Column: The Good Life: for Mint Lounge
I am moderating “Hippocratic,” the film
For anyone dealing with illness in loved ones, for anyone who wonders about the scope and limits of medicine, for anyone who is a caregiver, for anyone who has experienced or aided in pain, watch this inspiring film narrated by the inimitable David Suchet. A film on an Indian doctor, who will be present at the Bangalore International Centre on February 20th at 6 PM to discuss this film. I happen to be what they call "chair/moderator," which is basically crowd control. See you there.
New York Journal of Books review
Narayan imparts well-researched, intriguing, and sometimes humorous facts about the complex role of cows in Indian culture
Thanks for this fantastic review!
There’s plenty of heart and soul in this book as Narayan takes readers on a unique tour of her Indian neighborhood, where there’s never a dull moment.
Iceland Luxury Hotels: Robb Report
I wrote about Iceland for the January 2018 Travel issue of the Robb Report.
India New England News Q&A
Before the "pub-date" or publication date of Jan 23rd, the publicity department of Algonquin had me fill out an author Q&A. I wondered why we needed to do this, until I got the below email. Hi Shoba, Great news: India New England News, the largest Indian-American newspaper in the US, ran our press release for your book, along with the Q&A: A Q&A with Shoba Narayan, Author of The Milk Lady of Banglore The Milk Lady of Bangalore Best, Jacquelynn Burke
Hylete 6-in-1 backpack
Travelling cross-country? This is the bag for you.
Vivanta by Taj, Bangalore: Hotel Review: The Telegraph UK
This luxury hotel has spacious soothing rooms, a Jiva spa offering excellent treatments, pool, fitness centre, Indian and Italian restaurants, all held together by the intuitive service that the Taj hotels are known for.
Riveter Magazine picks my book!
I have been following Riveter magazine for ages. Love the tagline: Riveting Storytelling by Women. I was pleased to receive the following email from my publicist, Brooke. Happy that I join the "canon" that includes Morgan Jenkins and Mary Beard. Hi Shoba: In case you haven’t already seen, THE MILK LADY OF BANGALORE is a January pick on The Riveter magazine. Nice! The review is mostly summary and says the book is “full of fascinating information,” BookClubCookbook.com, a website for book clubs with a wide-reaching newsletter, also plans to feature the book around publication day. The editors wonder if you’d be willing to [...]
Thank you for this lovely review.
Narayan's descriptions of India are rich and specific, making readers feel as if they are there, with cows wandering through traffic or chewing on the grass in the park. Anyone with the slightest interest in India or cows will find Narayan's memoir, with its myriad insights, a delight.
Milk Lady chosen by Barnes & Noble
When I lived in New York, a huge Barnes & Noble was round the corner from my home in the Upper West Side. This store at the corner of Broadway and 66th street was a refuge on cold winter days. So I am thrilled to get the below message. "Dear Shoba: The Milk Lady of Bangalore has been selected for the Spring Discover program at Barnes & Noble! This means that B & N will place your book in its Discover section in stores and will promote the book, too -- both online and in the physical stores. This should help [...]