THEME: Turning Yourself Into a Character
TUTOR: Brandi Dawn Henderson
WHEN: Saturday, January 28, 2012; 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Kunzum Media Lab, Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi
FEE: Rs. 500 Read more »
THEME: Turning Yourself Into a Character
TUTOR: Brandi Dawn Henderson
WHEN: Saturday, January 28, 2012; 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Kunzum Media Lab, Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi
FEE: Rs. 500 Read more »
Mark you calendars – it is the time for events at Kunzum Travel Cafe in New Delhi in the coming days. Here goes:
BookWag, the Book Club, hosts travel writer Rishad Saam Mehta on Saturday, Jan 21, 11:00 a.m.
Well known travel writer Rishad Saam Mehta will be launching his new book, Hot Tea Across India, and will also make a presentation from his travels. Quiz him on how to make a career in travel writing. He sure will have some answers for you. More details on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/175291179237810/. Read more »
The first meeting went very successfully with just about the right number of people – ten! Some of the pics have been posted here. Following are some of the recommendations by members who attended the meet: Read more »
After the successful BookWag meet on December 17, we are meeting again on December 24 as per the following details: Read more »
BookWag meetings are off the blocks.
You are invited to join Shubra Krishan, well known author and editor, for a discussion on Saturday, December 17, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Kunzum Travel Cafe, T-49 Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi 110016 (For directions call 9650702777). The meeting is open to all. Read more »
BookWag is back after a long hiatus. With a clear objective of facilitating the setting up of book clubs around the country. Even beyond India.
If you would like to start a club, or join an existing one, BookWag is the platform for you. You will meet other book lovers, exchange notes with them, and make friends. Just as you will be able to enjoy great deals from publishers, get advance copies and meet authors. What are you waiting for? Time to go book clubbing.
by Nimish Dubey
There are many who believe that Tom Sharpe writes the funniest books in the world today. And there is good reason for this belief. The English author has been entertaining readers for over three decades now with books that mix confusion and destruction with an amazing turn of phrase. One critic had observed that Sharpe was like PG Wodehouse with a lot of sex and violence thrown in. High praise indeed. And Sharpe has for the most part lived up to it. So when his new book, The Gropes, hit the stands, we were quick to grab a copy. Read more »
by Nimish Dubey
The world knows him as an intrepid adventurer, who last month became the oldest Briton to stand atop Mount Everest. But the 65-year-old Sir Ranulph Fiennes is also a fine author with a dry sense of humour and a narrative skill that matches his flair for adventure. So even as Sir Ranulph works his way down Mount Everest, here is a list of what we think are his seven best books. Of course, we are sure that the book he writes on his Everest ascent (his third attempt incidentally, after one was cut short by a heart attack), will be a bestseller too. But in the meantime, we think that every person who loves adventure would do well to invest in any or all of the following: Read more »
by Nimish Dubey
His effort on Everest in 1924 might have cost him his life, but it made George Mallory a legend. Speculation is rife as to whether he actually made it to the top or failed while doing so, and almost every year an author tries to unravel the mystery of what has now become known as Mallory’s Last Climb. Jeffrey Archer has been the latest to try his hand at solving the Mallory mystery with his “fiction-inspired-by-history” Paths of Glory. But as with all fictional books that revolve around history, we would recommend you do a spot of background reading on the historical event before reading Archer’s speculative account of it. Well, we would recommend you try one of these four books to get a better idea of what Archer is writing about. Read more »
by Nimish Dubey
Solving unresolved mysteries with a dash of fiction has been a formula followed by many bestselling authors. The results can vary from the ludicrous to the brilliant. Fortunately, Jeffrey Archer’s “semi-fictional or semi-historical” narrative of mountaineer George Mallory, Paths of Glory, falls squarely into the latter category. Read more »
By Nimish Dubey
There has hardly been a dull moment in India since the nation gained independence. Be it scandals, battles, political India After Gandhi manoeuvrings, betrayal, assassinations, riots, victories…the national has seen it all and more. And is continuing to see it. So, it is a colossal pity that there has been no decent attempt to document the history of independent India. Yes, there have been academic tomes aimed at the hardcore historian but nothing for the mainstream readers, who have to content themselves with biographies (often hagiographic) of eminent personalities and the odd scandal-ridden and utterly unobjective account of matters. Read more »
By Nimish Dubey
Most people remember him as the eccentric captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, but The Examiner in an excellent article points out that some of Johnny Depp’s most notable performances have come in films based on books. The actor, who turned 46 on June 9, has the following films based on books to his credit: Read more »
