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HindustanTimes Sun,19 May 2013
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Novelist Irvine Welsh spies future in mixed-media

Electronic publishing is allowing authors to be more creative and the best ones are successfully blending video and online content with traditional text, says cult writer Irvine Welsh.

Book Talk: The Last Train to Zona Verde

Writing is like going to dark place: Murakami

Mockingbird author Harper Lee sues over copyright in US

Book Talk: Story of the twin sister left behind in Iran

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Thalaivar tales
The Boss!

The front of this book's cover jacket has a smiling Rajinikanth in glitter; the back has him in a fiery-eyed Shiva-like avatar. Very apt, since his legions of fans worship Rajinikanth. A new biography of the Tamil superstar holds back the gushing and maintains a dispassionate tone. Deepa Gahlot writes.

No NaMO namahs

Few contemporary Indian politicians are as polarising as Narendra Modi. Taken together, two new books – Narendra Modi: the Man, The Times' and 'The NaMo Story: A Political Life' – provide a deeper understanding of Narendra Modi. Manjula Narayan writes.
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book of the week
About the Oracle

The question of giving is best addressed between a man and his maker. Tap Dancing to Work — an omnibus of the best articles published in Fortune magazine on master investor Warren Buffett — traces the story of the ‘Oracle of Omaha’.

The Aurelian
The Butterfly Effect

A book about butterflies is both, a memoir and a manual to prepare for life outside the concrete jungle, Isha Manchanda writes.
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Lover Club

Are socially active authors just marketing their work?

July 31, 2012
Authors are no longer reclusive beings of the earlier era. Now, they are active on many social media platforms. Do you think it's a promotional tactic?

Q. Why do men sneer at writings about relationships? - Chitra, Manipur

To think that only male readers sneer at books on love and relationships is sexist, answers Shinie Antony.
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A varied, sumptuous treat

Not having written for the first edition of the Wisden India Almanack gives me the advantage of writing about it. A cousin of the legendary Wisden Cricketers? Almanack, the inaugural...

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