Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Ingrid Srinath
> On 4 Aug 2016, at 18:01, rajeev chakravarthi wrote: > > would recommend Granth (Juhu) and Kitabkhana (Fort) in Mumbai. Second those and add my current favourite, Wayword & Wise run by Virat Chandok who used to manage Lotus.

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Thaths
On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 5:42 PM Venkatesh H R wrote: > IMHO > There are 3 types of bookstores: > 1. Big chain stories, like Crossword, landmark etc. Where you have > best-seller lists, best fiction, best non-fiction so on. They're > predictable places. I once visited

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread rajeev chakravarthi
would recommend Granth (Juhu) and Kitabkhana (Fort) in Mumbai. On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 5:41 PM, Venkatesh H R wrote: > IMHO > There are 3 types of bookstores: > 1. Big chain stories, like Crossword, landmark etc. Where you have > best-seller lists, best fiction, best

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Venkatesh H R
IMHO There are 3 types of bookstores: 1. Big chain stories, like Crossword, landmark etc. Where you have best-seller lists, best fiction, best non-fiction so on. They're predictable places. I once visited Landmark in Chennai and bought some great stuff there. I remember finding a Matt Rees book

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
She was doing a going out of business sort of sale a while back – the Connemara was damaged by the floods and they used that as an excuse to boot her. Pity – excellent if rather idiosyncratic collection crammed into a surprisingly small place. And she knew what she was talking about. On

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Sumant Srivathsan
> > There used to be this store inside (I think) The Connemara hotel in > Madras. Reminded me of the late lamented Premier Bookstore in Bangalore. > Any idea if it is still around? > Yes, Giggles. It's been on death watch for years now, and somehow, Nalini Chettur has managed to keep it going to

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Sumant Srivathsan
> > Isn't there another one in Khan Market that's holding on though? Can't > recall the bookstore name but it's the one that houses Cafe Turtle. > Full Circle.

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Udhay Shankar N
There used to be this store inside (I think) The Connemara hotel in Madras. Reminded me of the late lamented Premier Bookstore in Bangalore. Any idea if it is still around? Udhay

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Badri Natarajan
> On 4 Aug 2016, at 10:06, Thaths wrote: > > Now that Landmark (the main bookstore and the various branches) is dead[1], > where do literate silklisters in Chennai go to buy books? > > Thaths *delurks* Yes, Starmark the best option by far. Some other smaller places but

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Simmi Sareen
On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 4:44 PM, Venkatesh H R wrote: > > Unfortunately, one of Delhi's only 2 good bookstores Fact & Fiction shut > last year. The other one being a The Bookshop. Let's see how long it lasts. > > Ah, the amount of time I spent in Fact and Fiction when I

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Venkatesh H R
Scroll.in has a very good newsletter called 'Books and Ideas' - edited by Arunava Sinha who frequently has a lot of stuff on Indian authors. http://scroll.in/newsletter/ Unfortunately, one of Delhi's only 2 good bookstores Fact & Fiction shut last year. The other one being a The Bookshop. Let's

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Thaths
On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 3:08 PM Biju Chacko wrote: > However, I'm yet to find a good replacement for browsing a bookstore to > discover new authors and books. This is a slightly newer version of the > problem in the mp3/streaming music world of finding new music. > >

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Mohit
> On 04-Aug-2016, at 15:08, Biju Chacko wrote: > > I only read on the Kindle now. The convenience trumps most downsides. But kindle doesn't have books in Indian languages. I'm particularly interested in Hindi/Urdu novels & poetry. Regards, Mohit

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Simmi Sareen
On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 3:08 PM, Biju Chacko wrote: > I only read on the Kindle now. The convenience trumps most downsides. > However, I'm yet to find a good replacement for browsing a bookstore to > discover new authors and books. This is a slightly newer version of the >

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Biju Chacko
I only read on the Kindle now. The convenience trumps most downsides. However, I'm yet to find a good replacement for browsing a bookstore to discover new authors and books. This is a slightly newer version of the problem in the mp3/streaming music world of finding new music. Suggestions, anyone?

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Thaths
On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 2:42 PM Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > There’s a store called “Starmark” in the Express Avenue mall. Worth a try. > Thanks! It looks promising. > Are you in Chennai now, Thaths? > In transit in Chennai between different trips abroad. Thaths

Re: [silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
There’s a store called “Starmark” in the Express Avenue mall. Worth a try. Are you in Chennai now, Thaths? On 04/08/16, 2:36 PM, "silklist on behalf of Thaths" wrote: Now that Landmark (the main bookstore

[silk] What replaces Landmark in Chennai?

2016-08-04 Thread Thaths
Now that Landmark (the main bookstore and the various branches) is dead[1], where do literate silklisters in Chennai go to buy books? Thaths [1] Much as I loathed their slide into a glorified Hallmark card and stationary sales, they had an (for Chennai) unsurpassed selection of books and staff