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Not an allegory of a future India: lawyer and author Gautam Bhatia on his new novel The Sentence
1 month, 1 week ago

Not an allegory of a future India: lawyer and author Gautam Bhatia on his new novel The Sentence

The Hindu  

“No, no, no,” says Gautam Bhatia. “That would be a disaster.” I’ve just asked him whether the futuristic city of Peruma in his new novel The Sentence is a riff on Gurugram. “Science fiction novels, especially novels of ideas, have this huge problem of trying to contain the exposition in a way that doesn’t bog down the reader with so …

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Bestselling US author Kristin Hannah honours Vietnam War nurses in new novel, The Women
10 months ago

Bestselling US author Kristin Hannah honours Vietnam War nurses in new novel, The Women

ABC  

On May 21, 1968, nurse Jan McCarthy arrived in South Vietnam to take up a post at the 1st Australian Field Hospital at Vũng Tàu. While Hannah describes the Vietnam War as "a national embarrassment" for the US, she says the contribution of "young naïve … nurses who answered their country's call to duty and went to war" should be …

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Beloved author Kate DiCamillo talks writing and healing herself with new middle-grade novel ‘Ferris’
10 months ago

Beloved author Kate DiCamillo talks writing and healing herself with new middle-grade novel ‘Ferris’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Children’s writer Kate DiCamillo is known for beloved stories like “The Tale of Despereaux” and “Because of Winn-Dixie,” about kids and animals trying to navigate the world and make emotional connections. NOT JUST BOOKS FOR KIDS Bestselling novelist Ann Patchett calls DiCamillo a “beautiful writer” and says once she discovered her books, she couldn’t put them down. …

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Gabriel García Márquez, Stephen King and Elif Shafak: 45 of 2024’s most anticipated books
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Gabriel García Márquez, Stephen King and Elif Shafak: 45 of 2024’s most anticipated books

BBC  

Gabriel García Márquez, Stephen King and Elif Shafak: 45 of 2024’s most anticipated books Penguin, Viking, HarperCollins From literary heavyweights and thoughtful non-fiction to crime thrillers, 45 of the most anticipated books of 2024 – including a new Stephen King and a look at how algorithms are shaping our culture. It's a big year for him – with an adaptation …

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Gabriel García Márquez’s unpublished novel to be released in 2024
1 year, 8 months ago

Gabriel García Márquez’s unpublished novel to be released in 2024

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 29, 2023 18:27 IST - 2 MINS READ Gabriel García Márquez, the Colombian author of the acclaimed novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, will soon release an unpublished work entitled En Agosto Nos Vemos, says a report by The Guardian. The unpublished work is said to be the first chapter García Márquez was working on in 1999: …

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In Nightfall: Book signing event goes viral after author posts room full of empty chairs
1 year, 9 months ago

In Nightfall: Book signing event goes viral after author posts room full of empty chairs

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A post by New York …

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How to watch sci-fi author Annalee Newitz at the L.A. Times Book Club
1 year, 9 months ago

How to watch sci-fi author Annalee Newitz at the L.A. Times Book Club

LA Times  

Sci-fi author and science journalist Annalee Newitz joined the L.A. Times Book Club March 28 to discuss “The Terraformers.” Newitz talked with columnist Carolina A. Miranda about flying moose, sentient technology and growing up in Irvine. The author also answered reader questions about the challenges of creating science fiction worlds, and cited Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” and Octavia E. …

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CoHort, assemble: How Colleen Hoover became the world’s biggest author
2 years, 2 months ago

CoHort, assemble: How Colleen Hoover became the world’s biggest author

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In her new release’s acknowledgements, Hoover, 42, calls Ends …

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Who is Salman Rushdie? Know about 'The Satanic Verses' book author
2 years, 4 months ago

Who is Salman Rushdie? Know about 'The Satanic Verses' book author

India TV News  

The attack on author Salman Rushdie has evoked widespread condemnation from people across the world. Rushdie, the Mumbai-born controversial author who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing 'The Satanic Verses', suffered multiple wounds to the neck and abdomen after a man stormed the stage and stabbed him as he was about to deliver a lecture at a literary …

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Key dates in the life of author Salman Rushdie
2 years, 4 months ago

Key dates in the life of author Salman Rushdie

Al Jazeera  

The controversial author spent years in hiding after a 1989 decree by the Iranian leader led to threats against his life. Author Salman Rushdie has been hospitalised after he was attacked earlier today at an event in New York state. Rushdie’s writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, which banned his most famous book, The Satanic Verses, …

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Book Review | Writer turns diarist, maps his own matrix of thoughts
2 years, 6 months ago

Book Review | Writer turns diarist, maps his own matrix of thoughts

Deccan Chronicle  

In his introduction, the author says that he shares in this book the writings and sketches and paintings that have occupied him while he wrote his novel, A Time Outside This Time. Some of it is quiet, which is so profound it has its own hum…” What struck me was something towards the end of this passage from Wallace: “It …

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‘The Glass Palace’ travels to Sri Lanka
3 years, 4 months ago

‘The Glass Palace’ travels to Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

While crisscrossing the globe on diplomatic postings, there is one trusted companion Niluka Kadurugamuwa never forgets to take along — his books. Growing up in Diyatalawa town in Badulla, located in Sri Lanka’s scenic hill country, Kadurugamuwa began reading Sinhala translations of European, American and Russian writing, mostly fiction. “They would pay some 500 rupees, and that was big money …

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Writer sheds light on lives of urban women
3 years, 5 months ago

Writer sheds light on lives of urban women

China Daily  

The lack of self-confidence and paranoia drive her to secretly check Yang's phone, fearing that he's having an affair despite his unwavering support over the years, such as helping her to tackle her teenage sister's accidental pregnancy, supporting her when she is abruptly laid off and letting her move in with him after she is evicted by her landlord. Still, …

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Eight great very long books you finally have time to read
4 years, 9 months ago

Eight great very long books you finally have time to read

LA Times  

Certain books are just imposing, with dimensions that call to mind the monolith in “2001: A Space Odyssey” more than your standard-size novel or memoir. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, “Wizard of the Crow,” 784 pages From another author on the Nobel-rumor shortlist, this sprawling novel is another fine example of an expansive read that maintains its grip on you throughout. Reviewing …

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Author who led backlash against ‘American Dirt’ novel is escorted from Long Beach teaching job
4 years, 10 months ago

Author who led backlash against ‘American Dirt’ novel is escorted from Long Beach teaching job

LA Times  

Myriam Gurba speaks at a panel hosted by #DignidadLiteraria on “American Dirt” and Latinx visibility, held at Antioch University on Thursday, Feb. 6. Myriam Gurba, the novelist and Long Beach high school teacher who sparked a row in U.S. publishing over the bestselling novel “American Dirt,” has been placed on administrative leave and was escorted from her school Friday. Gurba …

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