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Author: Fredrik Backman | Genre: Humor | Pages: 337 | Publisher: Atria Books Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon, the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him the bitter neighbor from hell, but must Ove be…
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Oh, how I totally missed this catch-up post. Better than late never, isn’t it? So, here we are. I am excited to share some of the best books I read in 2022 with a hope you pick them up too. After all, life is too short to miss out on the good books and time’s…
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Author: Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi | Genre: Fiction, Graphic | Pages: 74 | Publisher: Penguin India The Rabbit and the Squirrel is a fairy tale for the modern day by one of India’s much-loved young authors. Illustrated by Stina Wirsén, this poignant and moving fable for all ages was originally conceived by the author as a private gift of love…
Read More“If you only read the books
that everyone else is reading,
you can only think
what everyone else is thinking.”
Author: Adrija Rowchoudhury | Genre: Non-fiction | Pages: 295 | Publisher: Rupa Publications To tell us the story of Delhi, journalist Adrija Roychowdhury takes a deep dive into the legends behind the names of its many streets. Delhi, in Thy Name is a compelling account of the many emotions, aspirations, desires, identities, histories and memories that went behind the…
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आज भी मन मचलता हैमाँ के आँचल मेंछिप जाने को दिल करता हैकभी बाबा की गोद मेंसर रखकर रोने को जी करता हैजेब मेरी उन यादों से छलक रही हैजो कभी खुशियां हुआ करती थींआज उनकी नमी सेपैर बोझिल हैंआँखें शुष्क हैंकोई रास्ता साफ़ दिखता नहींकोई मोड़ साथ देता नहींमन करता हैंमाँ-बाबा से कुछ ऐसे…
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Author: T. D. Kuchel | Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult | Pages: 298 | Publisher: Green Hill Publishing During an evening, promising adventure aboard a galleon, eighteen year old Giselle is marooned on a tropical island. As she begins to uncover remnants of an ancient civilisation, she learns that she has travelled to a parallel world and that the island was…
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“If you still think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body.” The Tell-Tale Heart, Edgar Allan Poe If you’re digging for the best horror stories to indulge in, you’ve reached the right place. Whether you’re a newbie at horror or…
Read More“You think your pain and your heartbreak
are unprecedented in the history of the world,
but then you read.
It was books that taught me
that the things that tormented me most
were the very things that connected me
with all the people who were alive,
who had ever been alive.”
कल रात उनका खत आया खत में थी एक कविता देर तक उसे पढ़ती रही उनके मंसूबों को टटोलती रही खुशबू से उस खत के घर महक उठा मानो अभी अभी बरसात होके गया हो रात भर उनकी कविता करवटें लेती रही उनकी कमी गहराती गयी और मैं सुकून से परे रही भोर हुई तो…
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ज़िन्दगी अक्सर ऐसे मुकाम पर ले आती हैजहां से आगे बढ़ना मुश्किल लगने लगता हैपीछे छूटे हुए रास्तेसवाल करने लगते हैंतीखे तीर मारने लगते हैंमानो मज़ाक बना रहे होंनुक्स निकाल रहे होंकदम यह सोचके लड़खड़ाने लगते हैं कीजो आज अपने हैंकहीं वह भी छोड़ कर चले गए तोऐसे में कहाँ जायेंगेकिस दरवाज़े खटखटाएंगेकौन अपनाएगागलतियों को…
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Asha Seth 