Bond has written more than 500 titles, including short stories, essays and novellas, since his debut novel “The Room on the Roof” in 1956. His latest “Hold on To Your Dreams”, published by Penguin Random House India, offers a glimpse into Bond’s personal space and everyday life—memories of his boyhood, his friends, lost love, moments of joy, anguish, triumphs and tragedies.

“I wanted to be an actor, that never happened. I wanted to be a tap dancer, never had the figure for it. Then I realised I could write. I was a great bookworm. I grew up on books. Then I thought this is the best thing to do. Nothing better than a book, then why not write a few. Join the brigade of authors, so I did.” At 90, Bond continues to be a voracious reader with his nose either in the books or newspapers.  He considers himself a newspaper addict and reads four in a day.

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