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Book Review: Yama’s Lieutenant and The Stone Witch by Anuja Chandramouli

by New Asian Writing • 03/09/2017 • 0 Comments

Book Name: Book Review: Yama’s Lieutenant and The Stone Witch Author: Anuja Chandramouli Genre: Fiction Publisher: Penguin Rating: 4/5 Book Blurb: As Yama’s Lieutenant, Agni Prakash, has diligently been tracking down demons and spirits that threaten peace on earth and dispatching…

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Book Review: Why Scams Are Here To Stay by N. Ram

by New Asian Writing • 01/09/2017 • 0 Comments

Book Name: Why Scams Are Here To Stay Author’s Name: N. Ram Publisher: Aleph Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Corruption in India today is pervasive, omnipresent and diverse, covering every branch of the Indian state and key sectors of the economy. Far from declining…

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Book Review: The Answer by Allan and Barbara Pease

by New Asian Writing • 29/08/2017 • 0 Comments

Book Name: The Answer: How to Take Charge of Your Life & Become the Person You Want to Be Authors: Allan and Barbara Pease Publisher: Manjul Genre: Self Help Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: How positive thinking can change your life and…

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Book Review: The Black Tiger by Srijan Pal Singh

by New Asian Writing • 26/08/2017 • 0 Comments

Book Name: The Black Tiger Author: Srijan Pal Singh Publisher: Fingerprint Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: The Black Tiger is a product of a lucid research into the complicated world of black money—its mechanisms, its movement, and its soft spots. A…

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Book Review: 30 Second Thrillers by K.V. Sridhar

by New Asian Writing • 12/08/2017 • 0 Comments

Book Name:  30 Second Thrillers Author: K.V. Sridhar Publisher: Bloomsbury Rating: 4.7/5 Book Blurb:  The book will be a landmark in itself because it will be the first to cover behind the scenes of every loved ad, right from the…

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I Quit! Now What? (Book Excerpt) by Zarreen Khan

by New Asian Writing • 11/08/2017 • 0 Comments

The author, Zarreen, is NOT on a sabbatical. She is mother, cook, maid, doctor and magician for her kids – a very demanding job! And when she gets time off, she works as a marketing consultant. She lives in Delhi…

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Book Review: The Lovers by Amitava Kumar

by New Asian Writing • 10/08/2017 • 0 Comments

Book Name: The Lovers Author: Amitava Kumar Publisher: Aleph Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: The Lovers is about a man in search of a love story. This man, our narrator, is Kailash—a new immigrant, eager to shine. His friends teasingly call him…

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Book Review: Where Will You Be In Five Years? by Arfeen Khan

by New Asian Writing • 09/08/2017 • 3 Comments

Book Name: Where Will You Be In Five Years? Author: Arfeen Khan Publisher: Penguin Rating: 4.5/5 Book Blurb: What if you were told that five years is the maximum time you need to fulfill your goals in life? We all dream…

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Book Review: I Quit! Now What? by Zarreen Khan

by New Asian Writing • 08/08/2017 • 0 Comments

Book Name: I Quit! Now What? Author: Zarreen Khan Publisher: Amaryllis Manjul Genre: Fiction Rating: 4.7/5 Book Blurb: Nimisha is exhausted. Of endless weekdays, working weekends, making presentations, working with complicated Excel sheets, handling a boss with time-management issues and the…

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New Asian Writing Short Story Competition 2017 Results

by New Asian Writing • 05/08/2017 • 0 Comments

As always, we received a wealth of entries for this year’s contest too and had a hard time deciding on the winning entries. The editors would like to thank all who participated. The prize winning entries for NAW Short Story Competition 2017…

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NAW Poetry

“Breaking the news about the death of their son” by Jamil Urfi

by New Asian Writing • 30/07/2017 • 0 Comments

It was early morning but still, the old man and his aged wife Had not been told yet, That their son had died, in a faraway land, amidst aliens.   In stones no words were written grey The morning sun…

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