Sudeep Chakravarti is the author of 'Red Sun: Travels in Naxalite Country' and the novels 'Tin Fish', 'The Avenue of Kings' and 'Once Upon a Time in Aparanta'. His latest book gives a detail account of the socio-political complexities and ethnic divisions prevalent in the North East region as one travels from Numaligarh in Assam to Moreh in Moreh along NH 2 (erstwhile NH 39) . The book is divided...
12:06 PM, May 24, 2012
'Opening Night' by Diksha Basu is the story of Naiya Kapur, a Princeton University graduate who comes to Mumbai to chase the big Indian dream - Bollywood. Naiya isnt searching for her soulmate, or hoping to find her roots in the India her parents once knew; she is searching for fame, fortune and fun in the new India. Here's an excerpt form the book: Naiya Kapur is breaking into Bollywood...
12:47 PM, Feb 24, 2012
The author of 'Curse of the Godman,' Biddu was born in India and started his career playing in a pop band influenced by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Following early success, he headed West and moved into the international music arena where he quickly struck gold, signing the unknown Carl Douglas and producing the hit Kung Fu Fighting. He tasted success on his return to India in the early...
07:12 PM, Feb 14, 2012
Rakhshanda Jalil is a writer, translator and editor. Her debut collection of short stories 'Release and Other Stories' was published by HarperCollins in August 2011. Here's an excerpt from her book 'A Mighty Heart'. Chapter 1 This is a true story. If you don't believe me, ask Zohra. Zohra may occasionally embellish facts, add a dash of colour here or a sprinkling of excitement there, and a generous handful of...
05:27 PM, Oct 27, 2011
New York: Rights to the published scripts and tie-in books for 'The King's Speech,' 'The Matrix,' 'Saving Private Ryan' and many other films have been acquired by HarperCollins Publishers. HarperCollins announced on Monday that it obtained the 'majority' of books released by Newmarket Press, a top publisher of film-related works. Newmarket's founder, Esther Margolis, will join HarperCollins as executive editor of the imprint It Books. The change is effective immediately....
11:59 AM, Oct 25, 2011
Tarun J Tejpal's 'The Valley of Masks' , published by Fourth Estate / HarperCollins, examines the pathologies of power, purity and dogma to give us a frightening yet ultimately redemptive vision of the future. In the words of Ashis Nandy, critic and social commentator, 'This brilliant, superbly imaginative but terribly disturbing novel transcends borders, cultures, reading habits and literary fashions. As a story of the inhumanity of any human search...
03:09 PM, Aug 04, 2011
After writing Corridor and The Barn Owl's Wondrous Capers, Sarnath Banerjee went through a period of silence, wondering about the point of it all. Having promised his editor never to write another graphic novel, he returned to her office three years later with a manuscript of 'loosely bound graphic commentaries.' He claimed to have moved away from the form of graphic novel and figured out a more imaginative way to...
07:54 PM, Feb 02, 2011
Her book, "America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag," comes out in November. ...
11:42 AM, Jul 30, 2010
HarperCollins has bought rights to the book that will cover the actress' life and career ...
02:52 PM, Jun 08, 2010
Going Rogue: An American Life is to release on November 17. ...
12:12 PM, Oct 02, 2009
HarperCollins Publishers India represented five titles in the longlist. ...
02:25 PM, Jul 21, 2009
Inspired by the 9/11 terror strikes, a novel written by an 11-year-old girl is to be published worldwide in English. ...
03:52 PM, Sep 25, 2006
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