Young fiction writer Durjoy Datta has suggested aspiring writers never to quit, especially when it came to choosing writing as a career. launching his maiden thriller named The Girl of My Dreams in the city on Saturday, he said that though selling a book offline had turned little difficult nowadays, books were neither out of fashion, nor they were meant to be.
The writer of a dozen of love stories in form of novels so far, 29-year old Datta was in Granth Bharti on HB Road near Albert Ekka Chowk to launch his 13th novel in the city, the first thriller so far. He said at the occasion that the dynamics of business of books had changed during last decade, especially after increasing popularity of e-books. “But I believe that the same has opened new doors of business as well,” said Datta. Granth Bharti Proprietor Onkar Nath Rai said that the new generation was fond of reading novels from young writers. “It is true that business of books is passing through dark tunnel. Overall business has fallen. But young readers and writers have emerged as a new hope,” said Rai. He said he will keep inviting more and more young and established writers in the city to encourage young generation for spending more time with books.