Calendar Girl by Audrey Carlan
In a TV feature on her, when Audrey Carlan mentioned that E.L. James was her inspiration for the Calendar Girl series I was intrigued. I did a search and liked … Continue reading
Akshaya Mukul on his book ‘Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India’
This article appeared in DailyO on February 25th, 2016 http://www.dailyo.in/arts/gita-press-hinduism-hindutva-akshaya-mukul-rss-ms-golwalkar-nationalism-bhagavad-gita/story/1/9218.html
Bullets and Bylines by Shyam Bhatia
Shyam Bhatia is a foreign correspondent currently living in London. He has operated and reported out of Cairo, Beirut, Jerusalem and Washington DC. He has been the Middle East correspondent … Continue reading
The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes
“In May 1937 a man in his early thirties waits by the lift of a Leningrad apartment block. He waits all through the night, expecting to be taken away to … Continue reading
What Lies Between Us by Nayomi Munaweera
“Framed in an airplane window, it lies below us, its palm trees waving goodbye, its long white beaches like lit crystal, its bustle and boom forgotten. It turns smaller and … Continue reading
Ten Books to Read This Valentine’s Day
http://www.mid-day.com/articles/ten-books-to-read-this-valentines-day/16953168
On the Rocks, A Dana Cohen Mystery by Rebecca Marks, reviewed by Ines Rodrigues
On the Rocks is the first volume of the Dana Cohen mystery series, released last November. The main character, a strong and beautiful female police detective in her 40’s, decides … Continue reading
A Tiny Bit of Marvellous by Dawn French, reviewed by Reshma Kothare
There was something about the book cover that made my hand reach for it and comments like “Extremely funny” and “Fantastic slam-dunk page-turner” sealed the deal for me. This book … Continue reading
Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey
Beatriz Yagoda, the famous Brazilian writer goes missing. She was last seen sitting on an almond tree with a cigar, a book and her suitcase. Her American translator Emma Neufeld … Continue reading
The Second Scarsdale Salon
This February we held our second Scarsdale Salon and were delighted by the big turnout that thursday evening;more than 80 people had attended the first Salon, and we weren’t sure … Continue reading
the good book corner 