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The Unproposed Guy by Bhavik Sarkhedi

The Unproposed Guy focuses on more than just love and affection. This is a journey of self-discovery, loss, forgiveness, and trusting others, as well as the bonds of frie…

22 Aug 2022
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The Five Year Lie by Cheryl-Ann Hooper

Friendship is a million little moments, but can it survive one secret? In The Five Year Lie, Cheryl-Ann Hooper tells a tale of four best friends, Rachel, Carrie, Jenna, a…

7 Jul 2022
Interview

Sarah Khatib

Sarah Khatib is a university student currently in pursuit of her B.A with honours in Liberal Arts. She loves everything do with the escaping reality—like every college st…

6 Jul 2022
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Adi Pocha

Born in 1962, Adi Pocha is a writer, film-maker, based in Mumbai who has been writing professionally for advertising and television for the last thirty-eight years.

14 Jun 2022
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When the Stars Whisper by Sarah Khatib

Sarah Khatib's When the Stars Whisper was good for showing how the decisions we make today do affect the lives of those around us; even the lives we fail to acknowledge o…

14 May 2022
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Finding Nikki by Rasika Mahabal

Finding Nikki is a novel about finding yourself, about facing your fears, however big or small. Nikki takes chances; she tries new things.

5 Apr 2022
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Juvenile Adults by Gopala Gopala

Juvenile Adults explores and celebrates ordinary life as it ponders how we all fit together as well as apart as we go forward. It is during this time that our protagonist…

5 Apr 2022
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Pranav Rao

Pranav Rao is a curious soul who is not afraid to question the traditional ways in order to find better ones. He often finds himself oscillating between free will and det…

25 Mar 2022
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Sabarna Roy

Author Sabarna Roy is a trained Civil Engineer and graduated with a First Class Honours Civil Engineering Degree from Jadavpur University in 1988. He is presently working…

17 Mar 2022
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Rohit Sai Chetla

Rohit Sai Chetla is a Computer Science graduate and the founder of the start-up WarrantyME (Oakmont RSM Info Solutions). At the age of 19, he leads a team of ten and work…

10 Mar 2022
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The Mistakes I Never Forget by Karthick Hemabushanam

This story was vulnerable, dramatic, romantic and honest. The characters were well developed and easy to form relationships with, the plot line was smooth and strong. I l…

10 Mar 2022
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Insecure Nahush by Sandip Singh

Book Summary: Insecure Nahush by Sandip Singh Some people are born with a vacillating mind and stay unsure of themselves; they remain silent even when the situation deman…

10 Mar 2022
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Those Fallen Breadcrumbs by Richa Kashyap

Book Summary: Those Fallen Breadcrumbs by Richa Kashyap My chosen tears are better than your imposed smile, Why don’t you let me alone to cover that extra mile? This coul…

12 Nov 2021
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A Slice of Life by Smita Das Jain

A Slice Of Life is a collection of dazzling short-stories by Smita Das Jain which portrays distressed hearts and confused minds that are struggling in unknown situations,…

17 Sep 2021
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Book Review: Milky Tea & Vodka by Rhea Sharma

There are books that make you smile in love or simply be thankful for opening your eyes every morning even if your life is far from being perfect. I would rather read a d…

22 Jun 2020
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The Advisory Board by Hemant Joshi

The Advisory Board is like a warm fuzzy hug that just wraps itself around you from the first page. It was enchanting, charming and humorous. At times, it jogged memories …

10 Mar 2020
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini starts off really great, it does not deteriorate into crap but I want to stress that it starts off really great.

18 Feb 2020
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The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy brings us her masterful first novel The God of Small Things which won the Man Booker Prize in 1997. A powerful novel filled with luscious prose and a heart …

4 Jan 2020
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A Sweet Deal by Andaleeb Wajid

A Sweet Deal by Andaleeb Wajid is really a fun book if you're looking for something heart-warming and whimsical and, I guess you could say, *sweet*.

12 Dec 2019
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U n Me.. It’s Complicated by Dr Aditya Nighhot

The focus of 'U n Me... It's Complicated' seems to be romance but as the story unfurls it becomes clear that it is much more about self discovery, relationships and the e…

12 Dec 2019
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The Lady In The Mirror by Charu Vashishtha

The Lady In The Mirror is an excellent set of short stories exploring the human condition with all its flaws and neurosis. Author Charu Vashishtha addresses internal conf…

3 Dec 2019
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The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Lowland is a story of choices defined by the friction created by opposing, deep rooted cultures. The ebb and flow of their lives mirrors the lowland that is the famil…

16 Nov 2019
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Book Review: Married to Mr Nightmare by Aakriti Srivastava

'Married to Mr. Nightmare' was honestly an amazing read. Mayra, Rehan, and their relationship are all so honestly and openly written and shown that there is no other way …

13 Nov 2019
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The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

The White Tiger is the splendid debut and Man-Booker Prize winning novel by Aravind Adiga which gives the world a glimpse of the life of a servant in modern day India try…

24 Oct 2019