Percival Everett’s Erasure takes a look at how racism affects various aspects of our lives that we may be unaware of. An excellent example of this is when Ellison ventures into the bookstore to look for his novel only to realize that they are in the Africa-American literature section. A place, a
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In the book "2 States-The Story of My Marriage", Chetan Bhagat has done an absolutely outstanding job in dissecting the psyche of the modern day Indian middle class family and brilliantly narrating in fiction the very real issues that people go through when inter caste/creed/religious/state marria
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Kavita Daswani's A Girl Named Indie is a work of fiction that narrates the story of Indira Gandhi, a bubbly 15-year-old girl, who eats, drinks, sleeps and even dreams of fashion, since the time she understands its meaning! Indira, (fondly called Indie) is a fashion freak and is addicted to the bes
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The thing that can shatter the life of a teenager is moving abroad. Teenagers are in a stage of life in which they start getting settled in their life. It is the time when bonds are formed in their life and also last a lifetime. They start taking their first few steps into the real life outside th
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The publishing world heats up with over 800 hardback titles are released on the same day (1st of October) in the UK as publishers fight for a place in the Christmas bestseller lists. With bookmakers are now offering odds on the rivals for the number one bestseller this Christmas.
Publishers are n
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Looking for a great book with romance and suspense? I have been reading many popular fiction and highly recommend The Time Traveler's Wife.
Why do I love The Time Traveler's Wife? The writing is superb and the story is unique and exciting.
This book is a heart wrenching tale of love, longing and
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"Sweet Revenge" is an exceptional read. Just as Kathy Singer, its attractive London-based businesswoman and heroine, was captured in the story, the book captured me. You live her adventure with her.
As many of you know, I review many books on writing and food and a few on fiction. This is due to
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