2021-09-19 13:07
#BookReview The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony with Graham SpencePages: 400This is one of the unputdownable books. I stayed up late to finish it at one go. It is journey into a conse… Read More
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2020-06-09 11:44
Poetry ReviewGirls Like Us by Elizabeth HazenThis poetry book is hard hitting. It talks of the strong minded females who has certain misgivings due to societal pressures.... It explore… Read More
2019-06-08 10:07
The Myth of Hindu Terror by RVS Mani reviewed by Ramesh N VinayakBook Review - The Myth of Hindu Terror===============================In my opinion, an Autobiography is most difficult to wri… Read More
2017-04-29 11:51
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?I am reading from Delhi, India2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?Mary Oliver's poetry books...3) Which snac… Read More
2017-04-25 12:24
Every Tuesday Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros to share the first paragraph sometimes two, of a book that she&rsquo&hell…Read More
2017-04-25 11:42
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.I read much of everything but I can't stand books related to the following: 1. Self Help 2. Fant… Read More
2017-04-14 07:00
Welcome to Week 320!|Rules:*Grab a book, any book.*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader(If you have to improvise, that's ok.) *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it)*Po… Read More
2017-04-13 16:37
What have you been reading lately?I have been reading Romances lately. Nothing much to write about. I read the romances and forget the stories, if we call them that, promptly and then go to… Read More
2017-01-19 00:00
Among The Lost by Seth Steinzor Back Cover:Among the Lost, set in the modern American rust belt, is a meditation drawn from Dante’s Purgatorio. To Dante, Purgatory was the mountai… Read More
2016-11-17 01:00
Synopsis“K. V. Dominic Essential Readings” gathers for the first time the three most important works of poetry from this shining new light of contemporary Indian verse in English… Read More
2016-11-03 04:18
ABOUT COMPOSING TEMPLE SUNRISE Composing Temple Sunrise: Overcoming Writer's Block at Burning Man is an inspirational coming-of-age memoir about a 26-year-old songwriter looking to… Read More
2016-10-14 16:19
Synopsis:Angular, smart, and fearless, Arisa White’s newest collection takes its titles from words used internationally as hate speech against gays and lesbians, reworking, re-envision… Read More
2016-10-14 00:00
Book Description:Field Guide to the End of the World, winner of the 2015 Moon City Poetry Award, delivers a whimsical look at our culture’s obsession with apocalypse as well as a thoug… Read More
2016-10-09 04:19
Synopsis:Angular, smart, and fearless, Arisa White’s newest collection takes its titles from words used internationally as hate speech against gays and lesbians, reworking, re-envision… Read More
2016-09-20 15:26
Book Description: George Singer's ERGON is precise, delicate and fierce in its engagement with the world.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ergon: The core function or purpose of something or s… Read More
2016-08-04 14:04
Book Description:"Saris and a Single Malt" is a moving collection of poems written by a daughter for and about her mother. The book spans the time from when the poet receives a phone call in… Read More
2016-06-26 05:34
Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have rece… Read More
2016-06-25 07:40
Posting for Saturday Snapshot, hosted by Melinda of West Metro Mommy #SummerMasti #KillerHeat #KalamkariLove #kalamkarikraze #BlockPrint#CreativeMaa #ILoveMyDollGate crashed into&n&hell…Read More
2016-06-24 13:09
Doing it after VERY LONG!Rules:*Grab a book, any book.*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader(If you have to improvise, that's ok.) *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it… Read More
2016-06-07 12:51
The Couple Who Fell to Earth by Michelle Bitting The poet has taken the everyday experiences into a different level. While reading one can visualize those but long after, it leaves such… Read More
2016-04-12 15:32
The Jane and Bertha in Me by Rita Maria MartinezSynopsis of the book: This spring marks the bicentennial of Charlotte Brontë’s birth. In her ambitious and timely debut, The J… Read More
2016-03-01 15:13
Hidden Chamber of Death by Hawk MacKinneyBook Description:Hidden Chamber of Death is a compelling tale of intrigue, murder, deception and suspense that leads retired Navy SEAL/part-tim… Read More
2016-01-05 15:35
Foust has won the 2015 American Literary Review Creative Writing Award for Fiction judged by Garth Greenwell and the 2015 James Heart Poetry Prize judged by Jane Hirshfield. MEET PILGRI… Read More
2015-11-28 13:44
28 more days to drape sarees to complete 100! Hope I am able to do it!26/11/201572/100#100sareepact#maakisareeAfter my dad passed away in 2002, Maa lost all interest in buying anything for h… Read More
2015-11-18 11:43
Synopsis: "Angels Sing to Rest" begins where "Darkness Knows Me" left off: after the investigation into the death of the Deep Ellum Killer, Levi Devereux. Detective Sergeant Olivia… Read More
2015-11-14 03:12
Nov 11, 2015DIWALI67/100#100sareepact #giftofloveMy saree, a gift from Upma Bedi ma'am. Maroon Cotton with a purple gold border. Paired it with a gold brocade blouse and gold jewellery… Read More
2015-10-31 02:00
