Chatting with a writer of romance – Shoma Narayanan
tgbc: What’s your personal brand of romance? Shoma: Fun, flirty and feisty tgbc: The nicest gift you have received from a loved one! Shoma: The Kindle Paperwhite my husband gifted … Continue reading
Pablo Neruda’s love poems
The first I heard of Pablo Neruda was when I accompanied my husband to Chile on an assignment. One cold weekend in July we drove upto Isla Negra, the home … Continue reading
So you think writing a romance novel is easy ? by Amrita Chowdhury
Amrita Chowdhury of Harlequin Enterprises is the author of two thrillers, ‘Faking It’ and ‘Breach’. Having written two thrillers, and seen many romance novels as a publisher, the thought that … Continue reading
Siddharth Taparia’s Five
Siddharth Taparia is the promoter of Vox Pop Clothing, a brand through which consumers can find merchandise of their favourite icons, characters and stories. In his previous avatar, this Harvard … Continue reading
Review of Indrajit Hazra’s ‘Grand Delusions – A Short Biography of Kolkata’
“The sun goes around the Earth once in a year.” So begins Indrajit Hazra’s biography on Kolkata, the city that harbored (and harbors) great delusions about itself, as the ‘cultural … Continue reading
Queen of Ice by Devika Rangachari ; Reviewed by Nishna Singh
The young adult historical novel Queen of Ice, written by Devika Rangachari, displays the world of Queen Didda of Kashmira from CE 980/1-1003. A tale of friendship and courage, it … Continue reading
Interview with Jennifer Clement, author of Prayers for The Stolen
JENNIFER CLEMENT has studied literature in New York and Paris. Among many honors for her work, the internationally acclaimed novel PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN was awarded the National Endowment of … Continue reading
A L Jagannath’s Five
AL is the Director for Marketing at VMware India & SAARC. Over the years I have read a wide variety of fiction. From pure fantasy to Sci-Fi to pure emotional … Continue reading
Interview with Saskya Jain, author of ‘Fire Under Ash’
Saskya Jain holds an MFA in Fiction from Boston University, where she received the Florence Engel Randall Award and the Robert Pinsky Global Fellowship. Her writing has appeared in numerous … Continue reading
Guest Interview with Eileen Palma
Our wonderful guest interviewer Susan Kleinman was a Gurfein Fellow at the Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College and teaches creative writing at the Writing Institute and at the Bronxville … Continue reading
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