Bookasur
P.S. NissimWe're Indians and we read uncontrollably. Not just the starred "serious" books that are reviewed in the papers, but comics, thrillers, self-help books, campus romances, travel, and whatever seems interesting. How come the papers don't cover what we really want? Bookasur is a book review and discussion podcast where P. S. Nissim, a writer and professional book critic, talks about the full broad var... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 26 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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What does one learn from years of reviewing books? And what does one make of a book that defies easy reviewing? Easy, this reviewer picks up the book and goes deeper into it, and then talks of what distinguishes a book reader from a reviewer - along ... more
Murder comes in many flavours, and so does the murder mystery. In this episode, we talk about the various ingredients that go into making a successful mystery story - and we pick up one such Indian experiment that follows the template but breaks new ... more
Two literary superstars, one in Gujarati, one in Hindi. Their short stories won them lakhs of followers. Both deserve more attention than they got outside their language readers. But thanks to translations, there are now chances for us to explore the... more
Writers spend years researching and understanding the settings of their books - and when this is done right, the book really shines. This is an aspect that doesn’t get the respect it deserves in Indian genre fiction. In this episode we talk of two bo... more
We’re seeing more books in English that depart - and expand - the western/European/Christian canon of fiction that feels very narrow in today’s day and age. This is especially true for fantastic fiction, and today we talk of two books that stretch th... more
Let’s make it clear: Not all novels about childhood are for kids - even the pleasant ones. But reading about our golden childhood years in our adulthood gives us satisfaction like perhaps nothing else. In this episode, we talk about two books that re... more
We had World Translation Day last week. So, this time we pick up two books, both translated, both from Malayalam, both literary fiction, both by the same publishing house, published within a couple of months of each other, and talk about how differen... more
Short stories are an enjoyment all their own. And especially when we want to explore a genre, or see multiple facets of a writer’s work, they’re the way to go. Genre and Weird fiction has been the ground for exploration of this form - today let’s tal... more
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