Finding my romantic bone

Rumour has it that I’m a closet romantic. Now, I’m not particularly keen to peddle such sacrilegious nonsense; in fact, I’ll have you know that though I love puppies and kittens, I don’t like flowers and pink and heart-shaped things. Sometimes I like mushy songs—I usually put that down to PMS—but I hate romcoms with […]

Some ghostly news

My new book, There’s a Ghost in My PC is almost ready for publication. Here’s a sneak peak at the cover and blurb: Twelve-year-old Madhu’s laptop houses a ghost. She keeps this a secret—after all, who would believe her if she told them? But her younger sister Kumuda knows something fishy is afoot. She fancies […]

Satin reviewed by Ink Scrawl

Satin’s world is a world very like ours in many ways and yet unlike ours. The world is full of technology and Dhar clearly channels her inner geek when she details the technological marvels of this world: the ‘Infonet’, computers, touchscreen tablets, the comm handsets and especially the wonderful machinery and technology that Yavi, Fahe, […]

750 words at a time…

Is it possible to bribe yourself to write? Maybe. But it’s also rather easy to cheat. Lately, I’ve been desperate lately to get off my lazy butt and do some serious writing — I have at least three projects in progress at present — yet was finding it hard to motivate myself. The excuses kept […]

More Satin reviews

Satin: A Stitch in Time has been getting some media attention lately. There have been two reviews in the last week, and DNA Mumbai were offering it as a prize in their weekly “Caption This” contest (see image). Satin was reviewed by novelist Ira Trivedi in the Asian Age. The review is mixed, since the […]

There’s a Ghost in My PC

Never fear, it’s not MacBeth that is haunted (and she doesn’t like being called a PC). There’s a Ghost in My PC is the title of a work in progress for Scholastic. Here’s what happens: It’s a catastrophe—Madhu is about to turn 13 and her mother wants to buy her a new computer! Oh yes, […]

Satin reviewed in the Telegraph

Satin: A Stitch in Time has been reviewed by the Telegraph (Kolkata) today. Here’s what they say: Satin: A stitch in time (Harper, Rs 250) by Payal Dhar is the first book in the author’s new fantasy fiction series — and unlike other fantasy fiction hopefuls, Satin surprises the reader with its slickness. Dhar’s world […]

A Stitch in Time: An excerpt

Satin: A Stitch in Time is now officially in existence. Though it will doubtless be a while before it hits the bookshops, you can preorder it in a few places, including here. A Stitch in Time is Book 1 of the Satin series. To whet your appetite, here’s a little excerpt, taken from Chapter 8: […]