Nilanjana Roy on writing crime, eating books, and falling for Delhi
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Writer and journalist Nilanjana Roy's new novel, Black River, is a police procedural set in a dusty little town in Northern India that revolves around the horrendous murder of an eight year old girl. In this episode, she joins Sandip Roy to talk about writing the book, why she likes killing in print, her adventures in reading, her advice for budding writers, and why Delhi is kinder than you think. (Episode image credit: Gauri Gill) Produced by Shashank Bhargava Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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