Right to Passage, Travels Through India, Pakistan and Iran by Zeeshan Khan
Sometimes I stumble upon a book that charms me beyond measure. It may have been written really well, or the subject matter is dear to me and I wish I … Continue reading
Preview: The Secret of the Druids by Christopher C. Doyle
48 B.C. Alexandria, Egypt Prologue Julius Caesar listened to the centurion, his face grim. The news was not good. His escape route was cut off. While the ship bearing … Continue reading
A review of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer by Jai Arjun Singh
A version of this review first appeared in Scroll.in. It is reproduced here with permission from the reviewer, Jai Arjun Singh. “I am a man of two faces, and also … Continue reading
An excerpt from Finding Mr Rightstein by Nancy Davidoff Kelton
Finding Mr Rightstein by Nancy Davidoff Kelton is a memoir of her journey – with all the love, hope, sadness and loss that life brings with it, and that time … Continue reading
Interview with Kanika Dhillon, author of The Dance of Durga
Kanika Dhillon’s The Dance of Durga was reviewed by The Good Book Corner on 1/6/2016. https://thegoodbookcorner.com/2016/06/01/the-dance-of-durga-by-kanika-dhillion/ TGBC got in touch with Kanika, to know more about The Dance of Durga. 1. What inspired this … Continue reading
Excerpt from On the Rocks, A Dana Cohen Mystery, Book 1by Rebecca Marks
In On the Rocks by Rebecca Marks, Dana Cohen retires from her twenty-two year career as a NYPD detective, and increasingly relies on her drinking as her life becomes more … Continue reading
India’s Broken Tryst by Talveen Singh
“Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At … Continue reading
Dhanak by Anushka Ravishankar
Cinema is one of the biggest canvasses for storytelling and increasingly many books are being made into movies, even if book lovers will insist that the movie isn’t usually as … Continue reading
The Dance of Durga by Kanika Dhillion
Punjab- the lush fields, the warm hearts, the struggle and the faith, all come alive in Kanika Dhillon’s latest novel The Dance of Durga. Rajjo, born under a prophetic star, … Continue reading
Still She Rises – Maya Angelou
Two years since Maya Angelou passed on….In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Maya said, ” When I was 19 or 20, a wonderful thing happened to me—terrifying but wonderful. When … Continue reading
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