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A matter of ceremony

Posted in Author speak, tagged , on April 13, 2010 |

Attending a book reading in Bangalore recently, I was struck by how different such events are in India from those in America, and how the contrasting styles epitomize the two cultures. So writes Ms. Shoba Narayan in the Wall Street Journal as she explains how cultures differ in their approach to the literary limelight. Yup, [...]

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A bloodied sword

Posted in Author speak, Books, Events, Happenings, tagged , on April 7, 2010 |

Sometimes, just sometimes, we get really cut up with ourselves for missing out on book launches.  Fatima Bhutto’s book ‘Songs of Blood and Sword’ in Bangalore is one such, for instance.  At this point, even attempting to justify our absence,  sounds like an excuse. Photograph: Manish G Source: www.mybangalore.com You can read all about the event [...]

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Chew on this – A Q & A with Preeti Shenoy, Author

Posted in Author speak, Books, Q & A's, tagged , , on February 1, 2010 | 9 Comments »

Here’s our Q & A session with Preeti Shenoy, Author of  ’34 Bubblegums & Candies.’  Preeti also blogs here and has a huge following of readers including yours truly. JustBooks: Are we right in surmising that your book ‘ 34 bubblegums & candies’ is more of a memoir? How popular are such books? Preeti Shenoy: Absolutely [...]

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