February 2009
5 posts
“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop...”
– Ray Bradbury
Reading - not just for intellectuals
“A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in...”
– Robertson Davies
January 2009
3 posts
“Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How...”
– Arnold Lobel
Q and A
Q and A is the first novel by Vikas Swarup. It was published in 2005, and it was an immediate hit. The book is set in India and it tells the story of Ram Mohammad Thomas, a poor young waiter who becomes the biggest quiz-show winner in history, only to be sent to jail on accusations that he cheated. The novel was the basis of the acclaimed feature film Slumdog Millionaire which has just opened in...