Kamila Shamsie, ” A God in Every Stone”

Kamila Shamsie, ” A God in Every Stone”

13 04 , 2014 No Comments
A God in Every Stone is Kamila Shamsie’s fifth novel.  It is set at the time of World War I and before the partition of the
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RIP Urs Widmer

RIP Urs Widmer

11 04 , 2014 No Comments
For there are a few stories that have been told for ever and — hardly altered at all — have been passed on through the
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Column on publishing and book news for the Hindu Literary Review

Column on publishing and book news for the Hindu Literary Review

03 04 , 2014 2 Comments
I will be starting a monthly column from May 2014 with the Hindu Literary Review  on news, comments and information about publishing within India and
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Tara Dairman “All Four Stars”

Tara Dairman “All Four Stars”

31 03 , 2014 No Comments
Gladys Gatsby is an eleven year old who has been cooking gourmet dishes since she was five. Her parents have not a clue even when
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Cancer and literature for children and young adults

Cancer and literature for children and young adults

27 03 , 2014 No Comments
Seeing a child, even a teenager, ill has to be one of the most unpleasant experiences of life. Somehow the big C or cancer gets
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PRESS RELEASE: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE INDIA ANNOUNCES PUBLISHING, SALES AND MARKETING APPOINTMENTS & NEW ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

PRESS RELEASE: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE INDIA ANNOUNCES PUBLISHING, SALES AND MARKETING APPOINTMENTS & NEW ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

20 03 , 2014 No Comments
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE INDIA ANNOUNCES PUBLISHING, SALES AND MARKETING APPOINTMENTS & NEW ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE   New Delhi, 20 March 2014 – Penguin Random House India’s
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“Faction” edited by Khalid Mohamed

“Faction” edited by Khalid Mohamed

20 03 , 2014 No Comments
“Stories can be our most priceless possession. We usually remember the most painful ones, or the most pleasurable. The past defines our present. There are
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Sally Green, “Half Bad”

Sally Green, “Half Bad”

18 03 , 2014 1 Comment
“The great thing about hate is that it takes away everything else so that nothing else matters.”  ( p.196 Half Bad) Sally Green’s debut novel, Half Bad
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Hannah Kent, “Burial Rites”

Hannah Kent, “Burial Rites”

17 03 , 2014 No Comments
‘Actions lie,’ Agnes retorted quickly. ‘Sometimes people never stood a chance in the beginning, or they might have made a mistake….’ ( p.107 Burial Rites ) Burial Rites is
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David Baldacci, “The Finisher”

David Baldacci, “The Finisher”

11 03 , 2014 No Comments
It was released on 4 March 2014. Apparently it is part of a series. The story is revolves around a fourteen-seasons-old girl called Vega Jane.
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