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Views, opinions, articles, thoughts on books, publishing, reading, writing, literature, etc; and some short fiction.

Monday, December 10, 2018

Patna Blues: Abdullah Khan Juggernaut Rs 499 At its heart Patna Blues is a story about burning ambition, intense desire, illici...

Saturday, March 3, 2018

The Book Hunters of Katpadi – by Pradeep Sebastian: book review

[Published in India Today mag: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/books/story/20180226-the-book-hunters-of-katpadi-author-pradeep-seba...

Friday, January 19, 2018

Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead: review

Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead --reviewed by Divya Dubey Fleet 368 pp Rs 499 [Published by India Today mag, July 3, 2017: h...

Uncommon Type – Tom Hanks: review

Uncommon Type – Tom Hanks --reviewed by Divya Dubey [Published in India Today mag, Nov 12, 2017: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/l...

Tin Man – Sarah Winman: review

Tin Man – Sarah Winman --reviewed by Divya Dubey [Published in India Today mag, Sep 8, 2017: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/books/s...

The Small-Town Sea – Anees Salim: review

The Small-Town Sea – Anees Salim --reviewed by Divya Dubey Penguin 286pp Rs 599 [Published in India Today mag, June 3, 2017: https:/...

The Greatest Urdu Stories Ever Told: Edited by Muhammad Umar Memon: review

The Greatest Urdu Stories Ever Told: Edited by Muhammad Umar Memon -Review by Divya Dubey [ Published in India Today mag: Oct 20, 2017:...

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About Me

Divya Dubey: Book editor/instructor, Authorz Coracle. I'm a freelance book editor. I also review literary and commercial fiction and creative non-fiction books. I've reviewed fiction and non-fiction for India Today magazine, the Hindustan Times, Livemint, Biblio, etc (India); the Asian Review of Books (Hong Kong) -- some of the reviews republished by The Asian Writer (UK); the Asia Literary Review (Hong Kong), Wasafiri (UK), the New York Journal of Books (US), and India Currents magazine (US). Some of my short stories and articles have appeared in various publications such as Out–of-Print magazine, Muse India, Reading Hour, Kindle Magazine, Urban Voice 4, The Bookseller (UK), Scroll, The Hindu Literary Review, the Hindustan Times, Indo-Asian News Service, Pravasi Bharatiya, All About Book Publishing, Book Link, The Publisher’s Post and Chicken Soup for the Indian Couple’s Soul. I was a finalist for the British Council Young Creative Entrepreneur Award, Publishing, 2010. Authorz Coracle is a writers' resource, meant for aspiring writers. Details available on: www.authorzcoracle.com.

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