Book Review || The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a great scholar, sociologist, civil rights activist, author and the first African American to earn a doctorate. Contrary to what the name suggests, this book is not about him. It's about the centuries-old history of America and its people - the natives, the colonizers and the slaves who were …

In Conversation With Daniel Newwyn

Hi folks, I'm delighted to share this Q&A session with you. Catch Daniel Newwyn discussing his debut novel 'The Color of Your Voice', his writing journey and his life in general. You can find the review of his book in 'Book Review' category of my blog posts. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I’m …

Book Review || The Color of Your Voice by Daniel Newwyn

Hey everyone! I'm back with another book review!! And this time it's an ownvoices book by Daniel Newwyn. Violet Pham can see sounds. In her world, which she keeps well hidden from her abusive mother, any sound from the chirping of birds to scratching of pens can have colors. Her love interest Turner Nguyen is …

Words of appreciation

Hey y'all! I recently crossed 100 followers and 1k hits milestone here and I CAN'T KEEP CALM!! 100 doesn't seem like a big number in the grand scheme of social media blogging, but it still is a big achievement for me. My blog acts as an extension of my bookstagram account. I rarely write/post anything …

Review || Bloody Spade by Brittany M. Willows

Seven years have passed since the Reemergence of magic in the mundane world. After the initial shock, deaths and trauma, Amethis is settling down a bit in this new reality. Then sometime during the 7th anniversary of that fateful incident, alarm bells started ringing in Iori Ryone's ears, quite literally. Our journey with the Keeper …

Audiobook review || Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

Set in 1989, Abdi Nazemian's 'Like a Love Story' features Reza, an Iranian gay teen, Judy, an aspiring fashion designer who falls in love with then closeted Reza and Art, their school's only out and proud gay teen. This story is set in a time when New York city and the rest of the world …

How to Be A Writer by Ruskin Bond

Hey everyone! I haven't posted anything for the longest time:-/ I'll catch up with last month's books before posting anything about the books I've read in August. So here's a short update/review about the audiobook I listened to in mid-July. In this book Ruskin Bond's love for reading and writing is thoroughly evident. He shares …

11 popular science books you’d hate to miss

Hey everyone! I've prepared a list of the popular science books I loved reading, including topics like basic cosmology, hardcore physics, pop culture technology, biogenetics, A.I., evolution and many more. Hope you like it! 1. 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 What if someone tells you that phasers, teleportation, force fields, invisibility cloaks, telepathy, lightsabers, cyborgs - …

Short story review || Lihaaf by Ismat Chughtai

❝I am still labelled as the writer of Lihaaf. The story brought me so much notoriety that I got sick of life. It became the proverbial stick to beat me with and whatever I wrote afterwards got crushed under its weight.❞ Ismat Chughtai said the exact same words in her book ‘A Life in Words: …

Review || Space. Life. Matter by Hari Pulakkat

There are some who question the relevance of space activities in a developing nation. To us, there is no ambiguity of purpose. We do not have the fantasy of competing with the economically advanced nations in the exploration of the moon or the planets or manned space-flight. But we are convinced that if we are …