Book Review: Nature Speaks

Title: Nature Speaks- Art & Poetry for the Earth Author: Deborah Kennedy Publisher: White Cloud Press Pages: 140 ISBN: 9781940468464 Source: Review Copy from Author 'Nature Speaks' is a compilation of poems & artwork, on ecological themes. There are 32 poems in the collection, with a piece of art featured alongside each poem, followed by …

Books! Books! And Books!

Hello! my dear readers. My bond with books grows stronger during my vacations. I was away from my studies for about 2 & a half months, after my exams. And all this time, I just read & changed pose & read again. I've got some books that I wanted to share with you all. So, …

Poetry: The Wedding Day

Today, I'm sharing another one of my poems. Wedding Ceremonies have always fascinated. I wanted to pen a poem on this topic since long. I finally did, last month. Here it is: The Wedding Day Let the mother put on a red scarf, Let the father make all the arrangement, For the day has come …

Book Review: Small Towns, Big Stories

Title: Small Towns, Big Stories Author: Ruskin Bond Publisher: Aleph Book Company Pages: 190 ISBN: 9789382277545 Source: Publisher 'Small Towns, Big Stories' is a collection of 21 short stories written by Ruskin Bond. Some of the stories in the collection are never published before, while some of them are the most cherished ones. About the …

Book Review: Angels & Demons

Title: Angels & Demons Author: Dan Brown Publisher: Corgi Books Pages: 620 ISBN: 9780552150736 Source: Personal Copy  'Angels & Demons' is the first book in the Robert Langdon series, by the bestselling author Dan Brown. The book, which can also be read as a standalone, is filled with the elements like 24 hour time frame, …

Book Review: Best Stories from Around the World

Title: Best Stories from Around the World Editor: Deepa Agarwal Publisher: Red Turtle, Rupa Publications Pages: 187 ISBN: 9788129147387 Source: Publisher 'Best Stories from Around the World' is a collection 15 stories with an essence of diversity. Different Authors, Different Settings, Different Times, Different Themes & Different Experiences is what sums up this anthology of …

Poetry: Self’s the Man

Self's the Man is a poem by Philip Larkin- the famous poet of 20th century.  The poem presents, in a humorous manner, a contrast between the life of a bachelor and a married man. Self's the Man Oh, no one can deny That Arnold is less selfish than I. He married a woman to stop …

Book Review: Under the Udala Trees

Title: Under the Udala Trees Author: Chinelo Okparanta Publisher: Granta Pages:328 ISBN: 9781847088383 Source: Publisher 'Under the Udala Trees' is the story of Ijeoma, a young Nigerian girl, who discovers love in a girl of some other community, Amina. The novel takes us on a journey wherein Ijeoma tries to reconcile with her life, after …

Wrap Up: Jan- June ‘17

Half year gone... Half still left. And here I'm with a wrap up of the half year. Books Number of Books Read: 19 Longest Read: Angels & Demons - 620 Pages Shortest Read: Romance Shorts - 61 Pages If I think about the books that I read, this year, so far, has been really good. …

Tags and Love

Okay. So, here I'm, after a long time, with a post of tags & awards. I hope you don't find it boring. Let us start without wasting much time. The Handwriting Tag I've not been nominated formally for this tag. I'm doing this just because I think this one is a bit different. I would …