The New Harry Potter, However, Will Be Freely Available

Now that Lotus House Books is in irreversible free-fall, here's a partial list of forthcoming titles that one will not find it easy to lay one's hands on in Mumbai:.

- The Sea, John Banville

- Her Body Knows, David Grossman

- Lost In The Forest, Sue Miller

- Specimen Days, Michael Cunningham

- A History of the World in Six Glasses, David Standage

- Against Depression, Peter Kramer

On-line stores are always at hand, of course, but nothing beats the pleasure of venturing into a bookstore, finding a desired title reposing on a shelf and clutching it to one's bosom all the way home.