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In this charming true story about two women and the animal they share, readers are treated to an insider’s of view of India. The Milk Lady of Bangalore is also a window into our universal connection to food and its sources, the intricacies of female friendship, and our relationship to all animals.

In The Milk Lady of Bangalore, Narayan artfully chronicles her adventures into the world of bovine divinity and shares what she’s learned about how cows are woven into the fabric of Hindu culture. This book will teach readers everything they’ve ever wanted to know about the importance of cows in Indian society.

The literary website The Nervous Breakdown is interested in having you conduct a “self-interview,” in which you answer questions you’ve always wanted to be asked but haven’t been.

Which book lover doesn’t love libraries? The idea and the reality.  In India, my library visits are limited to Neev School library and all my neighborhood lending libraries– Just Books, Bangalore Club, etc.  But Book Page is a glorious tribute to this idea.  So thank you for choosing my book as the Book of the…

The real reason you’ll love this book is the author herself: a woman so curious, funny and self-deprecating that she is able to show us—delightfully—how the past informs our future.

I have been reading Real Simple forever.  In the hopes that my life and home will become, like Marie Kondo, full of objects that give joy, or become Real Simple.  So I was thrilled when a writer got in touch about my book.  Thank you for the plug

Thank you Alice Carey for the Q&A with me.  My only regret is that I didn’t, ahem, milk the whole Buffalo, New York line.  I came up with Buffalo, New York as an example quite unconsciously.  But heck, it would have been nice to add something like “I mean, how can you sit in Buffalo,…

  JAN 26, 2018 Now that all the drama over Fire and Fury has started to subside, life in the world of nonfiction seems to be getting back to normal. This week I’ve got a couple of new books – one that I’ve actually read! – along with news about the Best American series and an award…