The book that will take me through to the next year…

December 31, 2009

… is ‘La’s Orchestra Saves the world’ by Alexander McCall Smith.
I have decided to start the new year on a comfortable note. Words that soothe me, pages that rustle softly as I turn them, characters I get to know as well as I know myself, and the certain knowledge that this love is not a [...]

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The book I am reading currently, and some shocking news

November 2, 2009

First up, APOLOGY. For all those who haven’t got the book you so rightfully won, there’s been a delay with the courier, I promise you they will be with you soon :/ I hate delays myself so I know how angry you must be feeling. A thousand apologies.
Second apology, I haven’t been updating the site. [...]

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Reading is a thankless activity!

October 22, 2009

So you can tell that I am hurting from my latest read, a book of short stories. It is called The Best of Best Short Stories: 1985-1995, edited by Giles Gordon and David Hughes.  This is the first time in my reading experience that I have loved each of the stories in a compilation. There [...]

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A tale of two readers

October 10, 2009

One hand in the purse and plenty of misgivings
by AHALYA NAIDU
Rekindle reading with the Kindle
by MEETHIL MOMAYA

I am not a gadget person. I only use what I need and do not keep in touch with the latest gizmos and their innumerable updates.
Except when it comes to e-readers. So, I bit my lip and [...]

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One hand in the purse and plenty of misgivings

October 9, 2009

I am not a gadget person. I only use what I need and do not keep in touch with the latest gizmos and their innumerable updates.
Except when it comes to e-readers. So, I bit my lip and read the article announcing the impending launch of the Kindle in India on Oct 18. Damn, just when [...]

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Dan Brown should not write novels

October 7, 2009

(Don’t worry, no spoilers here)
So, I just finished reading two Dan Browns (Deception Point, and The Lost Symbol). It took me three days, and I read while I ate, while I listened to my sister on the phone, in the bus, while making breakfast.. you get the idea.
Now, the reason why I mention this is [...]

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The Super Nice Book At The End Of The Week

October 4, 2009

Does an author’s work end when the last word on the page is written, and when the last book is signed in a store full of readers?
I think not. Powerful words written by a good author can change your whole life, pick you out of a foul mood, help you make that one important decision, [...]

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The seventh, the last, giveaway

October 2, 2009

You know I am not very happy writing about the last giveaway :/ So, I am going to try and not get too emotional or ask another macabre question. But, I really do hope we all stay in touch, be on the same page so to speak. I, for one, swear to offer more giveaways [...]

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My aching back and the sixth giveaway

October 2, 2009

Dear All,
It’s the sixth day of the giveaway and I was depressed all of today, worrying that I would be back to staring at the empty nest that my blog is not, right now So, I did the only thing that I could think of. I went to the library, and then book [...]

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The fifth giveaway and a nagging doubt

October 1, 2009

Am I the only one who reads more fiction than non-fiction? Am I a fictionist? What about you? How many fiction versus non-fiction reads (I am clubbing travel, business, self-improvement, science, technology, and even autobiographies in this category) do you pick up in a month? If you are not a fictionist, what kind of [...]

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