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Pakistani author H.M. Naqvi might need your pen
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Pakistani author H.M. Naqvi might need your pen

He's in Mumbai to compare notes with you about his new book "Home Boy" on July 9
Bringing 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari' to life
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Bringing 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari' to life

Mumbai theater producer Ashvin Gidwani takes Robin Sharma's best-seller from shelf to stage
The Bollywords of Vikram Chandra
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The Bollywords of Vikram Chandra

The Indian-born, American author is one of the stand-outs at this year’s Shanghai International Literary Festival
Everything you always wanted to know about the Kama Sutra
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Everything you always wanted to know about the Kama Sutra

A new, faithful translation of the Kama Sutra turns stereotypes on their head and gives the 1,800-year-old text a whole new position -- back on your reading list
Top 3: Brilliant new literature about Mumbai
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Top 3: Brilliant new literature about Mumbai

Homegrown tycoons, dance-bar courtesans and working-class heroes -- rating the three best Mumbai books of 2010 on how skillfully they navigate the psychology of the city
The Love Asana: India’s first homegrown Mills & Boon book
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The Love Asana: India’s first homegrown Mills & Boon book

The first Indian-inspired Mills & Boon romance is cringe-worthy but also unintentionally hilarious. Pity it misses the 'so bad it's good' award by a whisper
Novelist Aravind Adiga's lessons on New Delhi
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Novelist Aravind Adiga's lessons on New Delhi

Author of "The White Tiger" on finding hell and the origins to his award-winning book in India's capital city
Literature Live! A new Mumbai lit fest to bookmark
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Literature Live! A new Mumbai lit fest to bookmark

Split between Mumbai and the beautiful hill town of Lavasa, this open festival's literary line-up and location sound promising
'Ambani & Sons': The story of India's richest family
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'Ambani & Sons': The story of India's richest family

Hamish McDonald's updated biography reveals how the Ambani's made their billions, but also tells a bigger story about modern India and its links between government and big business
'Aftertaste': Author Namita Devidayal offers a bite of her new book
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'Aftertaste': Author Namita Devidayal offers a bite of her new book

From all accounts, including her own here, Devidayal's second book 'Aftertaste' sounds like an addictive soap opera about deep fried politics in a Marwari family-owned sweets business in Mumbai
CNNGo Poll: Foods you'd never eat

There's nothing like a controversial food to split marriages and divide nations. Cast your vote for dishes you can't stomach.