Longlist for the Tata Literature Live!
First Book Award announced
Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest makes its third appearance at the NCPA from October 31 to November 4, 2012.
On Friday, October 26, 2012, the longlist for the Tata Literature Live! First Book Award was announced. The winner will be announced at the festival on Sunday, November 4, 2012 in Mumbai.
The books in the longlist:
|
Sr. No |
Name of the Book |
Author |
Publishing House |
|
1 |
The Wildings |
Nilanjana Roy |
Aleph |
|
2 |
The King in Exile |
Sudha Shah |
Harper Collins |
|
3 |
Days of Gold and Sepia |
Yasmeen Premji |
Harper Collins |
|
4 |
Music of the Spinning Wheel |
Sudheendra Kulkarni |
Amaryllis |
|
5 |
Taj Mahal Foxtrot |
Naresh Fernandes |
Roli |
|
6 |
Decoding Rahul Gandhi |
Aarthi Ramachandran |
Westland |
|
7 |
Breakout Nations |
Ruchir Sharma |
Penguin |
|
8 |
Two Fates |
Judy Balan |
Westland |
|
9 |
A Free Man |
Aman Sethi |
Random House |
|
10 |
Mumbaistan |
Piyush Jha |
Rupa |
|
11 |
31 |
Upendra Nambari |
Westland |
|
12 |
The Aryavarta Chronicles |
Krishna Udayasankar |
Hachette |
The five-day literary festival will witness an intellectual smorgasbord of events ranging from panel discussions and book launches, poetry readings and lectures by experts, to open house conversations with eminent authors, publishers and literary agents,.
As in the past, entry to the festival will be free and on a first-come-first-served basis.
Tata Group is the title sponsor for the festival, supported by Landmark, Tata Steel and Land Rover. Details of this festival and program schedule are available on www.litlive.in
