Harper Broadcast Vol 12



What did people carry with them as refugees in perhaps the most violent period in the Indian subcontinent’s history? Author Aanchal Malhotra speaks to Amrita Tripathi about the labour of love that is Remnants of a Separation. From her own family story, sparked off by her grandparents’ tales pre-Partition, to her visit to Pakistan, she writes and speaks movingly about objects as kernels of memory. Watch the video.


BOOK EXCERPT
How to Talk to Your Children about Sex and Nudity

Knowing too much is better than too little, says Shreya Sen-Handley author of a new ‘body’ memoir based on a wildly popular column she wrote about topics like masturbation, the first kiss, pregnancy, sagging breasts, the wrong man, the right man … Click here to read more.


How balanced is the research that has led us to our present-day understanding of men and women? Angela Saini decided to probe deep into this subject and the result is Inferior, which provides evidence-based ammunition for readers who want to rebuff tired myths stereotyping men and women’s brains and bodies. Click here to read our Q&A with the author.


INTERNATIONAL PREVIEW
The Best Foreign Fiction & Non-fiction from August

Julie Murphy, Imbolo Mbue, Mary Kubica, Paul Kennedy lead our diverse list of international new releases this month. Click here to read more.


Author Janhavi Prasada spoke to Amrita Tripathi about the personal stories that inspired her to write the graphic novel, Tales of a Young Gandhi. Instead of just hero worshipping and putting Gandhi on a pedestal, she hopes to make some of his life more accessible to younger readers. Kids are fascinated by the human part of him, the pranks, the jokes and what he was like as he was growing up, she says.
Watch the video here.


WHAT’S NEW
August Preview: Our Top Indian Releases

Two thought-provoking books on Partition and our relations with Pakistan, a witty and deeply insightful memoir, a satirical novel, and the past and present of a city made for the future — check out our full list.


Trisha Bora is the freshest voice we’ve heard in a while, delightfully tongue-in-cheek, wickedly clever. And Kitty Roy, the quintessential millennial: lost and confused. She’s broke; her life’s a mess; her job is going nowhere. Until she lands an assignment to cover the death of a diplomat’s wife. What Kitty Did is romance + city novel + murder = delicious read. Watch the video.


J.D. Barker is the man behind the most sensational new serial-killer in literature: 4MK, from the new pulse-pounding crime drama, The Fourth Monkey. In this Q&A with Harper Broadcast, Barker spoke at length about the origins of this thriller, his writing process and shared his thoughts on why crime & mystery is the most popular genre in fiction. Click here to read.

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