News Archive
- 02.12.07: An evening in Dublin
I attended the Glen Dimplex New writers award ceremony in Dublin, and it was a very fine evening. Missed out on the fiction prize to Booker short listed Hisham Matar- but... the co-judge Dermot Healy complimented me on my novel- saying that he 'Loved it.' So that was really encouraging, in fact the whole evening was brilliant, and it was also great because my agent Eve White was there for me in support.
I would like to thank everyone who visits my site from around the world, and who has bought a copy of my novel. Thank you.
- 22.10.07: Glen Dimplex New writers award
Great news. My debut novel The House of Subadar is Short listed for the Glen Dimplex New writers award- Dublin 2007. The ceremony is in late November. I suddenly like everything Irish. Visit my agents site for more details.
- 10.10.07: Manchester Literary Festival
Manchester lit fest reading, went really well. Along with fellow writer Zahid Hussain we managed to entertain the audience. They bought plenty of copies and I would like to thank them all, especially the ladies reading group from Bolton. It was my first reading and I am glad that it went well.
Sorry for the delay in posting this, there have been some technical problems with the site!
- 27.09.07: Book reading details confirmed
Details have been confirmed for the reading I'm doing as part of the The Manchester Literary Festival. It will take place on Wednesday 10th October at 8pm in: Indus 5 Restaurant, 587 Stockport Rd, Longsight, Manchester
- 05.04.07: Reading at Manchester Lit Festival
Manchester Literature Festival have invited me to do a reading from The House of Subadar at one of their events in October. More details about tickets and the venue will be posted soon, as things are finalised. The Food and Drink festival are also looking to co-promote this event. Myself and another Manchester based writer will be doing this event together. It promises to be a fun evening, with plenty of food and drink and, of course, a little reading!
- 19.03.07: Interview on Colourful Radio coming up
I have been invited to talk on the London radio station Colourful Radio. Time and date yet to be finalised: I'll post the full details here soon.
- 27.02.07: DXN interview now on this site
You can now read the full text of my interview with DXN magazine's Tahira Dar in the biography section of this website.
- 19.02.07: DXN magazine interview out
The interview I did with DXN magazine will be out later this week. As soon as it comes out, we will publish it in the biography section of this website.
- 05.01.07: Review in ASIANA
ASIANA reviews The House of Subadar :
"Although the book is dubbed a 'modern-day Grapes of Wrath', that doesn't
quite do it justice. Absolutely Indian to its core, descriptions of the
Punjab and the journey across the countryside are so vivid the heat
literally shimmers off the page. Unravelling the tale of the impoverished
Subadars who must travel from Punjab to Bombau to find work, this is a story
that blends the pastoral with the grit of urban life seamlessly and makes
gripping reading."
- 11.12.06: DXM publish an interview
DXN a glossy magazine covering Greater Manchester, have just interviewed me on my writing and influences, and will publish the full interview in January '07. So please look out for that!
- 09.12.06: Feature in Writers News
The Writing Magazine/Writers News have just featured me in their January '07 edition, which is out now. And it feels really good! National exposure and I hope my well wishers will now go out and buy the book!
- 03.11.06: The House of Subadar reviewed in the Independent
The House of Subadar received the following review in today's Independent:
"Newly released from prison for the murder of a local debt collector, Veer
Subadar returns home to find that the family farm has been repossessed by
the bank. There is little option but to lead his parents and grandparents
in an epic, Grapes of Wrath-style trek from their community in north-west
India through Gujarat and Rajasthan, with the hope of starting over in
Bombay. Medtia's unpretentious and evocative debut captures the realities
of life on the road. The threat of religious upheaval and violence is never
far away." Emma Hagestadt
- 11.08.06: Interview on the BBC coming up soon
I've been invited to speak about The House of Subadar on the BBC Asian Network, on 19th September. It will be the author interview on the Nikki Bedi show which starts at at 12.30pm. You will be able to listen online here.
- 05.08.06: The House of Subadar to be published in September
The novel The House of Subadar has got a planned publication date of late September.
- 15.03.06: Short story of mine to be published
Shorelines Publications - Manchester, have just accepted to publish a short story of mine called 'Pinto the Barber' in a collection entitled Hair anthology. This will be available in the summer/autumn of 2006.
- 14.03.06: My debut novel will be published in 2006
My debut novel The House of Subadar will be published in the summer of 2006, by Arcadia Books - London.
Arcadia won the Best Independent Publishers award 2002/3, from the Sunday Times.
