When fiction inspires real life …
http://theduckbillblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/natasha-sharma-real-or-fiction/When fiction inspires real life ... While real life often inspires stories, it isn’t too often that a book inspires real life drama. This morning, our dog Obi Singh enacted the opening scene from Bonkers! Unlike Bonkers, he isn’t a newly acquired puppy. Rather Obi is...
Review of Bonkers! on Young India books
A review of Bonkers! on the Young India books website: "How does one get a child to read books is the question many parents of young children ask. Well, I say, get them books such as this one. It’s funny, it’s witty, it’s quick-paced and as a bonus there is an...
My doggy chronicles
When Anushka and Sayoni, my publishers and editors at Duckbill asked me to write a piece for the Duckbill blog around life, dogs, bonkers and stuff in general, it certainly took me down memory lane. Pure admiration shone through the smiles, giggles and snorts as I...
The dog is out of the bag! Bonkers is here!
Always such a delight to open the pack and see one's book in paper and ink for the very first time. Fun stuff going on with interesting contests around the book. If you are a dog lover or dog owner, do click away on the links below. MAKE YOUR DOG FAMOUS! Mail a video...
How does a book come about?
Spent a lovely morning jumping around with a bunch of enthusiastic children at the Cathedral Infant school in Mumbai, last friday. After the readings of Icky, Yucky, Mucky and Kaka and Munni, we had a question session. "Is Maharaja Icky real?", "How did you think up...
Look what’s brewing this October!
I am looking forward to my copy of Bonkers! - a Duckbill hOle book coming to bookstores this October. It's printed and already on its way to bookstores! There's also Rooster Raga in the making at Tulika books and that should be in bookstores this October as well. All...