Beast is a book about Saimhas-neither lions nor humans who are living with us but we mere humans are not aware. A different paranormal fiction that was so well etched that it felt almost real. The run, the thirst, the aggression and the fight of the Saimhas literally jumped off the pages. Paranormal is not …
The stories in the book, From An-other Land: Making Home in the Land of Dreams, are about the American Indians or the NRI’s who wished for the ‘Great American Dream’. Whether they achieved it or not, found their perfect life abroad or not is left expertly to the reader to discern. The author has a …
Where Will Man Take Us is a peek into the past and future of technology and Artificial Intelligence. The book is a crash course into the growth and invasiveness of tech into our lives. Right now we can’t imagine our lives without our gadgets, smart watches, and Alexia but at what cost? Technology is our …
Lolita is an actress, a diva, a siren, a companion, a woman— all these and much more. We just cannot slot her in any one box since she is an actress who is not just talented but successful, beautiful and sexy. For how long will women have to apologise for being good-looking, talented, ambitious and …
The Last Avatar – Age of Kalki is a mytho-science-fiction that is the first part of a trilogy. It tells the story of Kalki who is supposed to come on this earth and end the evil times or the Kalyug. That it will need human help is obvious and already there is a mysterious hero …
This book, Awaken the Durga Within is a mixture of the mythological tales, common sense, and wisdom mixed up to serve the perfect advice and guidance for the women of today. Usha is an expert on mythology and her books not only entertain but also give excellent insights to our life through the gods. The …
Ruchira is the author with a sense of calm and delves into the human mind, the psyche. The Doppelgänger is her latest book, it is a short story which transcends life and death. Weaving stories that explore our relations and life choices. Ruchira has also written a children’s book, about Alex and Angelo. She weaves …
I loved this book and its unique format. This is a sweet, mushy love story. The book has books that take the story forward and bring the lovers together. Yes, it’s a happy ending, feel-good story. Deep is a ghostwriter and editor as well as an author. He has made this an excellent story with good …
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 …