INDIAN PREVIEW
February Picks: Five Incredible Books You Need to Check Out Today A rare book about ISRO and its early days, a gripping political thriller, and the final book from India’s most admired president lead our frontlist releases for February. Click here to read more. | | | |
| | WATCH: Authors of the bestseller Ready, Study, Go! speak to Amrita Tripathi about life lessons, their best ‘brain hacks’, and why they hope the government focuses a bit on Kaala Gyaan, not just black money. | | INTERNATIONAL PREVIEW
Check Out The Best of Our International New Releases This Month Michael Chabon, Claudia Gray, Lauren Oliver, John Brockman lead our frontlist picks for the month of February. Click here to read more. | | | |
| | WATCH: A short clip from the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) and HarperCollins India’s silver-jublee celebrations at the annual event. JLF is arguably the largest gathering of literature enthusiasts and writers in the world. | | FILM ADAPTATIONS
Oscar Fever: Ten Brilliant Books That Tasted Glory at the Academy Awards Books continue to be the fuel that inspire writers in Hollywood. A list of ten such films which caught the attention of producers and found favour not just with audiences but also with the Oscar jury. Click here to read more. | | | |
| | WATCH: Amrita Tripathi speaks to author John Keay about writing narrative history, his obsession with documenting the Far East, and how the East India Company is often made a scapegoat, both by the government and debating historians. | | BOOK EXCERPT
#longread: How Lata Mangeshkar Became the Queen of Indian Concerts Abroad Mangeshkar transformed how Indian film music concerts were perceived in the West; she refused to be part of low-key performance events at community halls, schools and colleges. Click here to read more.
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| | WATCH: Hidden Figures is based on the critically acclaimed book, Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly. Click here to check out the book: http://amzn.to/2liDfGd | | UNWIND
Staff Picks: The Best of Books, Film & TV Colleagues at HarperCollins India share what had them hooked after hours over the past couple of weeks. Click here to read more. | | | | | |