Cliche-free writers

There are a lot of cliché-free writers, and there are still dozens who make a very good living at it. Alice Munro is a number-one bestseller in Canada. Ian McEwan had a string of hits, and so did Cormac McCarthy, belatedly. I’m not the only one.

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The rise and more rise of Arvind Kejriwal

The irresistible rise of Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Admi Party (AAP) is nothing short of a miracle. It is a political rags-to-riches story, for it shows that politics and power are not the exclusive preserve of fat cats with money and lineage. Arvind has had his share of reverses (the bad-tempered split with Anna Hazare, alle­gations of links with the Sangh parivar which almost saw his party gobbled up by the likes of Ramdev and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar), yet today opinion polls suggest he is a serious challenger both to the Congress and the BJP. Moreover, he is the most “preferred” candidate for the post of chief minister. All this in just over one year.

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Yasmina Khadre quote

My aim was to write a novel worthy of the greatness of the Algerians.

Overnight success: what is it?

I'm an overnight success. It just took twenty years for that night to finally come.

Andrew Wylie Quote

Unless you’re a terribly bad writer, you are never going to have too many readers.

America has an addiction to whiteness: Junot Duaz

“This country is more diverse than it’s ever been, yet the addiction to whiteness is more pernicious than ever. It’s like America has an addiction to whiteness; if we don’t get our five doses of whiteness a day we’ll die.”
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Let us start the conversation: Does Capitalism work for you? Yes/No

Steve Lambert's art installation asks people to vote in an effort to open up the discussion about capitalism.