Jerry Pinto (born 1966) is a Mumbai-based Indian writer of poetry, prose and children’s fiction in English, as well as a journalist. His noted works include Helen: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb (2006) which won the Best Book on Cinema Award at the 54th National Film Awards, Surviving Women (2000) and Asylum and Other Poems (2003). His first novel Em and The Big Hoom was published in 2012 and won the Hindu Literary Prize.
Romeo and Juliet, Elizabeth and Darcy, Jessica and Marcus. Which fictional couple are you?
This is what Vrushali Telang’s website has to say about her: ‘From reporting for CNBC-TV18 & NDTV, to producing shows for MTV India, from freelancing as a screenwriter on films, television and events to writing columns for Marie Claire India, to now writing novels- Vrushali Telang is on one helluva joyride!’ We couldn’t agree more! Read on as Vrushali answers a few questions we had for her.
With over 240 attendees, this year’s Jaipur Literature Festival promises to be an engaging experience for all literature lovers, book fanatics, and even those who just want to get their pictures clicked with the literary hoi polloi….
Sudha Menon is a business journalist and author of 2 bestselling non-fiction books, Legacy and Leading Ladies IndiaBookStore had a chat with her a few weeks ago, where we talked about women’s issues, writing and making a difference to society.
Author: Nilanjana Roy
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9789382277774
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Nilanjana Roy’s second book on the lives and trials of the Nizamuddin felines will delight those who loved her first book.
2013 was a good year for Indian bibliophiles. Several eagerly-awaited books hit bookstores, only to fly off the shelves; Jhumpa Lahiri’s Lowland, Manuscript Found In Accra by Paulo Coelho, Preeti Shenoy’s The One You Cannot Have, Sycamore Row by John Grisham. The Booker Prize this year was widely hailed as “The best shortlist in a decade”. Indian literary festivals proliferated, with some cities hosting two or even three!
Author: Anand Neelakantan
Publisher: Leadstart Publications
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9789381576038
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Roll of the Dice, Book 1 of Ajaya: Epic of the Kaurava Clan is the Mahabharata retold from the Kaurava perspective. The agenda is simple; here the Pandavas are villains and the Kauravas are heroes. One wishes it had been more nuanced than that.
All of 25 years old, Sneha Mehta is already a published author – of not one but three books! Her latest book, called Change Your Life is published by Random House India and explores the alternative healing techniques available to Indians today. Over to you, Sneha!
Author: Doris Lessing
Publisher: Harper
Year: 2008
ISBN: 9780061672248
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Written by Doris Lessing, On Cats is undoubtedly well-written, it also touches upon a rather painful topic, and more than once; the culling of (admittedly) superfluous cats. This is described in graphic detail, with none of the sentimentality one associates with ‘cutesie-pie’ animal literature such as James Herriot’s stories of veterinary triumphs.