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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.

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    • Sep 16, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Shooting an Elephant

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 6:09


    Author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, on the essays of George Orwell and one year of hosting his books podcast, Page Turner.

    The Last White Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 6:42


    A chilling parable about how race defines us, Mohsin Hamid's The Last White Man is one of the most urgent novels of the year, says author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya.

    Translating Myself and Others

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 7:01


    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.

    Recitatif

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 7:21


    The release of Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison's book, Recitatif, has been a global publishing event. Acclaimed author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, explains why you must read this searing exploration of race, class, and power.

    With a Mind to Kill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 6:47


    007 is back! Anthony Horowitz's explosive new James Bond novel will keep you up at night. Author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, explains why you must read it.

    The Satyajit Ray Miscellany

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 6:24


    Author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, recommends The Satyajit Ray Miscellany — a gorgeous collector's edition published to mark the centenary of the maestro.

    The Last Days of Roger Federer and Other Endings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 7:26


    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.

    The Living Mountain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 7:16


    Acclaimed author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, recommends Amitav Ghosh's new book, The Living Mountain, an urgent, disquieting fable for our times.

    The Palace Papers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 7:35


    Acclaimed author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, recommends The Palace Papers, an immensely entertaining book about the turmoil within the British royal family in the post-Diana years.

    The Penguin Book of Indian Poets

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 9:11


    The book is a definitive chronicle of the rich, diverse body of literature that is Indian poetry in English. Acclaimed author and journalist Soumya Bhattacharya explains why.

    The Middle Finger

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 7:40


    Acclaimed author and veteran journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, recommends Saikat Majumdar's new novel, which deals with big themes with an assured lightness of touch.

    Eat a Peach

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 8:54


    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.

    Villainy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 10:32


    Author and journalist Soumya Bhattacharya reviews Upamanyu Chatterjee's new novel Villainy.

    Burning Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 8:44


    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.

    Run and Hide

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2022 8:50


    "A searing portrait of class, caste and Indianess," author and journalist Soumya Bhattacharya reviews Pankaj Mishra's new book.

    The Blue Book: A Writer's Journal.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2022 8:53


    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.

    Broken Harbor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 8:02


    Journalist Soumya Bhattacharya reviews the fourth book of the Dublin Murder Squad series - Broken Harbor, authored by Tana French.

    Whereabouts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 9:03


    This is Jhumpa Lahiri's third novel and her first in Italian, translated into English.

    Everyday Drinking

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 9:03


    Authored by Kingsley Amis, this precious book has chapters on hangovers and food and drink combinations.

    The Promise

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 10:39


    This book by Damon Galgut follows several generations of a South African family in crisis.

    Life Without Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 34:43


    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.

    A Slow Fire Burning

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 7:05


    Authored by Paula Hawkins, this thriller focuses on a woman who has witnessed a murder, becoming the prime suspect.

    For the love of cricket

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 8:18


    Journalist Soumya Bhattacharya reviews his favourite books on cricket like The Art of Captaincy authored by Mike Brearley and The Picador Book of Cricket by Ramachandra Guha.

    A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 7:29


    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.

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