'BOARDING SCHOOL DOESN’T give you much chance to be alone, by oneself, for any length of time.' - Read this excerpt from Ruskin Bond's latest book #TheHillOfEnchantment featured on Open Magazine here: openthemagazine.com/lounge/books/b…

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Written in prose and poetry, Anupama Raju’s remarkable debut novel takes readers on multiple journeys with the protagonist through time and the winding streets of the cities she is in thrall to. And as we journey with her we are given profound and memorable insights into love,…

'William Shakespeare was—let us admit it—a provincial'- Open Magazine features an edited excerpt from Sumana Roy's #Provincials .
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'While I was still at school, in the 1940s, the ballpoint pen was invented. The fountain pen was already in existence, but the cheaper ones were always leaking and messing up one’s fingers. I preferred the old-fashioned quill pens which we were still using in class. The ink came…

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Here's your chance to meet A. J. Thomas, editor of #TheGreatestMalayalamStoriesEverTold as he discusses his book with C. P. Surendran, Shinie Antony and Aienla Ozukum at The Bookworm, Bangalore.
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Furiously inventive, beautifully crafted and remarkably assured, Swimmer Among the Stars announces the arrival of a blazing new talent. This collection of short stories will be read by all lovers of literary fiction. The predominant themes of the stories encompass magic realism,…

Mark your calendars! The Master Storyteller is here to answer all your questions related to mythology and his new children's book #ABCOfHinduism . #AskAway #AskDevdutt

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From Jammu and Kashmir in the North to the Andaman and Nicobar islands in the South, from Dadra and Nagar havens and Daman and Diu in the West to Arunachal Pradesh in the east, and all the other states and Union territories of India in between, here are 108 fabulous folk tales,…

Add these two titles to your TBR on the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary. #Kabuliwallah is a story of the heart-warming friendship that develops between the Mini and Rehmat—and the unbreakable bond that exists between fathers and daughters whereas…

'At the core of Sansanwal’s work are his stunning paintings of banyan trees which serve as powerful symbols of life, growth, and unity'- writes Sakshi Priya on Ompal Sansanwal's #MeditationsOnTrees . Read the complete article on The Pioneer here: dailypioneer.com/2024/vivacity/……

'This profound book is full of lives whose beauty lies in the wholeness of their telling...' Salman Rushdie on Amitava Kumar's #MyBelovedLife . Order your copy here: amzn.in/d/hKHR5Vo
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Absolutely thrilled to find an entire section on Bhuwaneshwar in Sumana Roy’s moving and poignant homage to Indian provinces and provincials.

In the latest review of National Bestseller #SwallowingTheSun in The New Indian Express, Suchita Malik writes, 'Swallowing the Sun stands out for its interesting cast of characters…. marvelous in their own way; each representing a trait and getting a significant pride of place…

Topping the charts on Amazon across categories, we have #IndiaMostLegendaryRestaurants edited by Ruth Dsouza Prabhu. The book traces the fascinating journeys of seven iconic Indian eateries that featured on Taste Atlas’s list of 150 legendary restaurants of the twenty-first…

Put your creative hats on 🎩✨ and win a copy of Ruskin Bond's #TheHoopoeOnTheLawn . Caption all three illustrations, the best answer stands to win a copy of the book!
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'May' these books delight you and make the reader in you content in all possible manners <3 #MayReleases #TheHillOfEnchantment #MyBelovedLife #Provincials #IndiasMostLegendaryRestaurants #SwimmerAmongTheStars

Through a captivating collection of ‘postcards’ from the outskirts of India (and further afield—Europe, America, and the Middle East), Roy immerses us in the imaginative realm of those who revel in their provinciality. Delving into the lives and works of Rabindranath Tagore, the…

Taking a mid-day break with best short fiction to emerge from Punjab over the last century! #TheGreatestPunjabiStoriesEverTold edited by Balbir Madhopuri and Renuka Singh.

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On World Press Freedom Day, explore the power of words. Dive into books that celebrate the bold voices that fight for truth.

#LoveJihadAndOtherFictions by Sreenivasan Jain Mariyam Alavi and Supriya Sharma

#BanteringWithBandits by AnnieZaidi

#ThePeacemakers edited by…

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Join Lakshmi M Puri in conversation with Dr Ambarish Satwik discussing her book #SwallowingTheSun #NationalBestseller
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