Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim is a story set in pre-civil war America (1800s) in the plantations of Virginia. The novel follows Lisbeth…
Awais Khan’s debut novel ‘In the Company of Strangers’ is an emotionally gripping story of love and loss in Pakistan. As we undertake…
Silence Is a Sense by Layla AlAmmar, is an intense and moving story of a Syrian refugee who has escaped from war-torn Aleppo,…
A Mother’s Goodbye is Kasturi Patra’s debut work. Set in 2010 in Kolkata, it is an intricately woven coming of age story of…
Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park is a contemporary adult fiction novel set in Seoul where we journey with Young,…
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…