Re: [silk] Book of 2013

2013-12-01 Thread Thaths
And here is the Slate list: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2013/11/slate_staff_picks_for_best_books_of_2013.html Thaths

Re: [silk] Book of 2013

2013-11-30 Thread Thaths
Here is the MeFi thread on 2013 book recommendations: http://ask.metafilter.com/252797/Awesome-books-from-2013 I looked at my Goodreads log for 2013 and here are books that I had read in 2013 and rated highly. Note that most of these books were published before, but I only got to them in 2013: *

Re: [silk] Book of 2013

2013-11-27 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On 24-Nov-13 5:42 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: Nilanjana has a new book out: http://www.infibeam.com/Books/hundred-names-darkness-nilanjana-roy/978938224.html It turns out Nilanjana's last book won the 2013 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize. The other nominees may also be of interest:

Re: [silk] Book of 2013

2013-11-27 Thread SK
Thanks Udhay. Boats on Land and India Becoming sounds promising. A pleasant kind of heavy and other stories looks intriguing :) -skn- On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On 24-Nov-13 5:42 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: Nilanjana has a new book out:

Re: [silk] Book of 2013

2013-11-27 Thread Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On 24-Nov-13 5:42 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: Nilanjana has a new book out: http://www.infibeam.com/Books/hundred-names-darkness-nilanjana-roy/978938224.html And, I quite liked it enough to recommend to a few readers.

Re: [silk] Book of 2013

2013-11-27 Thread Sharat Satyanarayana
Thanks! Nilanjana Roy's books seem very interesting...starting with The Wildings :) On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On 19-Nov-13 6:48 PM, SK wrote: I am visiting India in Dec and would like to go back with a bag of great books by Indian authors (in

Re: [silk] Book of 2013

2013-11-24 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On 19-Nov-13 6:48 PM, SK wrote: I am visiting India in Dec and would like to go back with a bag of great books by Indian authors (in English still) that are hard to find at the likes of Amazon. I am sure Silkers have a great list of books to recommend. Care to share? Nilanjana has a new book

[silk] Book of 2013

2013-11-19 Thread SK
Hi all, Obligatory end-of-year thread :) I am visiting India in Dec and would like to go back with a bag of great books by Indian authors (in English still) that are hard to find at the likes of Amazon. I am sure Silkers have a great list of books to recommend. Care to share? Thanks, skn

Re: [silk] Book of 2013

2013-11-19 Thread Anish Mohammed
Hi all, I would be visiting india in Dec, would be great to meet folks in Bangalore or Chennai, when I am around ( assuming any of you are free :) ) regards Anish On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 1:18 PM, SK sk.l...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Obligatory end-of-year thread :) I am visiting India in Dec