the good book corner

Manuscript help, book reviews and author interviews

Victorian Fairy Tales edited by Michael Newton

I remember my first book of Fairy Tales- the thumping heart and the glint in my eyes, as I held the book close to my heart!!!!The fascination had kept me … Continue reading

August 13, 2015 · Leave a comment

Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee, reviewed by Sapna Khajuria

There were some major hurdles in the way of my reading this book. Top of the list was the shocking revelation that almost everyone’s childhood idol, Atticus Finch, was toppled … Continue reading

August 12, 2015 · Leave a comment

India On My Platter by Saransh Goila

” For butter chicken….my soulmate For Grandpa’s special dum aloo… I still miss both every Sunday For my forever hungry family For India….. because we have chaat”.…..Saransh Goila’s India On … Continue reading

August 12, 2015 · Leave a comment

What Milo Saw by Virginia Macgregor

“As Milo shifted his head and focused in on the images through the small ‘O’ of his vision, he felt kind of lucky that he didn’t have to see it … Continue reading

August 5, 2015 · Leave a comment

Interview with Kaushik Barua

Kaushik Barua is the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar award for his first book, Windhorse, published by HarperCollins India in 2013. He is currently based in Rome, where he … Continue reading

July 6, 2015 · Leave a comment

Kaushik Barua’s Windhorse

While Kaushik Barua’s No Direction Rome failed to reach out(to me), his debut novel Windhorse connects from page one. Set in Tibet, India and Nepal against the backdrop of the Tibetan struggle,the book follows … Continue reading

July 5, 2015 · 1 Comment

Kaushik Barua’s No Direction Rome

“Life is a lot like Kim Kardashian. There’s no reason to it. There’s no point to it. But it’s there”….. quoted from No Direction Rome. Now I really don’t know which … Continue reading

July 1, 2015 · Leave a comment

Bhangarh to Bedlam by Deepta Roy Chakraverti

” Spirits have stories to tell. One must know how to listen” from Bhangarh to Bedlam Deepta Roy Chakraverti’s anthology is unique. It includes non-fictional, paranormal accounts of the author’s own … Continue reading

June 27, 2015 · 1 Comment

Interview with Nayomi Munaweera

“Below me the island glistens verdant green. I imagine all that it holds. Such things of horror and exhilaration as seldom gathered together……..” excerpt from Island of a Thousand Mirrors … Continue reading

June 20, 2015 · Leave a comment

Miracle at Augusta by James Patterson & Peter de Jonge

“Golf is a number. That’s all it is, and the only way to see if we’re on the right track is to keep score. So as my grandfather used to … Continue reading

June 11, 2015 · Leave a comment