The other day I was reading Ruskin Bond’s “Notes From A Small Room” (a collection of his writings, taken from his diary and notebooks, up till a few years ago) and came across the name of one of his shorter pieces titled, “Catch a Moonbeam” – that has not been published before. Though I haven’t yet finished reading the book, yet needless to say that I enjoy his writings immensely. He is one of my all time favourite authors.
In case you are wondering why I brought in Ruskin Bond…
When a Lawyer Falls in Love – this interestingly titled book is the debut offering of Amrita Suresh, who had decided she wanted to be a novelist while she was still a bespectacled twelve-year-old, and finally managed to pen this one as a bespectacled twenty-two-year-old. So all credit must go to those spectacles, I presume.
It makes for a nice breezy read … and nowhere does it in any way suggest that a lawyer (including one in the making) should not succumb to the matters of the heart. So…
Amitabh Manu is a first time author and his maiden offering is “The Blogging Affair”. He however prefers to write under the name Manu and has carefully dropped Amitabh in the process. Perhaps he is no fan of millionaire-making game shows and/or big and small bees. So much for honey and money!
The Blogging Affair is a murder mystery but not in the classic ‘thriller’ or ‘whodunit’ format that we normally associate with this genre. It is also quite different from the well-received debut novel of Ismita Tandon Dhankher, titled,…
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A fairly taut and gripping tale, Prey By The Ganges does manage to hold your interest until the very end.
Debutant author Hemant Kumar has impressed with his maiden offering and will certainly be someone to watch out for in the future.
The book jacket cover instantly grabs your attention; you want to read it, and once you start … you cannot really put it down until the last page has been turned.
The book feels good to hold and I don’t really recollect any editing errors; so…
Well, to begin with, I am happy to be among the chosen ten to review the latest book by Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik. So, thank you BlogAdda!
For those who haven’t heard of Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik, he is India’s renowned mythologist and has penned several books, like: Myth = Mithya, The Pregnant King, Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata, 7 Secrets of Shiva, 7 Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art, among others. Actually he wears many hats – that of author, speaker, illustrator and mythologist – and is a medical doctor…
Chanakya’s Chant by author-entrepreneur Ashwin Sanghi aka Shawn Haigins won the Vodafone Crossword Book Awards for 2010 – in the Popular Award category.
Ashwin has come out with the Chanakya’s Chant/ “Review-It-Get-Published Contest“: in 3 easy steps.
Step 1. Write a review.Step 2. Share it with your friends.Step 3. Get your name and review printed in the next edition of Chanakya’s Chant.
Check out the following link for further details: http://www.facebook.com/shawnhaigins?sk=app_190322544333196
Visit the review tab to post your review.
The last date to submit your review is 5th October 2011.…
Amit Shankar is the author of Flight of the Hilsa that went on to become a national bestseller. Chapter Eleven is his second offering. It is being launched today (Sept. 17, 2011) at 6.00 pm at the India International Center, Multi-purpose Hall, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.
Book Summary: Feeling suffocated within the confines of Udaipur, his past and inconsequential job, Virendra Vikram Singh aspires to be a part of an MNC. However, with dreams having a nasty habit of going haywire, the day he joins his dream company, it files…
Note: I am trying to write this review with numerous bhakti songs (read: Kannada and Tamil matinee songs) – courtesy an extended Ganesh Chaturthi – playing in the background.
It is a Herculean task, I tell you. Writing the review, I mean *Sigh*
If I Pretend I Am Sorry! Will You Pretend And Forgive Me? is the second offering from Prashant Sharma, after Love, Life & a Beer Can!
It is a curious title for a novel, but then there is nothing like a curious title to pique the readers’…
An exciting read!
Chanakya’s Chant is author-entrepreneur Ashwin Sanghi aka Shawn Haigins’ second offering after the 2007 The Rozabal Line that went on to become a national bestseller. It has been nominated for the Vodafone Crossword Book Awards for 2010 – in the Popular Award category – along with nine others. I do not know who will win, but since ‘win’ is one half of ‘Ashwin’ … he may already be half way through *smile*
Chanakya is no stranger to us. Through history books, the Amar Chitra Katha comics and…
An entertaining, enjoyable and a fun read.
Based in Bangalore, TGC Prasad isn’t a professional author but comes from a strategic and general management consulting background. Nevertheless he has written several novels and along the way is his latest offering.
This is the story of three friends – who met at NIT Kozhikode (Calicut) and became friends for life.
Venkata (Venkata Subramaniam Adisankara Tanikaburla) or VSAT hails from a small town and is the son of a schoolteacher. Raj Malhotra is from Delhi and is the quintessential Punjabi munda, whose…
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