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Kitabkhana has packed its holdall and moved to nilanjanaroy.com 3 May 2013 | 02:28 pm
...where N Roy, Hurree Babu and the Akhond of Swat share a chummery, and the Babu is now the Bibi. Or the Bebe, depending on preference. Drop off your calling cards at: nilanjanaroy.com
In case you hadn't noticed... 26 Aug 2009 | 06:24 am
...Kitabkhana's pretty much served its purpose, and I've moved on. Thanks for all the fish, as Douglas Adams would have said. If anyone wants to get in touch, I'm at Akhond of Swat.
From 'Mem, mem' to memoir 21 Aug 2007 | 06:00 am
This is a remarkable story, and a compelling piece of writing. The writer Paul West suffered a massive stroke that caused global aphasia. As his wife records: "The author of more than 50 stylishly wr...
Ever been to Khaufpur? 21 Aug 2007 | 05:46 am
Go visit. Khaufpur, a fictionalised version of Bhopal, is where Indra Sinha sets his novel, Animal's People. From Lucy Beresford's review in The New Statesman: Nearly 20 years ago, Khaufpur was deva...
Book bookcases 21 Aug 2007 | 05:36 am
No, that's not a typo. Thanks to the Marginalien, I now know what to do with those hardbound copies of the prime minister's 100 most boring speeches. They're going to the incredibly creative Jim Rosen...
The "We Know It When We See It" Department 2 Aug 2007 | 05:58 am
Been reading about "slipstream literature" with some bemusement. No one seems to know how to define it, but everyone knows what it isn't. It isn't the Dead White Guys Club, it isn't the Literature Sor...
Psst... wanna take a look at my slush pile? 2 Aug 2007 | 05:31 am
The 2007 Bulwer-Lytton bad writing contest results are in; the winner says he has an edge because he's an academician: Gerald began--but was interrupted by a piercing whistle which cost him ten perce...
What's in the box? 1 Aug 2007 | 08:26 am
At AlterNet, Vanessa Richmond interviews young Canadian writers and asks what the writing life is really about. All of you out there who would be writing great novels if it wasn't for the job at the b...
It's true 21 Jul 2007 | 01:17 pm
The bootleg version of HP&TDH that's been floating around is the real McCoy. Just heard from a friend who *sigh* waited in line. He downloaded the pirated version a couple of days ago, and he says the...
Michiko hearts Harry 20 Jul 2007 | 11:12 am
Michiko Kakutani breaks the embargo: a copy of which was purchased at a New York City store yesterday, though the book is embargoed for release until 12:01 a.m. on Saturday And writes Rowling a love l...