Bibliofile

Listing, Lasting
No wonder some on the longlist of the USD 10,000 Man Asian Literary Prize were in such a hurry to celebrate before the shortlist was announced: only one of the 11 Indians on the longlist has made it to the semis—Reeti Gadekar. Curiously, the Delhi-based German teacher and translator is the only one on the shortlist who is unknown and unpublished. The rest already have a publishing contract and some have several books under their belt. Reeti’s novel is about a playboy cop uncovering the shady story behind "a suicide in one of New Delhi’s leading families".

Title Deeds
You are told never to judge a book by its cover, but judging it by its title is another matter. The World is Flat would easily fetch the most votes in a contest for catchy titles. But Friedman has come up with an even more intriguing one for his next book: Green is the new Blue, White and Red. To find out more, you’ll have to buy the book, but we’ll give you a clue: it’s about the environment.