“Wake up, girl!” Review: Niharika’s debut novel is a funny yet serious take on the society’s unreasonable rules
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Niharika’s debut novel is a funny yet serious take on the society’s unreasonable rules such as the ‘right age to get married.’ Through her protagonist Naina Bansal, the author guides all the girls in their 20’s how to deal with over-enthusiastic aunties and relatives who just have one goal...
Like the harsh winter winds blowing outside, December is also swiftly passing by and I am terribly lagging behind on my reading goals for 2018. So all those people struggling like me, here I present to you a list of 10 books under 100 pages that will help you...
Review: “Latitudes of Longing” leaves the readers with a new set of eyes to look at the world
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A Literary Debut of the Year, Latitudes of Longing, weaves multiple lives together and leaves you feeling content. A book is written in the good old way, no tricks, no mystery, no drama and still all of it together. The first line of the book itself tells you that...
Udayan Mukherjee’s debut novel tells the story of a family as real and ugly as it can get. The debut author doesn’t hold back any information, he doesn’t want you hooked to the story but completely immersed in it. It starts with the last letter from Mala, mother to...
The Kinship of Secrets: A refreshing read, diving into rich Korean culture and families
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I have read a lot of books on World War I and II but never about the Korean War. It was a refreshing read, a dive into rich Korean culture and families. The writing is easy and words I recognise from watching too much Korean Drama. All the characters...
There doesn’t have to be a way read his books. It’s just I am an avid reader and aware of what Haruki Murakami does. He is a different genre in himself like Kafka. You read his books and end up wondering ‘What the hell just happened?’ It takes time...
A call to all poets: Get published in an anthology published by Paper Towns & curated by best-selling author Rishabh Puri
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We know of the nights you couldn’t sleep, the nights you spent bleeding on the paper pouring your pain and yearnings. We want to honour those endless hours you spent mastering your poems. Here is a chance for you to get your poems published and get the recognition you...
Assuming you love Harry Potter as much we do, you are still not over it, right? And truth be told, we’ll never get over it. Harry Potter is our always. But there are so many other amazing books waiting to be discovered. And it’s time, we pay them a...
So, you have read The Fault in Our Stars and you have cried with Hazel and Augustus. But you can’t get them out of your mind, can you? Well, neither can we. But we need to. In Fact, we must find our replacement for Hazel and Augustus and then...
“When I lost my sight, Werner, people said I was brave. When my father left, people said I was brave. But it is not bravery; I have no choice. I wake up and live my life. Don't you do the same?”
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