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Dark Harbor to Appear in Paperback

The paperback edition of Ved Mehta's Dark Harbor will appear in the spring of 2005.

Three Ved Mehta Books Published in London

Ved Mehta's books The Red Letters, Dark Harbor and Remembering Mr. Shawn's New Yorker were published in London by Sinclar-Stevenson in January 2005.

Suzanne Wickham-Beaird to Assist with Publicity for The Red Letters

Suzanne Wickham-Beaird, who used to handle publicity for Random House but now has her own publicity company in Los Angeles, will be teaming up with her literary publicist in New York, Kimberly Burns. They will be bringing Ved Mehta's The Red Letters to the attention of reviewers and other media outlets.

Fall 2004 Tour for The Red Letters

The Red LettersIn the fall of 2004, several readings of The Red Letters, the eleventh and final book of the Continents of Exile series, were held:

Wednesday, October 20 – NEW YORK
10:00 am – 11:00 am Lewis Burke Frumkes Show
WPAT Radio

Thursday, October 28 – WASHINGTON, D.C.
7:30 pm Barnes & Noble
READING, TALK & SIGNING
3040 M Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20007

Friday, October 29 – WASHINGTON, D.C.
1:30 pm Bill Avery
Bill Avery Show (taped at National Arts Club)

Friday, November 5 – CHANNEL 34
7 pm
Ved Mehta Interview will air on the Bill Avery Show on Channel 34

Tuesday, November 9 – NEW YORK
7:30 pm Barnes & Noble
READING, TALK & SIGNING
396 Avenue of the Americas (at 8th St.)
New York, NY 10011

Tuesday, November 16 – NEW YORK
6:30 – 8:00 pm Lenox Hill Bookshop
TALK, SIGNING
1018 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10021

Tuesday, November 17 – NEW YORK
7:30 pm SAJA (South Asian Journalists Association)
READING, TALK & SIGNING
Arts India, 206 Fifth Avenue (at 25th Street)
New York, NY 10011

Sunday, November 21 – WASHINGTON, D.C.
10:30 am SALTAF (South Asian Literature, Theatre, and Arts)
Keynote Address Smithsonian Institution

Monday, December 27 – PHILADELPHIA, PA.
SALA (South Asian Literary Association)
Lifetime Achievement Award

The Red Letters Published by Penguin India

Ved Mehta's book The Red Letters was published by Penguin India in November 2004.

Special Collector's Edition of The Ledge Between the Streams

Great Books of the 20th CenturyEaston Press in Norwalk, CT published a "Collector's Edition" (2003) of Ved Mehta's The Ledge Between the Streams.

  • Luxurious leather-bound editions of 50 celebrated books of our century.
  • Each book is fully bound in genuine leather, hand selected from individually tanned hides.
  • The hubbed spines are stamped with beautiful accents of precious 22kt gold.
  • Pages are Smyth-sewn into the binding for performance.
  • Intricate golden designs create a breathtaking effect on the covers.
  • Each book is printed on archival-quality, acid-free paper.
  • Pages edges are gilded on three sides, for beauty and to seal out dust.

To order your individual copy call 800-367-4534.

For Fans of the Continents Series

The publication of a uniform edition of Ved Mehta's Continents of Exile series of books is in development. It is a very expensive undertaking. Readers interested in subscribing to the uniform edition should email vedmehta@aol.com for more information.

Dark Harbor: 14th on the Los Angeles Times Best Sellers' List

In August-September 2003, Ved Mehta's Dark Harbor was ranked 14th on the Los Angeles Times's best sellers' list.

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