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…
Fast paced, filled with plenty of high-octane action and incredible twists and turns, Haunted is one action-thriller guaranteed to give an adrenaline rush. Douglas Misquita, Jr. has impressed and how!
Don’t be mislead by the title, this book has nothing to do with the denizens of the spirit world or the afterlife, and the author – Douglas Misquita – is very much Indian *smile*
Action-thriller is one of my favourite genres and needless to say, I was more than glad when I won an author signed copy. There is nothing…
This is the debut novel of Nikesh Rathi, and he has chosen to take the road less traveled vis-à-vis the spate of new writers who have presented themselves for us to sink our teeth into. Thankfully it steers clear of an ill timed, ill developed and thoroughly clichéd love story or an almost love story, that has sadly become de rigueur.
Somewhere @ Nowhere also made it to the Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2011 Longlist – which must have made Nikesh Say Cheese!
The Storyline: The protagonist, Aditya Khanna, is…
Two Thumbs Up!
I have been reading about this book in the blogosphere and even discovered that the author had a book reading @ Crossword – which I missed due to prior commitments. So, when I finally managed to go to Crossword (quite by chance) – I started looking for a copy… and found it too. I read the back cover and then began flipping through the pages. On page 11 itself I came across “Roko, hum idhar girega.” This is classic Hingali – meaning that the said person wants…
Burnt Toast. No, this has no relation to any culinary misadventures and has nothing to do with Teri Hatcher either. Teri Hatcher who? Arre, Susan Mayer of “Desperate Housewives”, and Lois Lane from “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman”. Got it? Good. Ummm, this “Burnt Toast” is advertising professional-turned-author Sandy Kundra Verma’s debut novel. Apparently after years of living on a percentage of what her B-school batch-mates were being paid and convincing herself that it was all worth it, she decided to branch out into what she liked…
When Booklover enquired if I would like to read and review “Flight of the Hilsa”, I was more than glad… and the Hilsa bit had nothing to do with it, I assure you! Do not be misled by the book title. It is not about fishes and there is nothing fishy about it either.
This is advertising professional-turned-author Amit Shankar‘s debut novel. While Hilsas don’t fly, “Flight of the Hilsa” took off on the 28th of October 2010, and in less than 5 weeks, headed for a re-print. Blame it…
“East is East & West is West” and strange things happen when the twain set out to meet.
Secret Daughter mixes compelling drama with daring social commentary to create a powerful narrative that speaks a universal language. First time author Shilpi Gowda’s summer job volunteering at an Indian orphanage provided the inspiration for this fictional tale. This is a story of origins – alternating between themes of abandonment, alienation, female infanticide and cultural identity.
This ambitious venture juggles multiple storylines with dexterity in a well-choreographed performance with a plot that…
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