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Aunt Sass: Christmas Stories

Aunt Sass: Christmas Stories by P. L. Travers is defined as “autobiographical notes” in her the book blurb. It may be so but are absolutely delightful
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“Eclectic Response”

13 08 , 2017 1 Comment

My article “Eclectic Response” on Partition literature was published in the Hindu on 6 August 2011. I am c&p the text below. Each successive generation
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India’s Women Writers, from the Early 20th Century to Today

10 08 , 2017 No Comments

I wrote a long essay on India’s women writers from the early 20th century to today for Bookwitty. Here is an extract from the essay:
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Steinbeck Reissued!

10 08 , 2017 No Comments

Penguin Random House India has published a selection of Steinbeck novels that have been beautifully rejacketed. Steinbeck is a perennial favourite. To publish new editions
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Jacqueline Woodson “Another Brooklyn”

07 08 , 2017 No Comments

For a long time, my mother wasn’t dead yet. Mine could have been a more tragic story. My father could have given in to the
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“Mahabharata”

04 08 , 2017 2 Comments

DK India has published an incredibly sumptious edition of the classic epic Mahabharata. It was put together by a large in-house team working along with well-known
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“No Touch” A picture book on child sexual abuse ( CSA)

03 08 , 2017 No Comments

Not a day goes by without the morning newspapers reporting the horrendous sexual attacks upon children. It is frightening and deeply disturbing. In a manner
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M.G. Leonard Talks Beetles with Bookwitty

02 08 , 2017 No Comments

I interviewed the fabulous award-winning writer M G Leonard for literary website, Bookwitty. It was published on 1 August 2017. The original url is here
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Happy Birthday HarperCollins!

02 08 , 2017 No Comments

2017. A landmark year for HarperCollins worldwide. The publishing firm is celebrating its bicentennary and the Indian office is marking 25 years of its operations locally.
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Mrs C Remembers

01 08 , 2017 No Comments

Mrs C Remembers is Himanjali Sankar’s first novel for adults. It is about Mrs Anita Chatterjee and about three generations of the family. It starts with
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