Gravepyres School for the Recently Deceased
Gravepyres School for the Recently Deceased
by Anita Roy
Publisher: Red Panda
I am pretty sure that most students will find few of their classmates scarier than...
Bombay Balchao
Bombay Balchao
by Jane Borges
Publisher: Tranquebar (2019)
We’ve been told not to judge a book by its cover but when the cover is as animated as...
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
By Khaled Hosseini
Publisher: Riverhead Books (2003)
The Kite Runner is a historical fiction written by Khaled Hosseini. Set in in the 70s in...
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman
Publisher: HarperCollins UK (2017)
Gail Honeyman’s debut novel “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” is like the frenetic force of...
Euclid in The Rainforest: Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math
Euclid in The Rainforest: Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math
by Joseph Mazur
Publisher: PI Press (2005)
I’ll admit that books on mathematics and logic are...
Unbound: 2,000 Years of Indian Women’s Writing
Unbound: 2,000 Years of Indian Women’s Writing
Edited by Annie Zaidi
Publisher: Aleph Book Company (2015)
Unbound is an anthology of powerful, distinctive and diverse voices of...
Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Publisher: Del Rey (2020)
One of the most anticipated horror novels this year, Mexican Gothic is a fascinating and intriguing story set...
Fast Fresh Flavourful
Fast Fresh Flavourful
by Natasha Celmi
Publisher: Notion Press (2020)
I would like to preface this rambling review of Fast Fresh Flavourful by Natasha Celmi with a...
The Tale of Makkhilal
The Tale of Makkhilal
by Geeta Dharmarajan (Art by Charbak Dipta)
Publisher: Katha Books (2020)
Makkhilal is a fly in a place called Makkhipuri. He is like...
The Henna Artist
The Henna Artist
by Alka Joshi
Publisher: Mira (2020)
‘The Henna Artist’ is a beautiful and eloquently written novel by Alka Joshi which follows the life of...
Colour Matters?: The Truth That No One Wants to See
Colour Matters? The Truth That No One Wants To See
by Anuranjita Kumar
Publisher: Bloomsbury India (2019)
Colour Matters is the best book I read in 2019.
The...
The Complete MAUS (Maus, #1-2)
The Complete MAUS (Maus, #1-2)
By Art Spiegelman
Publisher: Pantheon Books (1980, 1991)
As a history geek with a special interest in World War II and...
Kill Me With Love
Kill Me With Love
by Srividya Srinivasan
Publisher: Juggernaut Books
I read Kill Me with Love in one sitting, even as my long to-do list lay pending....
Yagna
Yagna
by Preetha Vasan
Publisher: Notion Press (2019)
Yagna is a refreshingly new take on many of the untold stories from Mahabharata- a text that is often...
Before We Visit the Goddess
Before We Visit the Goddess
By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Publisher: Simon and Schuster UK (2017)
Mothers and daughters have become a favourite trope for literary fiction writers,...
Equestria Girls: Sunset Shimmer’s Time to Shine
Equestria Girls: Sunset Shimmer's Time to Shine
by Perdita Finn
Publisher: Orchard Books (2016)
Sunset wanted to impress her friends by studying magic of the other dimension...
Writers & Lovers
Writers & Lovers
by Lily King
Publisher: Black Cat (2020)
I have always had an intimate relationship with reading. Recently I discovered the joy of narratives of...
Fever
Fever
by Samaresh Basu (translated from the Bengali by Arunava Sinha)
Publisher: Penguin Random House India (2012)
“Those who had shared this belief had destroyed everything around...