Washington Independent Review of Books
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 TNB Self Interview: very cool idea
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.
Book Page's Book of the Day. Yay!
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 [...]
Thank you, Oprah!
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.
Real Simple magazine– thank you
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
For the Style Pages: Abhishek & Radhika Poddar
Home » Leisure Radhika and Abhishek Poddar: Curators of cool From a Devi bronze to contemporary eco-friendly designers, Bengaluru-based couple Abhishek and Radhika Poddar on the everyday art that dots their lives Last Published: Fri, Feb 02 2018. 12 08 PM IST Shoba [...]
In which I try to sound witty for Book Page
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 [...]
Thank you Book Riot.
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 [...]
Plugging a book
Like most everyone, I am in two minds about "marketing" my book. On the one hand, I get that it is necessary and the done thing. On the other, I get that it is a bit much to plug the [...]
NPR's Tumblr account
I listen to NPR even from here in Bangalore. Really happy to get this news. And interesting to see the names of the people who "liked" this post. Hi Shoba, Your book is featured on the NPR Books Tumblr! Check [...]
It’s only two days since pub-date and here is the "publicity update" I got.
Algonquin is amazing. Jacqueline Burke, Brooke Czuka, Amy Gash....thank you thank you thank you. Jacquelynn Burke Publicity Manager, Algonquin and Algonquin Young Readers Publicity update for The Milk Lady of Bangalore by Shoba Narayan (on sale January 23, 2018) A Barnes and [...]
Thank you Newsday for the inclusion
Three books...and mine is one of them. Thank you Newsday for the inclusion. Link here and pasted below James Patterson on the Aaron Hernandez story, a mystery from Germany, a memoir of India "Babylon Berlin" by Volker Kutscher. Photo Credit: [...]