Crossed & Knotted again! Authors come together again for Woodpie.
To write India’s first composite novel, 14 authors came together from different parts of the globe. They never met, but connected with each other through technology. They argued on calls, frowned on Skype, smirked through emails and shrugged on messages. They wrote a story each connecting it to what the others had written. All 14 stories were then woven in… Read more →
Woodpie Book Review Contest
We bring to you the Woodpie Book Review Contest. If you are a reader, the contest cannot get any simpler. All you have to do is log on to woodpie.com, and review a book that you have read. The review that gets the most likes on woodpie, will win a gift coupon worth Rs 500 from amazon.in and exquisite bookish… Read more →
Woodpie, a place to befriend books and people
We believe that 2015 will bring a change in the world of books. This we believe will happen with the public launch of Woodpie. It no longer belongs just to us, but is yours too. Woodpie is now public. You can log in with your Facebook id and be a part of it. Once you use it, we think you… Read more →
12 Years a Slave and Other Books on Slavery
The film 12 Years a Slave which won the Oscar for the Best Picture is based on a book. The 1853 memoir of the same name, written by Solomon Northup tells the story of a free born black man, who was kidnapped, sold into slavery and kept in bondage for 12 years. The book Twelve years a Slave sold 30,000… Read more →
Shakuntala Devi: the writer
Shakuntala Devi, hailed as the human computer, was not just a mathematical genius. She was an author too. Besides writing books on math, she also wrote cookbooks and novels. It is astonishing how a person with no formal education could don so many hats. Perhaps, it is not only her intelligence that should be commended, but her spirit also. Born… Read more →
Quick facts about Eleanor Catton
Eleanor Catton’s novel The Luminaries has won the Man Booker Prize 2013. Here are some quick facts about her. 1. Catton is the youngest author to win the Booker. She is 28 years old. She started writing The Luminaries when she was 25 and finished it when she was 27. 2. The Luminaries is the longest book to win the… Read more →
Ashok Banker talks about his sci-fi book
Ashok Banker—whose first sci-fi novel is just out—has few kind words for popular Indian English writing, whatever the genre. He explains why he is so disappointed. Ashok Banker keeps producing bestsellers at such a steady pace that some people suspect he is, in reality, an organisation. Among the few Indian English authors who were writing popular fiction long before it… Read more →
Books by 9/11 survivors
It has been 12 years since the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The stories of the victims continue to haunt us. What makes the 9/11 attacks so intriguing is that it was just not any other terrorist attack. It shook the United States of America, a superpower. It brought home the fact that terrorism is not native to… Read more →
Must read fiction books on Indian independence
The Indian independence movement was marked with violence as well as non violence. When freedom was finally declared on 15 August 1947, the country stood divided. Celebrations were accompanied by bloodshed. We wonder why there are not many historical fiction books written on this event. Woodpie picks out four must-read fictional books on the Indian independence. The Devil’s Wind by Manohar… Read more →
