Harper Broadcast Vol 16


BOOK EXCERPT
It’s here: The definitive biography of Bollywood’s one and only showman

Presented by his daughter Ritu Nanda, the book has been written in Raj Kapoor’s voice and includes contributions by family members, friends and collaborators. Click here to read an excerpt.


Staff picks from the team at HarperCollins: What books were our favourite reads this year? Watch the video to find out.


WHAT’S NEW
Indian preview: Our top new releases from December

Charlie Next Door, Scene 75, A Closetful of Skeletons are some of our frontlist headliners from December. Click here to read more about them.


We continue our ongoing series, Personal Libraries, and this time we meet writer and translator Arunava Sinha, one of the most well-known names in the Bengali-to-English translation space. Which books are the stars of his bookshelves? Watch this video to find out.


CRITICAL ACCLAIM
Vivek Shanbhag’s Ghachar Ghochar: ‘Fascinatingly different … a masterclass in crafting’

‘This stunning Bangalore-set family drama underlines the necessity of reading beyond our borders,’ says Deborah Smith in her Guardian review. Click here to read more.


From Amy Morin, the bestselling author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do comes a new book about raising mentally strong kids. 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don’t Do is recommended reading not only for parents but also teachers, family members and anyone who cares about the future of our children. Watch the video here.


INTERNATIONAL PREVIEW
The best foreign fiction & non-fiction we published in December

James Rollins, Amy Morin, Jon McGregor, Richard Kadrey and Laline Paull lead our international frontlist for December. Click here to read more.

Previously published as Painfully Rich, John Pearson’s remarkable book about billionaire J. Paul Getty is now called All The Money in the World and is a Ridley Scott film starring Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer and Mark Wahlberg. Read it before you see it!


EDITORIAL GYAAN
An introvert’s guide to ‘celebrating’ New Year’s Eve

No change in the calendar calls for more fanfare than the transition from 31 December to 1 January. It’s all well and good but the overwhelming pressure to ‘CELEBRATE’ can make it an introvert’s nightmare. Click here to read more.


Written as a memoir in 2000, First They Killed My Father is Loung Ung’s poignant recollection of her life in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge period and has been developed into a Netflix feature film directed and produced by Angelina Jolie. Watch the trailer here.

ORDER NOW
How did Aamir Khan lose all that body fat in Dangal? Dr Nikhil Dhurandhar has all the answers

Dr Dhurandhar busts diet myths with science, presenting facts over fads, and gives us a nutrition plan designed specifically for Indians. Head to your nearest bookstore to buy a copy.

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