by Raj K Lal | Feb 22, 2016 | Book Reviews by Raj, Diversity in Writing, YA Books, YA Writing
I’ve just finished reading Alex As Well by Alyssa Brugman (New York: Henry Holt & Company, 2015, originally published in Australia by Text Publishing Company) for a YA Writing Course I’m on at the moment, run by Keris Stainton. Alex As Well is a novel about the...
by Raj K Lal | Jun 10, 2015 | Blog, Diversity in Writing, Inspirations, Irish Humour
I’m very excited that my friend Ted Dunphy has published a book! It’s called Rowing Down the World to Auckland. Read on to learn more about Ted, his writing and the things that inspire him. Ted uses wit and humour to deal with the tragedies real life often brings in...
by Raj K Lal | May 21, 2015 | Blog, Diversity in Writing, Inspirations, Media, Southbank Centre
I attended the Jaipur Literature Festival 2015 at the Southbank Centre, London on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May. It was a busy weekend packed with talks, panels, lively debate, a Foyles book stall, book signings, a multitude of writers, activists, politicians,...
by Raj K Lal | May 21, 2015 | Blog, Diversity in Writing, Jaipur Literature Festival 2015 at Southbank Centre, Photo Gallery
I’ve never before been to a literature festival that began each day with live music, or one that ended with a massive musical bang! Both Saturday and Sunday began with the beautiful voice of Saberi Misra, accompanied by Dhanraj Persaud on tabla and Prabhat Rao on...
by Raj K Lal | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog, Book Reviews by Raj, Diversity in Writing, My Writing, Reviews
I wrote a guest blog about finding a character I could relate to for Leila Rasheed, who writes books for children. It’s about finding a character we can relate to, and one which stays in our memory long after reading the book. I first met her when I was on the MA in...
