Half-Year Book Review (Part 2) by TheMomeSapient

Here comes the second part of my mid-year book review/ wrap-up! So in Part 1, I talked about the first 9 books I read in 2020. My favorites from that list are: - Toba Tek Singh- The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas- Dopehri In this blog, I'll be briefing you about the remaining 9 …

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Half-Year Book Review (Part 1) by TheMomeSapient

It's been 2+ years of reviewing books and intermittently blogging and I have been the slowest reader in 2019! LOLLast year was very hectic (after 1.5 years of being at home & doing nothing but reading) adapting to new changes in life and hence, reading took a backseat. The beginning of 2020 was equally rocky …

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Cover Reveal: The Extraordinary Life and Death of Sunanda Pushkar, written by Sunanda Mehta

Pan Macmillan India to publish definitive SUNANDA PUSHKAR biography The Extraordinary Life and Death of Sunanda Pushkar, written by journalist and Pushkar’s former schoolmate Sunanda Mehta, will be released on 26 July 2019. A culmination of material drawn from personal archives, numerous interviews and investigation across continents, this riveting biography traces Sunanda Pushkar’s life from her …

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Book Review: My Enemy’s Cherry Tree by Wang Ting-Kuo

Translated from Chinese by Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-Chun Lin First published in Chinese in 2015 Re-published in English in 2019 First & foremost, I would like to commend Granta Books for the production of this book. The cover adds to the mystery so well and the polaroid pics accompanying the book gave that extra …

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Pan Macmillan Books I’ve Read Over The Past 6 Months!

I've been very lucky to have made amazing associations with a few publishers. One of them is Pan Macmillan India. I read a number of books published by them since December 2018. One thing that I like about Pan Mac is the constant variety of books and content they publish. They offer you so many …

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Cover Reveal: Gay Icons of India by Hoshang Merchant and Akshaya K. Rath

Pan Macmillan India has an amazing launch lined up for July that fits in well with the #ThemeOfTheMonth, i.e., PRIDE :') Gay Icons of India Hoshang Merchant and Akshaya K. Rath 9789386215956 | PAN ǀ Rs 450 ǀ Paperback | July 10, 2019 ‘Hoshang Merchant has gone boldly into a territory that was “out of bounds” in India …

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Cover Reveal: The Fix by Omar Shahid Hamid

This World Cup season, are you ready for some extra drama? PAN MACMILLAN INDIA announces the release of THE FIX by OMAR SHAHID HAMID THE FIX A Riveting Novel on the Networks of Fixing in the World of Cricket Omar Shahid Hamid ISBN 9789389109016 ǀ Rs 399 ǀ Paperback ABOUT THE BOOK Will the profusely talented Sanam Khan’s rise to the pinnacle …

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Author Interview: Kevin Missal of The Kalki Trilogy fame on his latest release, Narasimha: The Mahaavatar Trilogy

After the grand success of the first two books of The Kalki Trilogy, Kevin Missal is set to burn the stage with his new series, The Narasimha Trilogy! It is said to be his best work yet and we can't wait to read what he has in store for the mythological character, Narasimha (a man …

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My Favorite Books by Penguin India for #TheBookBlogTrain

Penguin India is one of the leading publishers in India and even internationally Penguin Random House holds a strong position. It publishes books in every genre, with diverse writers from across the globe with Penguin India primarily promoting Indian authors. And how can we forget the Penguin Classics. They are a delight to own and …

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