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The Best of Tall Tales (Book Excerpt) by Michael Burns

by New Asian Writing • 15/12/2018 • 0 Comments
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The Best of Tall Tales is a collection of stories curated from the lives of real people. The storytellers in this collection bare their soul, share their inner-most desires, fears, hopes, and inadequacies. Yes, it’s a one of its kind collection…

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Bloomsbury to Publish The Great Indian Railways by Arup K Chatterjee

by New Asian Writing • 12/12/2018 • 0 Comments
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Bloomsbury to Publish The Great Indian Railways by Arup K Chatterjee   ‘In this fascinating cultural history, Arup K Chatterjee charts the extraordinary journey of the Indian Railways, from the laying of the very first sleeper to the first post-Independence…

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Book Review: RIGHT FROM THE START by Prachi Gupta | Sanchit Garg

by New Asian Writing • 07/12/2018 • 0 Comments
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Book Name: RIGHT FROM THE START Authors: Prachi Gupta | Sanchit Garg Publisher: Fingerprint Genre: Fiction Rating: 3/5 Book Blurb: Who says best friends can’t be cruel, they are angels with horns. Radhika Gupta has always lived a peaceful life. Until she enters…

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Book Review: And the Roses Bled by Mehak Daleh

by New Asian Writing • 07/12/2018 • 0 Comments
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Book Name: And The Roses Bled Author: Mehak Daleh Publisher: Fingerprint Genre: Fiction Rating: 4.8/5 Book Blurb: What happens when the dead come back and can’t let go? A catastrophe occurs in what was meant to be a fun-filled day for…

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Book Review: Being Reshma by Reshma Qureshi with Tania Singh

by New Asian Writing • 07/12/2018 • 0 Comments

Book Name: Being Reshma Authors: Reshma Qureshi with Tania Singh Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: Non-fiction Rating: 4.7/5 Book Blurb: On 19 May 2014, as seventeen-year-old Reshma Qureshi left home for the examination centre, everything happened in a flash. The men rushed towards…

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Book Review: Paradise at War: A Political History of Kashmir by Dr. Radha Kumar

by New Asian Writing • 06/12/2018 • 0 Comments
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Book Name: Paradise at War: A Political History of Kashmir Author: Dr. Radha Kumar Publisher: Aleph Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: ‘A political scientist on Kashmir once said to me: “You cannot discuss Kashmir, or the Kashmir conflict, without starting with history.”’ In this…

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‘Capsules’ by Alex Jasinski (New Asian Writing Short Story Competition 2018 Prize Winning Entry)

by New Asian Writing • 05/12/2018 • 0 Comments

This brief story follows an aging businessman named Kimoto during his would-be triumphant return to Tokyo. Unfortunately, his business meeting does not go according to plan and the man is confronted not only with his fragile self and long-harboured fears…

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Westland to publish The Long Drive Home by Rishad Sam Mehta

by New Asian Writing • 04/12/2018 • 0 Comments

THE LONG DRIVE HOME by Rishad Sam Mehta 20121 KMS | 1813 LITRES | 54 DAYS | 8 TIME ZONES The great overland drive from Europe to India was Rishad’s dream since his early teens, stemming from a childhood full…

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Westland to publish BULLOCKS FROM THE WEST by NA MUTHUSWAMY

by New Asian Writing • 03/12/2018 • 0 Comments
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Westland to publish BULLOCKS FROM THE WEST five punjai stories and a play by NA MUTHUSWAMY Translated by David Shulman and S Ramakrishnan   In the village of Punjai, the ordinary is magical in the eyes of Na Muthuswamy. Two bullocks…

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Book Review: Wisdom from the Ramayana by Chaitanya Charan

by New Asian Writing • 30/11/2018 • 0 Comments
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Book Name: Wisdom from the Ramayana Author: Chaitanya Charan Publisher: Fingerprint Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: What turns friends into worst enemies? Is accepting misfortunes as our destiny fatalistic or pragmatic? Can we regulate our emotions without repressing them? Seeking answers to such universal…

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Westland to publish The Fire Burns Blue by Karunya Keshav and Sidhanta Patnaik

by New Asian Writing • 28/11/2018 • 0 Comments
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Westland to publish The Fire Burns Blue by Karunya Kashyap and Sidhanta Patnaik THE FIRE BURNS BLUE A History of Women’s Cricket in India A comprehensive history of women’s cricket right from its origins to the present-day. In July 2017,…

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