Tag: People

The Second Chance Trailer Park | Katie Powner

This novel begins on a promising note, where we meet Meredith McGillicutty as a fifty-two-year-old self-made career woman. So far, she has done well, progressing steadily at work. Financially, too, she seems secure, flipping multiple homes and making a decent profit. Till one day, it all comes crashing down when she is denied a long-overdue […]

An unplanned lunch date At Urban Tadka

We initially planned to visit another restaurant but finally ended up having lunch at Urban Tadka. At first glance, the restaurant’s interior is nondescript. Unlike some other North Indian/Punjabi restaurants, it doesn’t announce itself with its décor. Maybe because it’s tucked inside a busy mall on the ever-busy Ghodbundar Road stretch in Thane. That said, […]

Best Fiction and Nonfiction Books to Buy in September 2026: 15 Books Worth Adding to Your TBR

September is shaping up to be one of the biggest months for new books in 2026. From highly anticipated literary fiction and viral romantasy to urgent political writing, cultural history, memoir, and ambitious speculative fiction, this month’s publishing calendar offers something for almost every kind of reader. Whether you are searching for the best books of […]

Library of Forbidden Books | Mario Escobar

A woman tries to save books and manuscripts to preserve Germany’s literary history during its most devastating time is the byline of this novel. So, the story begins in the 1930s, when a young librarian named Helene Nathan notices changing and charged sentiments in her country. Soon she realizes these changes won’t be limited to […]

Mad Mabel | Sally Hepworth

She is an old pensioner who has lived in a nondescript house for over 50 years.  Sure, she is a bit eccentric with a very wry sense of humor. Well, you have to agree that if an octogenarian would like to remark on something and get a few chuckles out of it, maybe she deserves […]

Best Fiction and Nonfiction Books to Buy in August 2026

August 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most exciting months for book lovers, with publishers releasing a diverse mix of literary fiction, fantasy, thrillers, historical novels, memoirs, history, and thought-provoking nonfiction. Whether you’re looking for the best books of 2026, new book releases August 2026, must-read fiction, or top nonfiction books, this […]

Beautiful Ugly | Alice Feeney

What will you do if your spouse has vanished mysteriously?without leaving any clues? What if you don’t have any idea whether your spouse hasdisappeared or no longer in this world? These are the questions that haunt Grady Green till the end of this book. He and his wife, Abby, are supposed to be a happy, […]

Happy Place | Emily Henry

This is another novel from Emily Henry, carrying all the hallmarks of her other novels, like the bright candy colour cover, a large group of friends, friends becoming lovers, and then drifting apart with the heart-searing pain.  But these recurring features, penned beautifully with a solid plotline, make her books such a pleasure to read. […]

The Housewife | Natalie Barelli

This is my second book by Natalie Barelli that I read in the span of a year, as I am certainly amazed by her writing style. Like the previous one, this novel also follows a complicated mystery from its female protagonist’s perspective Jodie dreams of being the perfect housewife, as it’s been her only dream […]

How to Age Disgracefully | Clare Pooley

A ragtag crew spanning ages seven months to seventy years sets out to save their beloved community centre, all against the backdrop of mysterious disappearances. What makes this novel so delightful is watching these wildly different people collide, support one another, and ultimately unite for the greater good. And yes—it’s sprinkled with that dry, quintessentially […]