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The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, Joel Dicker

Marcus Goldman, a prodigy of the well-known author, Harry Quebert is facing a writer’s block. At 28 years, his first book sold a million copies, and Marcus moves into a … Continue reading

September 24, 2014 · 2 Comments

Sita by Devdutt Pattanaik

  What Devdutt Pattanaik has done, is take mythology and give it to the masses today in a form that suits today’s analytical, questioning and always deconstructing mind. Many of … Continue reading

September 14, 2014 · Leave a comment

Korma Kheer and Kismet reviewed by Sheena Singh

  Timms is a Scottish journalist who moved to Delhi nearly a decade ago with her husband. She also writes a food blog “Eat and Dust”. Korma Kheer and Kismet … Continue reading

September 14, 2014 · Leave a comment

Me Talk Pretty One Day

Much of Me Talk Pretty One Day began as essays for magazines or for the public radio program “The American Life” and then found home in this loosely autobiographical book. … Continue reading

September 12, 2014 · Leave a comment

Interview with Kenan Tribencevic, author of The Bosnia List

 Q : Who was the most pathetic character you met when you went back? I thought it was Petra. KT : I’d say it was Petra too. I didn’t run … Continue reading

September 7, 2014 · Leave a comment

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

September 3, 2014 · 1 Comment

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

September 1, 2014 · 1 Comment

Cocktails for Book Lovers – Tessa Smith McGovern

  A simple enough idea. Take 50 authors. Write a little note on each of those authors. Assign a cocktail to those 50 authors. Voila! you have a book. Not … Continue reading

September 1, 2014 · Leave a comment

The Bosnia List

  What do you do when your entire world as you know it, turns against you? When your friends and neighbors wish you dead? When you watch helplessly as your … Continue reading

September 1, 2014 · Leave a comment