Book Reviews

  If you like your fiction served with equal parts sass, heart, and life lessons smuggled in between witty one-liners, Anupama Jain’s novel is def your next pick. This isn’t just the story of Padma (erm, later Paula) trying to escape the straitjacket of tradition; it’s also a crash course …

  Beetashok Chatterjee’s non-fiction Mayday! grips the reader from the very first page, much like his previous works of fiction. The veteran sea captain recounts 13 civilian maritime tragedies, some infamous, like the Titanic, and others less familiar but each retold with clarity, empathy, and a keen professional eye. What …

Falling for You is a tender, emotionally resonant story that explores the slow transformation of childhood friendship into something deeper and more profound. At the heart of the novel are Ruhana and Vineet, two individuals bound by years of shared memories, growing pains, and unspoken affection. The narrative begins with …

Wind Chimes by the Sea is a warm collection of eleven short stories that gently tugs you into the world of seafarers—their lives, sacrifices, and silent struggles. I have long been a fan of Mr B’s work. His previous books have been brilliant, and this book offers a rare, insider’s …

  Mumtaz Khorakiwala’s Saudade is a hauntingly beautiful poetry collection that weaves longing, memory, displacement, and love into an intricate lyrical tapestry. Anchored in the Portuguese concept of saudade—a bittersweet yearning for what is absent or lost—the book captures the elusive nature of remembrance through deeply evocative poems. Divided into …

  I received a copy of this book from the publisher for an unbiased review. Tejaswi Priyadarshi’s Berserk is not a novel you read; it’s a novel you survive. A dark, relentless descent into the human psyche. A harrowing psychological thriller that blends horror, drama, and emotional trauma, this book …

  Priyanka reached out to me out of the blue on messenger. She’d come across my website, read my personal intro, found it whacky and laughed. Little did I know that her message, her book (that she lovingly signed and couriered) would turn into one of those experiences (and hopefully …

  Platform Ticket isn’t just a memoir- it’s a soulful tribute, a heartfelt tapestry (of Indian railways) of the unsung lives behind the railway window. Sangeetha Vallat takes us behind the grimy glass of the ticket counter, offering not just a peek into the machinery of our largest transport system, …

Vandana Bhasin’s ‘The gift of self’ is a 231-page compilation of 71 poems subdivided into 6 sections. Published by Novoquill Publications, each section holds certain kinds of poems, which show the theme of that section. The title of the book itself evokes deep thought. It makes one wonder, ‘Isn’t the …

Srivalli’s ‘The scattered purple flowers’ is a 117 pages long compilation of poetic verses that serenade nature, tickle the funny bone, and pay a tribute to survivors of abuse, genocide, etc. The poems are an ode to free verse poetry and other poetic forms. Srivalli wrote these poems in response …