24/10/201560/100#100sareepact#maakisareeDussehra. A time for introspection. How many of us do that? I am going to leave it at that....open-ended......It seems like aeons when we used to get… Read More
2015-10-24 16:53
I am deviating from my saree photos! I went to a Mela with my friends. We had a gala time. Posting a few pics from that!We were trying out selfie pouts!!Now the sober imagelook, we are drink… Read More
2015-10-17 00:00
17/10/201658/100#100sareepactMad, mad, mad days! Don't know what to do! However, we are going to have 5 days autumn break. Much needed one! I will do nothing! Sleep, eat, rest! That's my pla… Read More
2015-10-10 01:00
October 7, 201552/100This Chanderi silk belongs to my mom. It was gifted to her by my youngest SIL's family when her brother got married. I have always eyed it. She draped it only once and g… Read More
2015-10-02 19:00
What to do? Sarees and only sarees!Sep 30, 201549/100Once upon a time, we used to look forward to the last day of the month. We called it last working day. It used to be a holiday for the st… Read More
2015-09-26 15:15
I have not done a saree post for sometime now. So today's post is a long one. Bear with me!!!47/100When one is on her feet for the whole day, the mind stops working after a while because of… Read More
2015-09-22 14:30
“In the conventional storyline, I’m supposed to be the one slaying dragons to save you, the princess in distress. So, you see, I feel odd being the rescued.” &nb&hell…Read More
2015-09-18 16:57
Hello Agnieszka by E JourneyShort SynopsisA passion for music. Her oldest son’s suicide attempt forces Agnieszka to reveal a past she has kept from her children. A young Agnieszka disc… Read More
2015-09-08 17:30
This book is a modern slant of a Jane Austen novel. Elise is a law student, bright, beautiful and very focused. She meets Greg in one of the dinner parties thrown by her parents. They keep m… Read More
2015-08-25 14:17
I am a womanwho can be left in a desert,and I'll come back smelling of jasmine. Title: Wet SilenceAuthor: Sweta Srivastava VikramISBN: 9781615992560Publisher: Modern History Press/… Read More
2015-08-15 00:00
39/100In Delhi schools, Independence Day is celebrated on 14th August. We have cultural events lined up for the day. We, teachers make an effort to dress up in the colours of our flag. It is… Read More
2015-08-09 15:56
Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs. Mailbox Monday can lead to envy… Read More
2015-08-08 00:30
36/100National Handloom Day, August 7, 2015This saree belongs to my mom and is a much draped one. A Sambalpuri with floral patterns and paisleys and temple border not so common. I think most… Read More
2015-08-01 09:20
31/100Today I deviated from my usual. Draped a plain Georgette. Nothing special about this Garden Vareli saree. I bought such sarees when I started working. Both in printed and plain. I used… Read More
2015-07-25 15:15
28/100Finally the day of Inspection. Not that it causes much worry nowadays after 20 odd years of working. Yet the days leading to it are hectic. We try to complete all our records. I must s… Read More
2015-07-21 18:01
Book Title: Two Hearts: When I Said I Do, I Meant Forever Author: James Eric RicheyCategory: Adult Fiction, 426 pagesGenre: Romantic SuspensePublisher: JER Books/2014I h… Read More
2015-07-21 18:01
Book Title: Two Hearts: When I Said I Do, I Meant Forever Author: James Eric RicheyCategory: Adult Fiction, 426 pagesGenre: Romantic SuspensePublisher: JER Books/2014I h… Read More
2015-07-10 23:30
More saree posts25/100A red green bandhani. Belonged to my SIL, Sujata Tripathy. More than 20 years old, I think. She must have draped it 100 times. At home. In those days I had not wished t… Read More
2015-06-27 12:00
Summer holidays and I am looking for opportunities to drape a saree.23 June 201521/100#100sareepactHow does one write about meeting school friends after 32+ years? All of… Read More
2015-06-13 13:55
I will continue with my saree date posts..:D17/100Our dept. conducts seminars during summer vacations for teachers every year. It is done subject-wise. At one time, it used to be for two wee… Read More
2015-06-05 19:00
Continuing with my saree dates and other dates are inclusive too.... May 31, 2015 #100sareepact I bought this Mysore silk saree, only one in my collection till date, in B… Read More
2015-05-30 13:47
Delhi is horrendously hot. So going out is minimized. Yet, I and my friend went to Dilli Haat, INA. She bought a lot of stuff unlike moi!Scarves. We call those dupattasKnick KnacksLook at th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Do you write in your books? Highlight? Make notes? Or do you like to keep your copies as pristine as possible?When in school and college, I used to mark in my text books. I wrote, highlighte… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
That’s what HE said Thursday is a weekly meme hosted at Chapter Break, where you post a favorite line from your book boyfriend to his heroine….“Candy, I wan… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
"Not simpletons exactly....I believe fools and half-wits would be more appropriate." The Rejected Suitor by Teresa McCarthyThe Rejected Suitor is set in the Regency period. Lady Emily C… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Every Tuesday Diane from Bibliophile By the Sea hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, where participants share the first paragraph (or a few) of a book they are reading or thin… Read More
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