Red River by Somnath Batabyal - out now!

A sprawling novel set in the north-east of India, a lyrical exploration of male friendships and love—a man’s love for a woman and a more militant love for community and nation. 

‘A terrific debut: wry and witty, pacy and addictive, and held together by riffs of pitch-perfect Delhi dialogue. Somnath Batabyal looks likely to do for India what Raymond Chandler did for LA’ -William Dalrymple

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Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix now on BBC Radio 4

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'BBC Radio 4 has a prophet in its midst. Either that or the scheduling of Small Boat ... two weeks after the Home Secretary announced sweeping restrictions to the UK’s asylum policy – is an eerie coincidence.' - New Statesman 

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Pete Kalu

Pete Kalu is a novelist, poet and playwright. He has won the BBC Playwrights Award, Voice/Jamaica Information Service Marcus Garvey Scholarship Award and the BBC’s Dangerous Comedy Prize. Other books by Pete Kalu: YA fiction: Silent Striker, Zombie Xl and Being Me. Adult fiction: Lick Shot, Little Jack Horner, Professor X, Yard Dogs and Black Star Rising. Pete Kalu lives in Manchester, UK.

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