Book Review: A Fractured Life by Shabnam Samuel
I stumbled onto Shabnam Samuel by chance. A common FB group, a random conversation and then an intentional phone call
Category: Books
Author Interview: L. Ryan Storms
I met Lorraine exactly two years ago today at a Writer’s Conference in Philadelphia. We met on the train to
Amplifying A Voice I Admire
Please take 10 minutes of your time to listen to Samira Ahmed, author of an upcoming young adult novel Internment.
I Am Strength Anthology
A week after I got back from the Yale Writers’ Workshop, I meticulously went through notes I had made and
Book Review: When Dimple Met Rishi By Sandhya Menon
I kept running into people on twitter raving about this book. They described it as cute and gushed over it.
The Mothers By Brit Bennett – Stunning Prose, Nuanced Storytelling
I picked The Mothers by Brit Bennett when it scrolled past me in my library’s newly added digital titles collection.
Book Review: With Malice By Eileen Cook
At the beginning of the year I told myself I would try and read at least two books a month
Blog Tour: Jerkbait
Writing is a lonely occupation. Last December, too excited after I finished the rough draft of my work in progress,
The Golden Son by Shilpi Gowda – A well crafted story
The book has been on my desk for a few weeks now. I follow the author and her agent
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
A book club I am part of picked this book for our next meeting. I was thrilled as it was
Split – Swati Avasthi
I stumbled on Avasthi’s book by chance. Browsing my library’s YA literature, this came up as available. I checked it
Yatrik – The Traveller – Book Review Crosspost
I have the review up here.
Gifted – Poignant and strangely haunting
I grabbed Nikita Lalwani’s Gifted from my local library’s fall sale. The cover appealed to me and I checked the
What She Left Behind – Cross generational tale well told
I started What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman after dinner. I settled in, a throw over my lap,
Luckiest Girl Alive – Stellar writing and a taut story line
My review of Luckiest Girl Alive is up here.
Luckiest Girl Alive – Stellar writing and a taut story line
I pick my books the way I browse the grocery aisle. I scan, double back and pick things that call
Letters to my daughters – Books!
This summer is in its last throes. Like a last gasp before the chill steals in, the air is oppressive.
The Girl on the Train – Fast, Vivid Read
Review of the book The Girl on the Train is here.
The Boy Who lived And Continues To Live On
Happy Birthday Harry Potter and J. K. Rowling!
Island of a Thousand Mirrors – Review
Brilliant debut novel. Searing, bold writing about the Sinhala Tamil conflict.
Island of a Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera – Book Review
Brilliant debut novel. Searing, bold writing on the Sinhala Tamil conflict.
