Robert Seethaler, “A Whole Life”

You can buy a man’s hours off him, you can steal his days from him, or you can rob him of his whole life, but
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Saadat Hasan Manto, 11 May

11 May is Saadat Hasan Manto’s birthday. He is remembered for his short fiction, his commentaries, his journalistic pieces including those on filmmakers and much more. He
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Scholastic India presents LEGO (R) books!

    From 30 May 2016, Scholastic India will be selling LEGO (R) books in India. Some of the highlights include — LEGO (R) City,  
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Ashwin Sanghi’s fascinating story from self-publishing to traditional publishing

  Earlier in 2016, Amazon bought a significant minority stake in Westland.   ( Ashwin Sanghi and I were discussing publishing, his pseudonymn “Shawn Higins” and
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Chitra Bannerjee Divakurni “Before We Visit the Goddess”

One day, in the kitchen at the back of the store, I held in my  hand a new recipe I had perfected, the sweet I
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Kannada, Konkani, English: Memories, Texts and Distances

On 23 April 2016 Vivek Shanbhag and I were invited by Namita Gokhale, co-director, Jaipur Literature Festival to be in conversation at the Apeejay Languages
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Dalit Literature in English

On 29 April 2016, Jisha, a dalit student of Government Law College, Ernakulam, Kerala, was raped and murdered. Jisha was found at her home which stands on Purambokku
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Noelle Stevenson, “Nimona”

Noelle Stevenson’s debut graphic novel Nimona is about a young shape shifter who is a badass sidekick to super villain, Lord Blackheart. It is utterly delightful for its
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Meg Rosoff, “Jonathan Unleashed”

Award-winning young adult writer Meg Rosoff is a brilliant writer. No wonder she has been awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award ( ALMA) this year
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Pam Munzo Ryan “Echo: A Novel”

Your fate is not yet sealed, Even in the darkest night, a star will shine,  A bell will chime, a path will be revealed.  Award-winning
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