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Fear is the Key by Juggi Bhasin Penguin Random House, Rs 225

Fear: The lietmotif that runs through the narrative

Usually, I am able guess the ending of a thriller halfway through the book, but here I couldn't do so.

22 April 2018 2:21 AM IST

Read it to know the pain and joy of activism

Read it to know the pain and joy of activism

Getting the dispossessed to appreciate that access to information and knowledge is vital, was the easiest part.

22 April 2018 2:15 AM IST

India Pre And Post Independence, Indo-China And Beyond By Major Krishna Chandra Johorey, Pentagon Press, pp 259 Rs 995

A must-read for decision-makers, this book is sure to fascinate all

This book is an account of Major Johorey's extraordinary journey of service life, which inspired Gen. Banerjee, to...

20 April 2018 12:13 AM IST

Priced at Rs 295, the 274 pager novel brings his protagonist Rahul Saxena to his Indian roots as he travels Mumbai and Amritsar extensively, to recreate a captivating journey.

Book Review One Enduring Lesson: A journey in love, loss, spirituality

Bildungsroman of sorts, Merchant's novel sees his protagonist struggle through life's adversity in pursuit of happiness.

19 April 2018 12:59 PM IST

Urban techie's adventurous tryst with farming

His book Moong over Microchips: Adventures of a Techie-Turned-Farmer takes the reader on Venkat's journey.

18 April 2018 12:59 AM IST

Dealers in death

A racy medical thriller explores the criminal nexus that fosters female foeticide.

18 April 2018 12:59 AM IST

Seventeen by Hideo Yokoyama translated by Louise Heal Kawai Hachette India, Rs 499

Books review: An edgy mystery with no crime

Seventeen is about Yuuki, a 57-year-old reporter with a small local newspaper, the North Kanto Times, in a provincial...

15 April 2018 2:32 AM IST

The idea for the initiative came to their mind when their self publishing arm The Write Place started getting a lot of talented young authors who would approach them to publish their books. (Photo: Pixabay)

A kind of madness, not so gentle

It was this book that was displayed and and successfully auctioned at the online auction by StoryLtd.

13 April 2018 1:55 AM IST

'Humour is a survival tactic for women'

Her latest book is How I Became A Farmer's Wife.

11 April 2018 12:28 AM IST

Parismita Singh

Hope in times of strife

Stories about common people who even in very difficult circumstances want to live and love and continue with life on...

11 April 2018 12:28 AM IST

Shreya Sen-Handleys Memoirs of My Body exhorts everyone to tell a story about their own body

Of bodies and sexuality

There weren't many such columns around then and Shreya's had a distinctive teasing, humorous voice.

10 April 2018 10:57 PM IST

I have written it to be a compulsive page turner, and I do hope that I have succeeded in doing that, reveals author Rickie Khosla.

Pretty Vile Girl is desi, racy and pacey, says debut author Rickie...

Author shares more about his book and reveals why is it a juicy Indian thriller with elements of Bollywood, politics and...

9 April 2018 9:10 PM IST