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Journalist and author Soumya Bhattacharya brings amazing insights into the world of books and literature. Tune in to discover the unputdownables.
A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes
Son of famous author Gabriel García Márquez, whose works include 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' & 'Love in the Time of Cholera', remembers his father and mother in this memoir.
Aug 12, 2022
7 min
Burning Questions
This book by Margaret Atwood is a collection of essays, which seeks answers to burning questions, from debt to tech and climate crisis to freedom.
Aug 12, 2022
8 min
Villainy
Author and journalist Soumya Bhattacharya reviews Upamanyu Chatterjee’s new novel Villainy.
Aug 12, 2022
10 min
Everyday Drinking
Authored by Kingsley Amis, this precious book has chapters on hangovers and food and drink combinations.
Aug 12, 2022
9 min
A Slow Fire Burning
Authored by Paula Hawkins, this thriller focuses on a woman who has witnessed a murder, becoming the prime suspect.
Aug 12, 2022
7 min
Translating Myself and Others
Jhumpa Lahiri’s new collection of essays is an absorbing, richly personal meditation on the art of translation. Author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, explains why you must read it.
Aug 12, 2022
7 min
The Last Days of Roger Federer and Other Endings
Geoff Dyer is one of the most distinctive writers of our times. His new book, The Last Days of Roger Federer and Other Endings, is a stirring meditation on the late work of artists. Soumya Bhattacharya explains why you must read this fiercely intelligent book.
Aug 12, 2022
7 min
The Blue Book: A Writer’s Journal.
Acclaimed author and veteran journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, tells you why you should read Amitava Kumar’s just-published The Blue Book: A Writer’s Journal. It may not be a journal, but it bends genres.
Aug 12, 2022
8 min
Life Without Children
Author and Journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya talks to the Booker Prize winning Irish novelist, Roddy Doyle about his new book - a moving work of fiction about life during the pandemic.
Aug 12, 2022
34 min
Eat a Peach
David Chang is arguably the most famous chef in the world right now. He has just published a memoir. Author and journalist Soumya Bhattacharya explains why you should read it.
Aug 12, 2022
8 min
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