Samit Basu

One happy fanboy

(Pic: Alastair Hagger) When I started writing Simoqin way back in 2001, I had this Word file called ‘Things to remember.’ There were many things to remember, chief among them excerpts from Michael Moorcock’s essay ‘Epic Pooh’ and several extracts from essays written by and interviews of that guy in the picture. And while Terry … Continue reading →

You will experience

This isn’t the cover, it’s an announcement poster; you can see it at Hachette’s stall at the World Book Fair. But essentially, this is it – my new novel is called Turbulence and will be out this year. We’re thinking September/October.

New Boy

Short film based on a Roddy Doyle story

Thirt-ty plus, thirty plus

I’ve forgotten how to blog. I can do 140-character or shorter tweets with no discernible effort. I can do 90,000 words and upwards at great speed, especially if I have a book contract. Anything in between is a challenge. Which is why I had to pause for a good two minutes between the last sentence … Continue reading →

More anthology goodness

The Swiss-Indian comics anthology is out. It is called When Kulbushan met Stockli (I still think my title suggestion was far cooler, but I’ve forgotten what it was so maybe it wasn’t) and it is full of multicolour graphic goodness. Again, this post is a linkdump for now – though I seriously doubt there will … Continue reading →

I’m only Tweeting

(To be sung to the tune of The Beatles’ I’m Only Sleeping) When I wake up early in the morning, Lift my head, I’m still yawning Get up, start up, sign up, wake up, open eye, Read the mind of Stephen Fryyy Must report, here’s my 140, Follow me or die, I’m only Tweeting Happy … Continue reading →

Comics quiz :)

Which British superheroine has killed a fearsome monster from Bihar Province? Which (American?) superhero briefly fought alongside a group of heroes called The Unclean in Delhi? Which British superhero’s power-activating magic word translates as ‘How fat!’ in Bengali?

Twitter-age LOTR

Genuflect, show some respect

Bani Abidi, crown jewel of the subcontinent, is going to have her work displayed at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Awe, adoration, and much love.

Goggling

Just read the Black Dossier’s 3-D section, with glasses and everything. Wow. There should be more of those. Current To-do list. Two screenplays and a book. My mother’s response – ‘Oh, just three things? That’s less than usual, right?’ What I’ve been doing instead: A LOT of random net-news, Transmet and Preacher TPBs, Soon I … Continue reading →