the good book corner

Manuscript help, book reviews and author interviews

The Good Book Corner Diaries- Preeti Singh

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Preeti Singh co-manages thegoodbookcorner.com. She is an author, published through traditional and self published channels. She has worked as a Content Head, an Acquisitions Editor and a Project Manager with various publishing houses, including Disney Publishing, Popular Prakashan and ACK-Media. 

She helps authors with their manuscripts, helping them refine their storytelling and structure. Her body of work include Unravel, Great Books for Children and Smart Beginnings.

Preeti’s articles have been published in dnaindia.com, mid-day, IndiaAbroad, talkingcranes.com, The Scarsdale Inquirer and HuffPost. Preeti is based in Scarsdale, US and is currently pursuing a M.S. in journalism at the Columbia Journalism School.

1.List the books on your bedside-  Salman Rushdie’s Two Years Eight Months & Twenty Eight Days; The AP Style Book.

2.How important is reading to you? It’s my life…I’m fidgety if I don’t read.

3.How often do you read?  Every single day.

4.Your favourite genre? Apart from Biz books & self help books, I devour all kinds of books.

5.A book you would recommend? Gabriel Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude.

6.Your favourite snack/drink while reading? Chips & Bikaner Bhujia.

7.Favourite literary/book quote- “Anything can happen child, anything can be!” Shel Silverstein

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About artikaaurorabakshi

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Artika Aurora Bakshi Artika Aurora Bakshi is the author of five well-acclaimed children’s books,My Little Sikh Handbook, My Little Sikh Handbook 2: Ardas, My Little Sikh Handbook: Travel Journal, My Little Sikh Handbook: The Mighty Sikh Empire, My Little Handbook of Feelings, and an anthology of stories, Hold On To Me. Her first story, set in Amritsar, during the pre-Partition period, All She Had Left, was published on Story Mirror. Her short stories have been published on Kitaab. She co-manages thegoodbookcorner.com, a manuscript help and book review site. Her passion for reading has led her to helping other writers with their manuscripts. She is a Contributing Editor for Nishaan, and the Associate Editor for SLIM Marketer. She comes from a family of lawyers and has a master’s degree in International Banking & Finance. A regular at the Galle Literary Festival and The Ceylon Literary and Art Festival, Artika’s articles and book reviews have featured in the Daily Mirror, Daily News, The Ceylon Chronicle, and various blogs, such as, talkingcranes.com, sikhchic.com, sikhnet.com. An avid reader, Artika runs an online book club with a membership base of over 600 members. Her quotes are featured under soul_nightingale_artika on Instagram and on Soul Nightingale by Artika Aurora Bakshi on Facebook. You can reach Artika at bakshiartika@gmail.com .

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