September 23rd is Celebrate Bi-Sexuality Day (also known as Bi Visibility Day). I marked this day by reading Star-Crossed, a sweet story of…
Pyre by Perumal Murugan is the story of Saroja and Kumaresan who fall in love and dare to dream of being together. Originally…
Eye On You by Kanchana Banerjee is a well-plotted whodunnit set in today’s world. The idea of privacy and dangers of over-sharing in…
Convenience Store Woman is a refreshing story by Japanese novelist Sayaka Murata. This is the first of her works to be translated into…
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie is a tragic and beautiful retelling of the Greek Classic Antigone. Set in current times, it is a topical…
Wanting Mor, written by Rukhsana Khan, is a fictional story based on a true event. Set in 2001 after the American invasion of…
The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier is a Middle Grade Horror – Fantasy novel. It is quite creepy, unsettling and suspenseful, having a…
Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai is the coming-of-age story of a young boy, Arjie Chelvarathnam. Set in Sri Lanka during the early 1980s,…
Lajja : Shame by Taslima Nasrin is one of her most controversial works. Banned in Bangladesh, the author’s home country, this book provides…
In the Market of Zakrobat by Ori Elon is a cute picture book with a wonderful message. This book is a retelling of…