Category archives for: Books

Strong characters forwards The Last Good Man

Thanks to Steig Larsson and Henning Mankell, the axis of the mystery universe has shifted. Where American readers used to feel as familiar with the streets of London and the interiors of British country houses as with the streets of New York or L.A., they can now feel familiar with the streets of Copenhagen, Stockholm, [...]

Then came you : A book by Jennifer Weiner

Four very different women heading in four very different directions in life. Yet, there is one thing that bonds them. Jules, a college senior, needs money to help her alcohol addicted father get into rehab. Young housewife Annie is struggling with money, and her relationship with her husband. Gorgeous PR executive India wants a baby, [...]

Kalli purie’s book confessions of serial dieter relaese

In this candid and detailed account, Kalli Purie takes us through the rollercoaster ride that has been a significant part of her life – her quest for her ideal weight. In the process, she earnestly describes the various diets she’s sampled and the crazier measures that’s she tried, from Bollywood dancing and yoga to surviving [...]

New book launch Travals of entrapment

Crossword Bookstore and Leadstart Publishing, cordially invite you for the launch of Dr. Himadri Roy’s, “Travails of Entrapment”. Meet Onir ( Director of National Award Winning film ‘I Am’) and Sridhar Rangayan (Flim Maker & Founder, The Humsafar Trust) at the launch. In Association with Queer-Ink.com and Yaariyan, an initiative of The Humsafar Truth. The book [...]

JK Rowlings first adult novel to be blackly comic

J.K. Rowling’s first book for adults will be a “blackly comic” novel set in an idyllic English town where all is not what it seems, its publisher said on Thursday. The title of the closely guarded 480-page novel by the prolific “Harry Potter” author will be “The Casual Vacancy.” It and will be available worldwide in [...]

Feminist poet Adrienne Rich dies at 82

Poet Adrienne Rich, whose socially conscious verse affected a generation of feminist, gay rights and anti-war activists, has died. She was 82. Rich died on Tuesday at home from problems from rheumatoid arthritis, said her son, Pablo Conrad. She had lived in Santa Cruz since the 1980s. Through her writing, Adrienne Rich explored topics such as [...]

National Public Libraries marks protests against

  In the 12 months since a surge of community protest against recommended library closures was expressed in last February’s Save Our Libraries Day, campaigning bibliophiles around the country have enjoyed mixed fortunes. There was rejoicing in Somerset and Gloucestershire, where library closures were quashed by a legal challenge, but in Brent, north-west London, despite [...]

The Satanic Verses’ just a book, not a bomb: Hari Kunzru

JAIPUR Creator Hari Kunzru has protected examining excerpts from Salman Rushdie’s suspended novel The Satanic When compared to on level during the Jaipur Literary works Celebration the other day. The author submitted in The Guard that he study the statement without referring with the festival organizers and that “Our objective was not to harm your [...]

The writer Salman Rushdie asked to skip Jaipur Literature festival?

Jaipur: Controversial writer Salman Rushdie may have to give the Jaipur Literary Festival Celebration a miss. Reviews recommend the organizers of the annual fest have asked him to back off following direct orders from Islamist categories. In a bid to prevent problems, the Rajasthan government evidently convinced the organizers of the Jaipur Literary Festival Celebration [...]

Niyogi books released its latest headline “Jaipur Quilts”

New Delhi: Niyogi books launched it’s newest headline “Jaipur Quilts” written by Krystyna Hellstrom on Twelfth January, 2012 at an amazing operate presented at the Indian International Center, New Delhi. Chief Guest, Ms. Jaya Jaitly (Founder-President, Dastkari Haat Samiti) published the book and extremely valued the initiatives and information of the Writer and the Manager in [...]

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