A list of newly-released books by Siyahi’s authors
Category: YA/ Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Books India It’s a catastrophe — Madhu is about to turn thirteen and her mother wants to buy her a new computer! Oh yes, you read right, a brand new shiny computer. But for Madhu, a new PC = full-scale disaster. For unknown to anyone else, Madhu’s battered second-hand laptop […]
There’s a Ghost in My PC by Payal Dhar Read More »
Category: Short Stories Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India What really happened when the impetuous young Alexander met King Darius III of the mighty Persian Empire in 331 BC? Who was the nineteen-year-old hacker who rewrote the rules of the Indo–Pak conflict? What strange facts must bestselling author Preeti Mishra confront when she collaborates with her deaf–mute sister
Talespin: Stories by Sanjay Chopra Read More »
Category: Children Publisher (Singapore): Epigram Publisher (India): Hachette India This diary began as Mum’s New Year resolution to get me to write. She told me to write when I am doing my big business. “Five to eight minutes max!” she said. “I don’t want you to develop piles!” And so my writing in the bathroom
The Diary of Amos Lee: I Sit, I Write, I Flush! by Adeline Foo Read More »
Category: Fiction Publisher (English): Amaryllis Poison Roots is about a young boy’s disillusionment with people around him. Contrary to his initial opinions, he finds hypocrisy in people from all walks of life, whether it is the traditional Brahmin, the charismatic party member, the biased politicians, the academics, or the students. The hero finds that though
Poison Roots by Indira Parthasarathy, translated to English by Padma Narayanan Read More »
Category: Fiction/ YA Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India Kuzerazi, a land where magic is forbidden, a place which carefully guards its secrets. It is this hostile land that holds the key to the artifacts and writings that baffle Marik Yavi, a talented word mage from Koda. When Yavi’s attempts to decipher his grandfather’s legacy throw up
Satin: A Stitch in Time by Payal Dhar Read More »
Category: Fiction Publisher: Niyogi Books A period novel set in World War-II in pre-Independence India, Asia and Europe. It fuses myth, fact and fiction to produce a high-octane and heady cocktail. A patriotic Nazi and an honorable English soldier are joined by a reluctant Indian cricketer in a race to acquire forbidden knowledge which will change the
The Tenth Unknown by Jvalant Sampat Read More »
Category: Fiction Publisher: Niyogi Books As Maya drove to her parents’ house, she reflected on her meeting with Toni. So, Tulsi had been doing research. This seemed to be a clue. Maybe she had found the story of the widow Thulasi’s murder or Achale’s story in the archives—how easily the names came to mind; it was almost
Middle Time by Priya Vasudevan Read More »
Category: Young Adult Publisher (India): Hachette India Publisher (Australia): Allen & Unwin Close to his tenth birthday, Abbas has to leave his parents and friends as well as flee Tehran. If Abbas doesn’t leave soon, he will have to go to war. In the strange and often frightening city of Istanbul, Abbas has to grow up
On Two Feet and Wings by Abbas Kazerooni Read More »
Category: Short Stories Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India Rights: World rights available (excluding Indian subcontinent) Time is arguably our biggest enemy. And memory, perhaps, our greatest curse. Which makes forgetting the hardest thing to do. These are stories of difficult pasts, and the struggle to leave them behind. Identical-twin rickshaw drivers are wrongly suspected of terrorism
Forgetting by Devashish Makhija Read More »