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Indian-American author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 's books have been translated into 29 languages and two of her works have been adapted for the screen. She speaks to Archana Khare-Ghose on her new book, its strong protagonist and a whole lot of colourful ...

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni''s latest novel, Oleander Girl, is a story of self-discovery and loss. In an email interview, she talks about her bipolar world, flawed characters, and childhood

has launched its "summer reads" campaign which provides a hand-picked selection of some of its popular books. Highlighting six categories ? love, linger, lust, live, life and leap ? these reads have something for every reader. "Books make perfect ...

And embrace constructive criticism that makes your writing better. Asian content for the world: Candy Gourlays book, Tall Story, is partly set in Manila. I HAD so many meetings at the Asian Festival of Childrens Content (AFCC) 2013 in Singapore ...

One has to pity the compulsive novelist these days. It is becoming very difficult to hold on to the reader’s attention, what with everything made so common, be it sex, violence, corruption or terrorism. Riding the tiger of success, the ...

Henry James had said, Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. The Sunday Standard Summer Reading List brings you a mixed bag of words that would keep you as beautifully ...

She has authored 16 novels and her books have been translated in 29 languages. Two of her books have made their way to movie theatres across the world. Indian-American authoress, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has penned yet another book, Oleander Girl. So what ...

The world's largest reviewer of books, multimedia, and technology for children and teens A Bengali folktale, a melodramatic trickster tale, an inspired-from-life rescue, dogs that dig, and a lesson in childhood round out this week's offerings for ...

Other attendees set for June festival include Art Spiegelman, 'Devil Wears Prada' author Children's/young-adult author Judy Blume and graphic novelist/cartoonist Art Spiegelman will be honored as part of this year's Printers Row Lit Fest, which runs ...