2014 – Annual Report
If 2013 was a good year, 2014 have been at least twice better for Between The Lines! We are turning three in first week of January, 2015. Also, time to look into how BTL performed in 2014! In 2014, Number of reviews/interviews published: 121 (~65% up from 73 in 2013) Number of visitors (including unique...
Hyderabad Literary Festival 2015 announced
Alike last year, come again January, and Hyderabad Literary Festival is again going to happen! Hyderabad Literary Festival 2015 has been announced. This time, much bigger, better and in a different venue. Hyderabad Literary Festival 2015 starts from January 23rd and will last till Jan 26th, 2015. This year it will be held at the...
Interview: Rashmi Kumar, author of ‘Hooked, Lined & Single’
We reviewed Rashmi Kumar’s debut novel ‘Stilettos in the Newsroom’ back in 2011, and at the same time had a chat with her. She is now back with her second novel ‘Hooked, Lined & Single’. We just could not stop ourself from catching up once again. Q. ‘Hooked, Lined & Single’ is your second novel...
Book News: Rashmi Kumar is back with her second novel ‘Hooked, Lined & Single’
~ ‘Hooked, Lined & Single’ has launched in India on November 1, 2014 ~ About the Book: Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask god, ‘Where have I gone wrong?’ Then a voice says to me, ‘This is going to take more than one night…’ So you’re a woman, you’re 30-something and living...
Essay: ‘Nadine Gordimer: Portrait of a writer’ by Barnil Bhattacharjee
“Come away, O human Child!/ To the waters and the wild/With a faery, hand in hand,/ For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand.” ~ Yeats, The Stolen Child Visibly distraught, she slowly stood up from the podium chair. Turning right, she started walking across to the microphone. Hundreds of eyeballs, stretched-out...
Book Review: ‘Manhattan Mango’ by Madhuri Iyer
Format: Paperback Publisher: Fingerprint ISBN: 98788172345129 Pages: 274 Price: INR 250 ‘Manhattan Mango‘ by Madhuri Iyer revolves around three guys, namely Neel, Shankar and Shri. It’s the story of their life in and around New York, where they work and keep their life rolling. The three friends have stuck to each other through thick and...
Book News: The Times of India Literary Carnival (Bangalore) 2014 – Program & Schedule details
The Times of India Literary Carnival, Bangalore Edition is happening at Jayamahal Palace from 24 – 26 January 2014! The Theme: ‘New Voices in the New Age‘. The Times of India Literary Carnival is now in Bangalore! The festival is happening at the Jayamahal Palace on the 24th, 25th and 26th January 2014, this time...
Book News: India NonFiction Festival 2014 – Program & Schedule details
India NonFiction Festival has started at Nehru Centre, Worli on 24th January, and today, 26th January is the third and final day of the festival. For more details, please visit the festival official website: http://www.indianonfictionfestival.com/ Asia’s first ever Non Fiction Festival – India’s First and foremost platform for anything that is Non Fictional. Be Bold....
Book News: Kolkata Literary Meet 2014 – Program Schedules
Kolkata Literary Meet 2014 will start from January 25th and will last till Jan 30th. This year it will be held at the heart of the city of Kolkata, at the iconic Victoria Memorial. Schedule of KaLaM 2014: DAY 1, SATURDAY JANUARY 25, 2014 For more details, follow Kolkata Literary Meet on Facebook and find...
Book News: Hyderabad Literary Festival 2014 – Schedule & Program Details
Hyderabad Literary Festival 2014 starts from January 24th and will last till Jan 26th. This year it will be held at Literary Street, Rd No 8, Banjara Hills. Miscellaneous events will take place at Ashiana (near Kalpa School), Saptaparni, Lamakaan and Kalakriti Art Gallery. Want to be a part of it? Register at the HLF...
Book News: Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2014 – News & Schedule
As mentioned in their website, History is the record of an encounter between character and circumstance… and the encounter between character and circumstance is essentially a story. Come, read with us the story of Kolkata emblematic city of books, destination of the imagination, in the realm of words…The Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival unveils the city’s...
Book News: A futuristic science fiction of Rama’s legend as ‘The Crystal Guardian Series’
~ The first book – ‘The Exiled Prince‘ will be launched in January 2014 ~ ‘The Exiled Prince‘ is a unique tale that blends fast action, futuristic science, and magical adventure into a different telling on the Legend of Ramayana and narrated by the protagonist himself. At the core of ‘The Crystal Guardian‘ trilogy is...