on Love Chaos Kin with director Chithra Jeyaram and birth mom Kat (2025). Read the transcript.
- WGBB 1240 AM / 95.9 FM (Long Island) — After the Kids Move In (AFFCNY), with Pat O’Brien and Chester Jackson, on open adoption and openness as a practice (2026). Read the transcript.