Memory Man by David Baldacci
With a fan base spread across continents, any book written by David Baldacci gets publicised much before it hits the stands and the expectations from each are boundless. Baldacci … Continue reading
The Poet in Pyjamas, Arnav Sibal
Arnav Sibal, also known as ‘The Poet in Pyjamas’, lives in his own world. At 17, he is driven to explore, to fail and ultimately learn, something that keeps his … Continue reading
The Last Word by Hanif Kureishi
According to some, “The Last Word” is a roman-à-clef that tells the story of the relationship between Nobel laureate V S Naipaul and his biographer Patrick French. French was given permission … Continue reading
Maharaja in Denims by Khushwant Singh
“Though the history depends on how historians, biographers and people view it, it still is, to quite an extent,unchangeable”- Maharaja in Denims Khushwant Singh- the name so well known, that … Continue reading
Interview with Moni Mohsin
Now if you haven’t read Moni Mohsin’s Butterfly series, it is entirely your loss. “Butterfly” ….. just between you, me and the four walls………..has made the readers laugh and squirm … Continue reading
Sisters of Shiloh by Kathy Hepinstall & Becky Hepinstall Hilliker
‘They were sisters, the pretty one and the one who lived in her shadow,………..Libby and chipped-toothed Josephine, Libby’s elder by a year………The other children in town courted the affections of … Continue reading
What Will You Give For This Beauty by Ali Akbar Natiq
The Good Book Corner featured short stories all November2014. With author features, excerpts, reviews and interviews, and writings of greats like Ruskin Bond, Anton Chekov, Ismat Chughtai, Saadat Hasan Manto … Continue reading
Sophia – Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary by Anita Anand
“Like braille, the history of India can be read in the rocky ruins left by a succession of victors and vanquished”. And when these stories are written down with an … Continue reading
The Sun That Rose From The Earth by Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
” In such meetings and partings, ultimately lives are lost. There is no end to Love and Beauty never relents” …….. From the First Divan of Mir Taqi Mir(1752) With … Continue reading
I Am the Lion by Andrew Toy
“Dorothy can’t get home, but I have a place to live, and I have a Dad………The Tinman has no heart but I want to cry whenever I am alone……….. I … Continue reading
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