Among the world's best-known historical novels, Alexandre Dumas' "Les Trois Mousquetaires", or "The Three Musketeers" (as we know it), has long been a favourite for not only readers but also filmmakers, with more than two versions made all over the world between 1903 and 2013....
When seasoned publisher David Davidar, who was hired by the legendary Peter Mayer as one of the founder-members of Penguin India in 1985, floated Aleph Book Company in 2011, it was this model that he wanted to disrupt -- and seven years down the line, he seems to have done it successfully. ...
Journalist, editor, costume designer: film aficionado Bhawana Somaaya has worn many hats during a 36-year career that began in the 1970s, along the way penning 14 books -- including authorised biographies of film icons like Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini....
The month gone by was one of many lessons for keen observers of contemporary Indian publishing. Over-hyped books, billed as astute and nuanced accounts like "Cyber Sexy", turned out to be major disappointments while surprise releases like "The Spy Chronicles" garnered international attention....
Book: All The Lives We Never Lived; Author: Anuradha Roy; Publisher: Hachette; Price: Rs 599; Pages: 335...
A writer who seldom makes public appearances, Anuradha Roy rides against the tides of our times and is known for three previous outstanding novels -- "An Atlas of Impossible Longing"; "The Folded Earth" and "Sleeping on Jupiter"....
Book: Reshaping Art; Author: T.M. Krishna; Publisher: Aleph; Pages: 116; Price: Rs 399...
Its the dull season in the literary space and most known writers are currently doing what they are meant to do -- write. Shuffling between literature festivals and promotional events from mid-September to March, the harsh summer months provide the much-needed space for writers to focus on their craft as their minds are not shattered by constant invitations...
Not long ago, when the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here was at the centre of a burning controversy -- with its student leaders and several professors being dubbed "anti nationals" -- a playwright and theatre director, who, in his own words, "was born and raised in JNU", took serious note of it. And he did what he does best -...
Title: Skin in the Game; Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb; Publisher: Allen Lane/Penguin Random House UK; Pages: 272; Price: Rs 699...
