Books and Authors
Tag details
Welcome to the 'Books and Authors' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'Books and Authors'.
Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Books and Authors”
-
Sadia Shepard On Bene Israels
The Kamla Show - India's premier podcast about India and the Global Indian —
Authority: 112
American filmmaker and writer Sadia Shepard grew up thinking that her Pakistani maternal grandmother was a Muslim just like her mother. And therein lies an interesting story, whose roots can be traced to the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947 and the tragic consequences it had for so many families and ...1 week ago -
Book Publicity - Use a Benefit Funnel to Write Compelling Copy
Book Marketing Maven —
Authority: 413
In today’s guest post, veteran author and book marketing consultant Shel Horowitz shares a great tip for writing book publicity copy that grabs attention. I just love the example he uses to illustrate his point. If youve studied some of the big-name direct marketers, you may have heard of a "customer funnel" or ...1 week ago -
Asra Nomani On Daniel Pearl & The Pearl Project
The Kamla Show - India's premier podcast about India and the Global Indian —
Authority: 112
American journalist Daniel Pearl was killed in Pakistan in 2002. How did Dannny Pearl die has been a subject of investigation by his friend and colleague Asra Nomani . Called the Pearl Project , the goal of the investigation is to find out what really happened to Danny when he left Asra’s house in Karachi on ...2 weeks ago -
Chawna Schroeder Interviews … um, Me
Rachel Starr Thomson —
Authority: 119
Some of you may remember Chawna Schroeder from a feature I ran on her a while back. Last week, she reviewed Worlds Unseen on her own blog, and she was also kind enough to do an interview with me. Read it here if you’re interested; it was fun .2 weeks ago -
Q&A With Pahadi-American Author: Stephen Alter
Kamla Bhatt Blog —
Authority: 409
(A version of this article was originally published in Traveller’s India magazine (USA) in 2005.) Stephen Alter is a second generation Pahadi American just like his first cousin Bollywood actor Tom Alter . Born in the hot and dusty plains of Uttar Pradesh, Alter grew up in the foothills of Himalayas, ...2 weeks ago -
Jules Stewart on Spying For The Raj
The Kamla Show - India's premier podcast about India and the Global Indian —
Authority: 112
London-based journalist and author Jules Stewart’s second book titled, Spying For The Raj: The Pundits And The Mapping of the Himalayas was released in 2006. Sir Ranulph Fiennes , who is listed as the world’s greatest living explorer by the Guinness Book of Records, has written the forward for the book. ...2 weeks ago -
Mary Karr on the Personal Connection of Memoirs
Rachel Starr Thomson —
Authority: 119
I just read this PW interview with Mary Karr, author of Lit, was published November 3, and really enjoyed it. She’s got some great insight on literature in general, and I was surprised (and pleased) at her mention of prayer. I know nothing at all about Lit or Ms. Karr’s other work, but I recommend this ...3 weeks ago -
Friends Signing Books
Rough Draft —
Authority: 115
Rob and Rebekah and BANR Yesterday, after Latin class, I walked over to the Carleton Bookstore with Rebekah Frumkin, author of the short story " Monster ," which is featured in The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2009 , edited by Dave Eggers. A large group of friends and fans showed up at the bookstore to ...4 weeks ago

