Pandeymonium and Its Simple Lessons by Seema Mohapatra
There were two main reasons I wanted to go for the book launch of Piyush Pandey’s Pandeymonium. First, I have had great admiration and respect for Piyush Pandey, and wanted … Continue reading
The Curse of Damini by Debajani Mohanty
1945 – when many in pre-independence India had to make a choice between Gandhi’s ideology of nonviolence and Bose’s idea of snatching what was rightfully yours. The Curse of Damini starts … Continue reading
Take This by Steven Lewis; reviewed by Ines Rodrigues
Dr. Robert Tevis and his wife Marion get a divorce after decades of marriage and three grown up children, who had already flown from the nest. “Take this”, she says … Continue reading
The Peacock Palace Hotel by Angeli Koura Dayal
A twist of fate entwines the lives of three people who ordinarily would never have crossed paths. Robby, a product of Hollywood is fraught with emotional issues. Sundri makes her … Continue reading
The Cosmopolitans by Anjum Hasan
Qayeenat gets cold feet on the eve of her art exhibition, and instead of following her dreams to become an artist, becomes an art critic instead. When she meets her … Continue reading
The Bestseller She Wrote by Ravi Subramanian
A successful banker, popular writer, loving husband and father, Aditya Kapoor has it all. When he is invited to give a speech at his alma mater, IIM-Bengaluru, Aditya is confronted … Continue reading
The Tiller of Waters by Hoda Barakat
Hoda Barakat was born in Beirut in 1952 and brought up in Bsharré, Lebanon. She has worked in teaching and journalism, and has published five novels, two plays, a book … Continue reading
The Spinner’s Tale by Omar Shahid Hamid
In a desolate corner of the Nara Desert in Pakistan, two kilometers from the border with India, an upcoming superintendent is handed over the most feared Jihadi militant Sheikh Ahmed … Continue reading
Short & Sweet, curated by Sanjana Hattotuwa
“When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain.”-William Shakespeare Inspired by Robert Swatwood’s Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer, Short & Sweet, curated … Continue reading
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
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