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‘In This Babylon’ by Basit Olatunji

by New Asian Writing • 29/06/2014 • 0 Comments
Basit Olatunji

( for Nigeria at 53 ) Eventful must this place be if we have to weed away like stubborn grass, the wastrels that mess with our mess.   Truculent we must be, if we have to lose ourselves possessed by…

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‘JACK THE CASTAWAY’ by Lisa Doan (Book Excerpt)

by New Asian Writing • 27/06/2014 • 0 Comments
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Lisa Doan is the author of The Berenson Schemes. The first book of the series – Jack the Castaway was released on April 1, 2014. She received a master’s degree in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Below you can…

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‘Lamplight: Paranormal Stories from the Hinterlands’ by Kankana Basu (Book Excerpt)

by New Asian Writing • 27/06/2014 • 0 Comments
Lamplight book cover

About the author: Kankana Basu is an author, illustrator, columnist and a travel writer. Her first novel Cappucino Dusk was long-listed for the Man Asian Literary Prize. Read her interview here. Below you can read a sample story from her book, Lamplight. Courtesy:…

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‘Dead Letter’ by Marc Kuhn (Book Excerpt)

by New Asian Writing • 27/06/2014 • 0 Comments
Dead Letter Book Cover

About the author: Marc Kun is the author of best-selling books, Dead Letter and the Pope’s Stone. He has also written About A Farm. He is a retired radio executive. Read his interview here. Here you can read the excerpt from his book,…

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‘Social Media Secret Sauce’ by Adam Houlahan (Book Blurb)

by New Asian Writing • 26/06/2014 • 1 Comment
Social Media Secret Sauce

Adam Houlahan’s first book Social Media Secret Sauce is available now. To know more, read his interview here. Are you a small business owner who wants to “do” social media but don’t understand it? Do you have social media but can’t get…

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‘Happy That It’s Not True’ by Carlos Aleman (Book Excerpt)

by New Asian Writing • 26/06/2014 • 0 Comments
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Happy That It’s Not True, part of a three book series gives the reader a glimpse of the interconnectedness of friends, strangers and family members.The end of the book reveals a sort of parallel universe existing and providing the possibility…

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‘Shadow Sister’ by Carole Wilkinson (Book Excerpt)

by New Asian Writing • 25/06/2014 • 0 Comments
Shadowsister book cover

About the author- Carole Wilkinson is the author of the bestselling, award-winning Dragonkeeper and Ramose series. Here you can read the book excerpt from Shadow Sister which is book five in the Dragonkeeper series. Courtesy- Carole Wilkinson.   Chapter One Bellyache The dragon groaned.…

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‘Shirley’ by Susan Scarf Merrell (Book Excerpt)

by New Asian Writing • 24/06/2014 • 0 Comments
Shirley Book Cover

Shirley, the latest book by writer Susan Scarf Merrell is the story of a fictional young couple who spend a year at Bennington in 1964 with novelist Shirley Jackson and her husband in this captivating psychological thriller. Read the excerpt below.…

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A Tree at the Centre of Flood

by New Asian Writing • 21/06/2014 • 0 Comments
Gabriel Bamgbose

A tree stands at the centre of flood, the only thing standing on our land, overthrown by flood.   I long to see that stump on which we used to sit, after the farm’s work. That fire place, where we…

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Signs Taken for Wonders

by New Asian Writing • 21/06/2014 • 0 Comments
Gabriel Bamgbose

They came with their rod and showed us signs that they were God sent. Laden with the merciful mantle to lead us to our own promised land; they showed us signs in your name and immerse our minds in wonders.…

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‘FLY’ by Anuradha Handique

by New Asian Writing • 12/06/2014 • 0 Comments
The Cost to Understanding 2

She let herself into a new world; And let the old world go forever. Life is short they say, So why squander in despair that leads nowhere?   She heard the voice of hope, Greeted dreams on her way on…

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