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Sean McMeekin “July 1914: Countdown to War”

When we studied about WWI as children, our school textbooks would dismiss in one sentence the assassination in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
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Literati – “A look at the world of books, publishing and writers” ( 2 June 2014)

02 06 , 2014 1 Comment

My monthly column, Literati, in the Hindu Literary Review was published online ( 31 May 2014) and in print ( 1 June 2014). Here is the
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Nominations Invited for Inclusion in a Book on “Effective People” by T. V. Rao

26 05 , 2014 No Comments

Nominations Invited for Inclusion in a Book on “Effective People” by T. V. Rao One of the fathers of Indian HRD, Dr TV Rao is
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Joel Dicker, “The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair”

19 05 , 2014 No Comments

“…you asked why I wrote. I answered that I wrote because I liked it, and you said…” “Yes, what did I say?” “That life had
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Damon Galgut, “Arctic Summer”

14 05 , 2014 1 Comment

The closer he came to those caves, the more he began to falter. He knew that something took place in the dark, a sexual attack
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Donna Tartt, “The Goldfinch”

13 05 , 2014 No Comments

Donna Tartt can afford to spend years doing her research on art history, the underworld of antique and art sales, insights into high society,
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YouTube links with authors, worth watching.

06 05 , 2014 No Comments

In the past week, I have seen a few clips that are worth sharing. I am posting them in one blog post. On diverse topics
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Podcasts

06 05 , 2014 No Comments

Two fabulous websites for podcasts on books. The first is BBC Radio4 podcasts on book, literature, film, music, visual arts, performance, media and more. Razia
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Literati: “Catch them young”

03 05 , 2014 No Comments

From this month I begin a new column in the Hindu Literary Review called “Literati”. It will be about the world of books, publishing and
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Hanif Kureishi, “The Last Word”