The Rule of Fifty?
When a friend from my book club emailed me a link with Nancy Pearl’s Rule of Fifty, I heaved a sigh of relief! I have always been a voracious reader … Continue reading
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Now if you are an art lover and find pleasure in the musty world of antiques, let Theo take you down that road in this compelling and intriguing Donna Tartt … Continue reading
The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan
Amy Tan- a name synonymous with novels about the beautiful, yet tender relationship between a mother and a daughter. The Valley of Amazement is another book set in China in … Continue reading
Letters to Sam by Daniel Gottlieb
At thirty-three, as the result of a near fatal accident, Daniel Gottlieb became a quadriplegic. He was a trained psychologist,and in his practice, met scores of people suffer, and … Continue reading
Smartphones and ebooks
How do you increase ebook sales in India, where the cost of the ebook reader at Rs7000 is pretty high? You buy an ebook reader and then also pay … Continue reading
In the midst of a Revolution
The Publishing industry is facing its biggest churn in 500 years. What worked for it even a few years ago, is not working anymore. Gone are the days of … Continue reading
The Mirror of Beauty by Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
The Mirror of Beauty by Shamsur Rahman Faruqi is 952 pages long and as it goes with most historical works, the detailed description cannot be avoided. From the intricate and … Continue reading
The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
“To err is human; to forgive, divine”!!!! With this being the first quote in the book, one already knows that someone has erred and someone is going to try being … Continue reading
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
“Please don’t look at our scarlet A’s and write us off. Look us in the eye, talk directly to us. Don’t panic or take it personally if we make … Continue reading
Love Illuminated by Daniel Jones
Daniel Jones has been the editor of the Modern Love column for almost ten years at the New York Times. During that, he has sifted through thousands of letters sent … Continue reading
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