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Samit Basu

Novelist. Best known for fantasy and science fiction work. Most recently, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport (Tordotcom)
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Silly Pic time

tagged by Teleute. Calcutta, 2006. The poster behind me explains my actions, of course. I tag Antara, Momo, Bini and the Bagchi

Virgin November solicits

This is why I havent been blogging.Im writing Devi from #3 onwards; Devi 1 comes out September in India, my stuff from November, monthly (July, September onwards respectively abroad) and EoS from November abroad, hopefully from November in India too. Update: Amend that to ‘I really don’t know when anything’s out, I hope it’s all … Continue reading

Much has happened

Madness, weddings, presscons, airport security hassles, ice buckets in swimming pools, artist/models, star students, aquatic monsters, lectures, lunches, madness again. However, I am back home now, and have bought a big red chair, with wheels, and a bright orange sticker that says Commencez…The Begin… When Govindpuri furniture makers are giving you broad hints about your … Continue reading

Rehan rules all

Seriously. Three months old, and he’s already in the papers. I’d stopped posting about the nephew after Jabberwock sent me a long rant about how ‘pictures of a human baby’ had been seen on my blog and how this made me the scum of the earth, but links to the msm are surely legit. Anyway, … Continue reading

The War Against Bloggerism

Ah me.I am silenced.

Cheryl Morgan interview

Cheryl Morgan is a writer, reviwer and blogger who runs the popular SFF-news/reviews site Emerald City Q: Though this point of view comes from a country where there’s very little work in speculative fiction or comics going on, it seems to me that while earlier there was much concern about speculative fiction not being given … Continue reading

World Cup XI, semis

Just. Buffon, Lahm, Terry, Cannavaro, Miguel, J. Cole, Zidane, Pirlo, Zambrotta, Klose, Robinho Reserves: Ricardo, Ribery, Lennon, Torres, Odonkor Manager: Klinsmann World Cup XI, semis: Buffon, Lahm, Terry, Cannavaro, Miguel, J. Cole, Zidane, Pirlo, Odonkor, Klose, Robinho Reserves: Ricardo, Ribery, Lennon, Torres, Zambrotta Manager: Hiddink World Cup XI, quarters: Ricardo, Lahm, Terry, Cannavaro, Miguel, J. … Continue reading

If JKR can,,,

HUGE revelation in this post. At least TWO MAJOR CHARACTERS in my NEXT BOOK are going to DIE!!!! Yeah.Oh, but you knew that. Or dont care.Fine. I’ll go quietly.Gah.

Da Vinci Code in five lines

Paul Bettany: (subtitles) This movie is a giant conspiracy by the Church to make sure no one believes the book. This is why I must cut myself and show you my buttocks now. This sucks. They even cut my sex scene with Alfred Molina. Tom Hanks: Oooh, stuff lights up when I look at it. … Continue reading

Know thyself

Discover everyone you’ve met online, and yourself, at this wonderful site Flame Warriors Apologies if everyone’s already seen it, and thanks to HB for telling me.

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