I have always been wary of reading books that are counted on as classics because somehow they come with a baggage of heightened expectations and mostly fail to work the charm. Contrary to my belief, Book Thief by Markus Zusak turned out to be someth ...
Getting the kids to read is every mother's dream. While we leave no stone unturned to ensure the indulgence of the child into the world of books, it is all the more necessary to ensure their world of words guides them on the right path. With the splurge o ...
Vish Dhamija - The name brings the picture of John Grisham. Yes, our Indian John Grisham is back with another thrilling murder mystery. As usual, the unique background plot, basket full of suspense, and seamless switch from the present to the past i ...
A book representing the queer community is always something that I have been looking forward to. The voice of the queer community needs to be heard by the masses. And it is a happy news that more and more writers have come up to represent the community th ...
Love is an emotion. To love and being loved has been celebrated from time immemorial. Heer Ranjha, Romeo Juliet, Jodha Akbar - the couples that have been celebrated across the world have always shared a common feeling irrespective of the era or demography ...
Every mother's dream is to have a reader child, more so if she is an ardent reader herself. I have been a voracious reader whole my life but all my three kids possibly failed to inherit my love for readers. Having written about how to revive your re ...
Being a travel enthusiast, I have always been intrigued by books about traveling and portraying travel experiences. Knowing different places, and people have always been my ecstasy. Hence, when I get a book that is even remotely connected to traveli ...
The privileged species that think about themselves as superior to all others. Divided by caste, creed, nationality color, and whatnot. Had we known that it all started from single immigration, would we have the same high-headed discrimin ...
Of late, poetry seems to have lost its charm, or so I thought. With an upsurge of best-seller formulas, the number of people who talk about poetry became lesser and lesser. But when I got hold of Whimsical poetry by Syeda Javeria Fatima, ...
It took me a month to finish this book. This is probably the longest. While a busy schedule can be one of the reasons, I have had even more of a reading pace in much more busy schedules. The reason why JNU by Makarand R Paranjape took me so long is ...
