Of women travellers and writing

Of women travellers and writing

19 07 , 2013 1 Comment
In recent weeks I have read three books. All the Roads are Open: the Afghan journey by Annermarie Schwarzenbach (translated by Isabel Fargo Cole); The
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The Casual Vacancy, Rowling

The Casual Vacancy, Rowling

16 07 , 2013 No Comments
The more I read of The Casual Vacancy the more I am amazed at the power of Rowling’s storytelling. How can she make the most
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Samantha Shannon, “The Bone Season”

Samantha Shannon, “The Bone Season”

15 07 , 2013 No Comments
It is a complicated world that Samanatha Shannon has created in The Bone Season. The heroine is nineteen-year-old Paige Mahoney. She has been working in
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Taiye Selasi, “Ghana Must Go”

Taiye Selasi, “Ghana Must Go”

12 07 , 2013 No Comments
Kweku dies barefoot on a Sunday before sunrise, his slippers by the doorway to the bedroom like dogs. At the moment he is on the
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Nuclear energy – pros and cons

Nuclear energy – pros and cons

12 07 , 2013 1 Comment
It is 25 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster ( 26 April 1986). It is a couple of years ( 11 March 2011) since the
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Sunjeev Sahota, “Ours are the Streets”

Sunjeev Sahota, “Ours are the Streets”

09 07 , 2013 No Comments
This is an old review of mine. ( Here is the original link: http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/1543283/review-ours-are-the-streets-from-sheffield-boy-to-suicide-bomber ) It was published on 15 May 2011 in DNA. I
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‘I publish what I wish to’, Naveen Kishore, Publisher, Seagull Books

‘I publish what I wish to’, Naveen Kishore, Publisher, Seagull Books

06 07 , 2013 1 Comment
My interview with Naveen Kishore, Publisher, Seagull Books was published today in the Hindu Literary Review. ( online edition, 6 July 2013 and print edition,
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Sachin Kundalkar, “Cobalt Blue” ( Translated by Jerry Pinto)

Sachin Kundalkar, “Cobalt Blue” ( Translated by Jerry Pinto)

06 07 , 2013 1 Comment
I have just finished reading Cobalt Blue. It is a stunning novel. Jerry Pinto’s translation is exquisite. I have no idea how to explain it,
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Adil Jussawalla, “The Right Kind of Dog”

Adil Jussawalla, “The Right Kind of Dog”

03 07 , 2013 No Comments
Slim hardback volume of poems by Adil Jussawalla. Written over many years, some previously published in Nabina Das’s The Four Quarters Magazine . Publishers rarely
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Kurt Vonnegut and Salman Rushdie, on writing

Kurt Vonnegut and Salman Rushdie, on writing

02 07 , 2013 1 Comment
‘Are you serious about this writing business?’ Vonnegut unexpectedly asked him as they sat drinking beers in the sunshine, and when he replied that he
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