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Tania James was born in 1980 and raised in Kentucky. She is a graduate of Harvard University, where she majored in filmmaking, and received her Masters of Fine Arts from Columbia. She now lives in New York City. Atlas of Unknowns is her first... Read full bio

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Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
A. I wish I could break dance. Also, I wish I could sing.
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Atlas of Unknowns will be released on April 29, 2010 in Trade Paperback
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Tania James Revealed

Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? A. Back in Sierra Leone, or more specifically, on Number 2 beach. I agree--the name is unappealing. But that may be the most naturally beautiful spot I've ever been, almost entirely unpeopled when I went, with the sea before me and the mountains behind. Q. What’s your greatest flaw? A. I am easily distracted at times, during conversation, even when I myself am speaking, during which I may find myself thinking about the age of a tree out my window or about the cancerous effects of cell phones...sorry what was the question? Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. I wish I could break dance. Also, I wish I could sing. Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. Humility, humor, compassion Learn more about Tania James

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The Hindu, June 30, 2010
...399 Shortlisted for the Man Booker prize 2009, this book is now available in paperback. Atlas of Unknowns: Tania James, Rs. 458 Explores identity, courage, betrayal and trust with a touch of humour. The Cure: Geeta Anand, Rs. 399 From a Pulitzer prize-...
Reuters India, March 31, 2010
...NEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - Writer Tania James oscillates between India and America in her debut novel about two sisters, illegal immigration and bikini waxes at an Indian beauty salon...
Nigeria Guardian, January 29, 2010
...and tried to tap into the gist of the thing. Titled Migrant Words, Hanif Kureishi, Sadia Shepard and Tania James were assembled to discuss the self, the other, identity, barriers and borders and all those other things that preoccupy writers especially...
Perth Now, September 12, 2009
...THIS week, The Sunday Times Big Book Club welcomes two authors ¿ Craig Silvey and Tania James ¿ on tour of select libraries around the state. Perth writer Silvey?s widely acclaimed Jasper Jones and James?s equally lauded Atlas of Unknowns are...
Perth Now, September 5, 2009
...ROOKIE American author Tania James is living a dream she never thought possible. She has burst into print, but theres much more. Her first novel, Atlas of Unknowns, has just been translated into five...
Brisbane Courier-Mail, September 4, 2009
...: Email : Print Submit comment: Submit comment Fiona Purdon ROOKIE American author Tania James is living a dream she never thought possible. James never imagined herself as a published author, let alone having her debut work, Atlas of Unknowns,...
S. Krishna's Books, May 17, 2010
...Bombay Time – Thrity Umrigar  3. One Amazing Thing – Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 4. Atlas of Unknowns – Tania James 5. Fury – Salman Rushdie 6. Sea of Poppies – Amitav Ghosh 7. Secret Daughter – Shilpi Somaya Gowda...
S. Krishna's Books, February 21, 2010
...Butturini Once in a Lifetime – Cathy Kelly All Unquiet Things – Anna Jarzab Atlas of Unknowns – Tania James...
S. Krishna's Books, February 21, 2010
...Title: Atlas of Unknowns Author: Tania James ISBN: 9780307268907 Pages: 336 Release Date: April 21, 2009 Publisher: Knopf Genre: Literary Fiction, Multicultural Fiction Source: Curled Up With a Good Book Rating: 4.5 out of 5...
S. Krishna's Books, February 7, 2010
...Once in a Lifetime – Cathy Kelly One Amazing Thing – Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Atlas of Unknowns – Tania James The Language of Secrets – Dianne Dixon The Last Man on the Moon – Gene Cernan & Don Davis Devil in Winter...
A Garden Carried in the Pocket, February 1, 2010
...pages The Language of Bees - Laurie R. King - 2009 - 433 pages Atlas of Unknowns - Tania James - 2009 - 319 pages Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs - 2007 - 388 pages Silent on the Moor - Deanna Raybourn - 2009 465 pages The Four...
The Edit: WFPL's Gabe Bullard blogs the news, December 14, 2009
...Do?” David Small, “Stitches: A Memoir” Fiction: Chris Cleave, “Little Bee” Muriel Barbery, “The Elegance of the Hedgehog” Tania James, “Atlas of Unknowns” Lydia Peelle, “Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing” Lorrie...
zikkir, December 8, 2009
..."Little Bee." Michael Sandel makes my guests cut. So do Lorrie Moore, Jonathan Lethem, A.S. Byatt, Tania James. What about yours? This hour, On Point: for the holidays, the best books of ’09. You can join the conversation. Tell us what you think —...
The Sister Project Master Site Feed, November 24, 2009
...W E LOVE TANIA JAMES. Her beautiful bikini-waxing, husband-avoiding, vibrant sisters make us grin from earring to earring, and don’t tell anyone, but everyone on our holiday list is getting her new book...
Sepia Mutiny, November 20, 2009
...edited the fiction section of Guernica this month, and it features South Asian writers. Tomorrow, two of them ( Tania James and Hasanthika Sirisena ) will be joining us for a reading in Brooklyn as part of Page Turner - The Asian American Literary...
S. Krishna's Books, November 16, 2009
...– Amulya Malladi The Toss of a Lemon – Padma Viswanathan Review Copies:   Atlas of Unknowns – Tania James The Prayer Room – Shanthi Sekaran The Wish Maker – Ali Sethi Bombay Time – Thrity Umrigar Sea of Poppies...
NewPages Blog, November 12, 2009
...conflict, and its effect on literature. Their selections include: "Red Ink" by Romesh Gunesekera "The Other Gandhi" by Tania James "Murder the Queen" by Hasanthika Sirisena "A Rightful Share" by Preeta Samarasan Visit Guernica Fiction to read all of...
S. Krishna's Books, November 4, 2009
...7, from 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM.  Authors Kamila Shamsie, Ru Freeman, Kunal Basu, and Tania James will be there.  For more information, here is the link to the website.  I’ll be there, and I hope you’ll stop by as well!...