Amartya Sen top author of the weekAugust 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amartya Sen's "The Idea of Justice" dominated the non-fiction section among best-selling books here in the first week of its release while "The Wish Maker: A Novel" by Ali Sethi continued to retain its number one position in the fiction category. The top 10 in each section are:
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Arundhati Roy's new book tops bestseller listJuly 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Arundhati Roy's new book "Listening To Grass Hoppers: Field Notes on Democracy" topped the non-fiction category of the bestseller list this week while "The Wish Maker: A Novel" by Ali Sethi dominated the fiction list. The top 10 in each section are:
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Vikram Seth strikes 1.7 mn pound publishing dealJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian writer Vikram Seth, who is working on a sequel to his blockbuster novel "A Suitable Boy", has finalised a deal worth around 1.7 million pounds to move his entire back list to Penguin UK, sources close to the deal said. This will be the biggest such deal struck by an Indian author and places Seth far above the league of Indian writers in commercial terms.
'The Toss Of Lemon' tops bestseller listJune 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - "The Toss Of Lemon" by a Canada-based Indian writer tops the fiction section this week while "Prisoner Of The State" by late Chinese premier Zhao Ziyang dominates non-fiction in the bestselling list. The top 10 in each section is as follows:
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'Stranger to History' still atop bestseller listMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Aatish Taseer's "Stranger to History", that has been ruling the non-fiction section for over a month now, continued to maintain its position on the bestseller list this week, while "Percy Jackson and The Last Olympian: Half Boy, Half God, All Hero" by Rick Riordan topped the fiction group for the second week running. The top 10 in each section are as follows:
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'Stranger to History' still leads bestseller listApril 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Aatish Taseer's book 'Stranger to History' continued to dominate the bestseller list in the non-fiction category for the third week while Paulo Coelho was the new author atop the fiction list, with his latest 'The Winner Stands Alone'. The top 10 in each group are:
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Delhi readers fall in love with their city againApril 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two books that have stayed in the bestseller lists for weeks fought their way back to top their categories this week - 'Delhi: Adventures in A Megacity' by Sam Miller in the non-fiction section, and 'The White Tiger' by Aravind Adiga in the fiction group. The top 10 in each category are:
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Chick lit novelist Advaita Kala writing maiden Bollywood scriptMarch 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Best-selling chick lit writer Advaita Kala, author of 'Almost Single', is writing a script for a Bollywood film. 'It is a romantic comedy and will be ready in April,' the novelist told IANS.
Rana Dasgupta tops chart with new bookMarch 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Books on and by US President Barack Obama dominated the bestseller list in the non-fiction category here this week, while 'Solo' by Rana Dasgupta went straight to the top of the charts in the fiction category. Here are the top 10 in each group:
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Sam Miller's adventure continues to lure book loversFebruary 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - 'Delhi: Adventures in a Megacity' by Sam Miller and 'The White Tiger' by Aravind Adiga maintained their respective positions atop the non-fiction and fiction bestseller lists this week. A list of the top 10 in each category:
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'Tehelka As Metaphor,' 'Slumdog Millionaire' top bestseller listFebruary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Among the bestsellers this week, 'Tehelka As Metaphor...' by Madhu Trehan and 'Slumdog Millionaire' by Vikas Swarup stay on top of the non-fiction and fiction categories respectively. The top 10 in the non-fiction and fiction lists are:
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'Princess Diaries', 'Tehelka As Metaphor' top Delhi bestseller listsFebruary 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Meg Cabot's latest and the last in the series - 'The Princess Diaries: Ten out of Ten' - captures the reader's attention as it debuts at the top position in the fiction list while veteran journalist Madhu Trehan's 'Tehelka As Metaphor' rules the non-fiction chart this week. Non-Fiction
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'Slumdog' author Swarup does 30 media interviews in two daysJanuary 13th, 2009 LONDON - Indian diplomat and author Vikas Swarup has done at least 30 interviews in just two days in Britain after the runaway success of 'Slumdog Millionaire', the film based on his novel. 'This is just crazy.
Barack Obama has three books on bestseller listJanuary 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - US president-elect Barack Obama has three books among the top 10 bestsellers in the non-fiction category this week in India. Aravind Adiga's 'The White Tiger' stays atop the list in the fiction category.
Obama books return to bestseller listDecember 24th, 2008 NEW DELHI - While the top of the bestseller lists remained the same this week, with Nandan Nilekani's 'Imagining India' atop the non-fiction category and Aravind Adiga's 'The White Tiger' heading the fiction group, two books by US president-elect Barack Obama return to the bestseller list. The top 10 in the non-fiction and fiction lists are:
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