Sundari Venkatraman is the most prolific author in the world of Indie publishing in India. She is the woman with more than 31 titles in her name. She had written romances and kidlit and done justice to both genres. I have read many of her books but she writes faster than what I can read and …
My Little Sikh Handbook is the story of two children learning about Sikhism, the stories, culture and history. In this book, Nanki and Himmat learn about being a Sikh. The perfect book to gift your child, it has stories, activities, colouring and learning all rolled into one. This is one book I wholeheartedly recommend to …
A girl who is drawn to the supernatural or is it a legacy that follows her? Aisha is a no-nonsense scriptwriter who works hard at denying the netherworld yet it is what helps her outsmart a killer. This is the first thriller cum mystery I have read by Varsha Dixit and I am floored once …
Deep here has demystified all the nitty-gritty of ghostwriting for you. He has taken the art of ghostwriting and its associated pressures, trials and rewards and laid them bare. Anyone who has heard that many famous, much-loved authors have taken the services of ghostwriters will now know how they work.
Busting Clichés talks about the various clichés we come across in our lives and how we are at times mislead by them. The author has compiled the most popular clichés and how we perceive them over time. A cliché is a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. The …
I have always enjoyed Devika’s Books and the amount of effort and love she pours into writing each one of them. Her TBC Writer’s Toolkit is the same. This book, ‘Why Go Indie?’ covers the full details of why anyone will want to go indie. How important it is to have full control over your …
It was the cover of this book, These Circuses That Sweep Through The Landscapes that attracted me most to the story. A picture is worth a thousand words and Tejaswini got it right. The cover just tempts and teases of the good things to come within the covers. I do enjoy the short read since …
If You Only Knew Me is a reminder that friendships and friends are not what they seem. A city full of glamour and gaiety, luxury personified is home to five friends who have been together for years. The friends slowly start finding the true nature of their friends when adverse incidents happen. The author has …
The human nature looks for comfort yet it denies this basic right to the ones who serve them. The Maid’s Room explores the lives of the housekeepers, through the eyes of two maids. It tells the employers point of view and that of the maids as well. It is a straightforward story but delivers a …
Avishi: Vishpala of Rig Veda Reimagined, is a warrior, a young girl who is an orphan but is adopted by rishis and taught how to fight. She is extremely good at fighting and this is her story, what adversaries she faces, her challenges and her love. The biggest one is of losing her leg, her …
#TheDoodlerOfDimashq is the story of Ameenah, a young girl struck in war-torn Syria. She is special only because even in this ravaged, rubble that is her country she looks for beauty, for art and tries to leave a mark for those who are dying in the war. A war that she did not ask for, …
The tagline of the book, Auto – Pilot: The Art & Science of Doing Nothing is what attracted me to the book. I wanted to know if my thoughts on the concept of being idle resonated with the book and author. The author makes it abundantly clear in the first few pages itself that he …
Small Is Big is a wonderful collection of micro tales. One that is full of tiny tales but with deep meaningful messages. I have been reading and enjoying the various tales from the Terribly Tiny Tales series and the author is a contributor to those. The ideas of really short tales are what attracted me …
A Tangled Legacy is a love story where impediments are all around love yet it triumphs. Two kindred spirits yet they can’t decide to stay together. This is a story of Karan, the hardnosed, cynical businessman and Jahnavi, the sweet, whimsical girl. The two meet in London as strangers and find a connection yet are …