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
Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
Hausfrau is poet Jill Alexander Essbaum’s first novel, and the beauty of her words carries forward this story with a fairly thin, albeit absorbing plot. A stranger in the … 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
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Almost all of us who take the train wonder about our fellow travelers. What are they like and what are their concerns?Many of us also look outside the window and … 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
The Sri Lankan Chronicles by children in Sri Lanka
Written by children ranging from 8 to 16 years, The Sri Lankan Chronicles is a collection of short stories and a poem from Sri Lanka. Two things struck me about this collection. … Continue reading
Interview with Devdutt Pattanaik
Devdutt Pattanaik – on children, Indian myths and mythology, and the importance of retelling the ‘old’. tgbc: You are a prolific writer, … 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
Squiggle Takes a Walk by Natasha Sharma
A little Squiggle finds herself alone on a lined page and doesn’t know who she is. She decides to jump into the pages to figure herself out. Is she a … Continue reading
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