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Kunzum Media Lab presents Creative Writing Workshop on Saturday, Jan 28, New Delhi

January 21, 2012
By BookWag

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
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A Career in Travel Writing; Film Screenings; Book Club and more at Kunzum Travel Cafe

January 18, 2012
By BookWag

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...
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BookWag Meet on December 17: Book Recommendations by Attendees

December 18, 2011
By BookWag
BookWag Meet on December 17: Book Recommendations by Attendees

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:
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BookWag meeting, Dec 24, Delhi: Theme – Travel and Adventure

December 18, 2011
By BookWag

After the successful BookWag meet on December 17, we are meeting again on December 24 as per the following details:
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BookWag is meeting on Dec 17, 2011 in New Delhi

November 29, 2011
By BookWag

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.
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Are you an active book clubber at BookWag?

November 29, 2011
By BookWag

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,...
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Not Sharpe enough!

November 25, 2011
By BookWag
Not Sharpe enough!

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...
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Seven books by Sir Ranulph Fiennes

November 25, 2011
By BookWag
Seven books by Sir Ranulph Fiennes

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...
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Four books on George Mallory to read before ‘Paths of Glory’

November 25, 2011
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Four books on George Mallory to read before ‘Paths of Glory’

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...
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Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer

November 25, 2011
By BookWag
Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer

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.
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