Meet literary greats in this special that tracks all the developments in the exciting world of books.
Bestsellers, must reads, reviews, updates and a chance to hear it all from your favourite literary stars.
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Primetime Morning's book segment Off The Shelf is three and it's taken our Producer Deepika Shetty places.
In addition to rubbing shoulders with exciting authors, publicists and literary agents, she has also become a regular moderators at key literary festivals.
She's returned from yet another festival - the 4th Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in picturesque Bali. Here's her report:
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Writers and critics alike have called it a place to meet literary greats. Into its 11th year, the Bryon Bay Writers Festival opened to clear skies and packed in record numbers. With a new Festival Director at the helm, things were shaken and stirred.
Off The Shelf’s producer and our resident book reviewer, Deepika Shetty, was one of the moderators at the festival and brings you the festival highlights:
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61 writers, over 50 events, 12 stunning settings.....
Might not sound unusual for a literary festival - unless, of course, you're in Sri Lanka....
Our Producer Deepika Shetty, who was one of the moderators at the festival brings you all the highlights from the inaugural Galle Literary Festival.
Interview with Kiran Desai >
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Writers Festival in Ubud, Bali |
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Byron Bay Writers Festival |
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Times NewsLink Bestsellers
Date: 03 Mar - 09 mar '08 |
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Kite Runner (Movie Tie In)
(Hosseini, Khaled) |
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Afghan
(Forsyth, Frederick)
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Quest
(Smith, Wilbur)
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Exit Music
(Rankin, Ian)
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On Chesil Beach
(McEwan, Ian)
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Nineteen Minutes
(Picoult, Jodi)
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Treasures Of Khanl
(Cussler, Clive)
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Short History Of Tractor In Ukraine
(Lewycka, Marina)
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Anybody Out There?
(Keyes, Marian)
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Alchemist
(Coelho, Paulo) |
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| Business |
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Extreme Future
(Canton, James) |
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New Earth
(Eckhart Tolle)
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Innocent Man
(Grisham, John)
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Secret
(Bryne, Rhonda)
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Persuasion
(Borg)
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Yajyza Moon
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Ten Day Mba
(Silbiger, Steven) |
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Logic Of Life
(Harford, Tim) |
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One Page Project Manager
(Campbell) |
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Rules Of Wealth
(Templar, Richard) |
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