A Suitable Watch? Asha Krishna reviews the BBC adaptation 2 October 202024 January 2021guest When the BBC televised its first episode of A Suitable Boy, I recalled reading it as a 15-year-old but retained nothing except the [...]
Amanthi Harris 2 October 202024 January 2021Farhana Shaikh Tell us about your novel, Beautiful Place and what inspired you to write it? Beautiful Place is set in a villa by a [...]
Learning to master Mughal Miniature Art 7 September 202024 January 2021Farhana Shaikh by Alia Raffia It was during a family trip to the magical city of Lahore aged fourteen that I fell in love with [...]
Bookouture partners with The Asian Writer for exclusive call out 2 August 202024 January 2021Farhana Shaikh Bookouture and Dahlia Books join forces on an exclusive call-out for writers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds – open Bookouture, in [...]
Vikram Seth’s epic novel makes screen debut 30 July 20202 October 2020Farhana Shaikh Set in vibrant 1950s India, A Suitable Boy, an epic tale of life and love based on the classic novel of the same [...]
Deepa Anappara 30 July 20208 February 2021Farhana Shaikh When did you have the initial idea for Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line? When I was working as a reporter in India, [...]
Kia Abdullah: Why I set up Asian Booklist 30 July 20202 October 2020guest by Kia Abdullah It started with a disastrous radio slot. I was invited onto a programme along with authors Nikesh Shukla, A A [...]
Book review: A Cure for a Crime by Roopa Farooki 22 July 20208 February 2021guest The cover A Summary The Cure For a Crime is about the twins, Ali and Tulip, whose Mum has got a strange new [...]
Salam Award for Imaginative Fiction now open for entries 4 July 20202 October 2020Farhana Shaikh The Salam Award for Imaginative Fiction, a short story award which promotes science fiction and related genres is now open for entries. Now [...]
Crime writer shortlisted for major literary prize 11 June 202030 July 2020Farhana Shaikh Crime writer Abir Mukherjee has been shortlisted for a major literary prize. Mukherjee’s third book, Smoke and Ashes is one of six titles [...]