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Why We Sleep | Matthew Walker

In this particular year, when so many of us are struggling to sleep; this becomes an important book to read. Not only to understand the wonderful phenomena called sleep during these times of pandemic, but also to get an idea of its place in this digital age. The book is divided in some interesting chapters […]

Too Much And Never Enough | Mary L. Trump

As the world watched in shocked horror and stunned silence all the events unfolding in Washington D.C. post the elections of 2020, it became evidently clear that the perpetrator at the helm of this toxic drama is totally enjoying this. Albeit from afar, but still he kept his mind and eyes focused on all the […]

गिरीश कुबेर लिखित एका तेलियाने

खनिज तेल आणि त्याचा जगाच्या राजकारणावर तसेच अर्थकारणावर होणारा परिणाम या विषयाला वाहिलेलं हे लेखकाचं दुसरं पुस्तक. यामध्ये मुख्य फोकस आहे तो तेलाच्या जगड्व्याळ व्यापाऱ्यात गुंतलेल्या लोकांवर आणि प्रामुख्याने उल्लेख केलेल्या शेख झाकीर यामानी यांच्यावर. पुस्तकाचा केंद्रबिंदू म्हणता येईल अशा यामानी यांच्या कथेकडे वळण्याआधी लेखक आपल्याला खनिज तेलाच्या शोधामध्ये आणि व्यापारामध्ये गुंतलेल्या देशांची, लोकांची संक्षिप्त […]

The Ten Thousand Doors of January | Alix E. Harrow

Quite an interesting title and very intriguing story of a girl named (yes, you guessed it right! January Scaller. The main theme or genre of the book is magic or fantasy YA. But I am glad to notice that it goes much beyond that. This is the story of a young girl without any mother, […]

Zikora | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

This is an Amazon exclusive short story by the noted Nigerian author. In fact, this is her latest work of fiction post the acclaimed novel Americanah. You can call this as a short story, a stand-alone work of fiction or even a novella due to it’s form; but whatever you would like to classify this […]

Convenience Store Woman | Sayaka Murata

There is something odd about Ms. Keiko Furukura. She is in her mid-thirties and works at a Convenience Store for over 18 years. At age 36, she is trying to understand her place in society and trying to adapt herself in society’s mould. From childhood itself, Keiko Furukura is considered to be an oddball character. […]

The Vegetarian | Han Kang

What would happen if any ordinary, mediocre person will have a sudden, random change in his/her personality resulting in a 180 degree change in the behaviour. How should the people surrounding him/her be reacting? How can they fathom the reasons and face the repercussions because of such sudden changes? And most importantly, what’s happening in […]

Just An Ordinary Day | Shirley Jackson

When you talk about Shirley Jackson then you immediately think about her stories detailing the supernatural world or other worldly characters. This anthology of her short stories – some published previously & some unpublished ones, cover both of these categories; but they are not limited to any particular genre here. There are total of 54 […]

From Words to Views |A Suitable Boy

How you write about the most famous Indian novel of our times? How you build a screenplay out of such massive book? Well, to answer the first question; I’m not here to write a book review of A Suitable Boy. I am here to talk about the screen adaptation of this important literary milestone. As […]

From Words To Views|The Haunting of Bly Manor

The subsequent season of the Haunting of the Hill House has dropped and how! It has all the spooky elements to stand out among all the horror stories available right now. There is a rehearsal dinner in progress; we have the bride and groom, with few of their selected guests. Then comes she, mysterious and […]