Tuesday Reads ( Vol 9), 15 October 2019

17 10 , 2019 No Comments
Dear Reader, There is a sudden deluge of books being released to coincide with the ongoing Frankfurt Book Fair, the mecca of publishing and of
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Interview with Neha J. Hiranandani on “Girl Power!”

14 10 , 2019 No Comments
Ever since the phenomenal success of Rebel Girls some years ago there has been a proliferation of books tom-tomming about the achievement of girls/ women,
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Emma Donaghue’s “Akin”

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Akin by Emma Donaghue is about a retired professor and widower, Noah Selvaggio, who is looking forward to visiting Nice after decades. It is his
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The Booker 2019 shortlist

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The Booker Prize is to be announced on Monday, 14 October 2019. This time it consists of very well established writers and previous Booker winners
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An extract from Salman Rushdie’s novel “Quichotte”

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Quichotte is a retelling of Cervantes Don Quixote. In this modern version a salesman of Indian origin, Ismail, travels across America on a quest in
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“Voices of History: Speeches that Changed the World” by Simon Sebag Montefiore

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When a historian such as Simon Sebag Montefiore who is also a brilliant public lecturer/ performer, puts together a collection of speeches that changed the
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Book Post 45: 15 Sept – 5 Oct 2019

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Book Post 45 includes some of the titles received in the past few weeks. Wherever available Amazon’s Kindle widget has been embedded in the blog
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An evening to welcome the winners of the EU Prize for Literature, 24 Sept 2019

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On Tuesday, 24 Sept 2019, Neeta Gupta hosted a wonderful evening to welcome the delegation of EU Prize for Literature winners led by Alexandra Buchler,
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Interview with Susan Van Metre, Executive Editorial Director, Walker Books US

25 09 , 2019 No Comments
Susan Van Metre is the Executive Editorial Director of Walker Books US, a new division of Candlewick Press and the Walker Group. Previously she was
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Interview with Debasmita Dasgupta on her debut graphic novel, “Nadya”

20 09 , 2019 No Comments
Nadya is a stunningly powerful graphic novel about thirteen-year-old Nadya who witnesses her parent’s marriage deteriorate. The story and the art work are devastating. The
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