Title of the book being Reviewed: Tales from Qabristan Author: Sabin IqbalPublisher: ‎ Vintage Books (30 January 2025)Language: ‎ EnglishPaperback: ‎ 354 pagesISBN-10: ‎ 0143467697ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0143467694Publisher’s Website: https://www.penguin.co.in/book/tales-from-qabristan/   Some good novels could and should be read in one sitting, particularly plot-driven ones. This wasn’t the case with Ta...

Title of the book being Reviewed: Tamil Dalit Feminist Poetics: Resistance, Power, and Solidarity Author: Pramila VenkateswaranPublisher: Lexington Books (an imprint of The Rowman / Bloomsbury & Littlefield Publishing Group)Formats: Hardback (978-1-66692-132-8) and eBook (978-1-66692-133-5)Publication Date: September 2024Publisher's Webpage [NOTE: An edited (and shorter) version of this revie...

Title: Don’t Sell Me, Tell MeAuthor: Greg KoorhanPaperback: 156 pagesPublisher: Crossbow Studio; 1 edition (July 7, 2016)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 9780692748275ISBN-13: 978-0692748275ASIN: 069274827X  This nifty book is full of useful information that will be a blessing for all storytellers. For those who are beginners in storytelling, you’ll not make the mistakes that veteran storytellers make. ...

Title: The Demystification of StephenAuthor: Amina MaikoriFile Size: 1468 KBPrint Length: 72 pagesSimultaneous Device Usage: UnlimitedPublisher: BookBaby; 1 edition (March 20, 2016)Publication Date: March 20, 2016Language: EnglishASIN: B01D8WF4IY   Amina Maikori's eBook, 'The Demystification of Stephen' is quite the cute eBook. As the blurb suggests, the story is about a chance meeting that one...

Title: AstrayAuthor: Emma DonoghueHardcoverPublisher: Picador (October 25, 2012)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1447209494ISBN-13: 978-1447209492   Emma Donoghue's tightly written offering of fourteen short stories in 'Astray', although small in number, should be read as a considerable contribution to the understanding of what many who venture far away from home experience and endure. As Donoghue says...

Title: The HistorianAuthor: Elizabeth KostovaPaperback: 832 pagesPublisher: Time Warner Books; Later Printing edition (2006)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0316057886ISBN-13: 978-0316057882   ‘The Historian’ is a classified as ‘Historical Fiction’ in Amazon.com. It is the debut novel of Elizabeth Kostova and blends the mystery of Vlad the Impaler, the legend of Dracula and fiction. Briefly, ‘The Hist...

Joseph Anton by Salman RushdieHardcover: 656 pagesPublisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd; First Edition edition (September 18, 2012)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0224093975ISBN-13: 978-0224093972   Sometimes, when a writer introduces himself, he’ll receive a response along the lines of, “Can you help me write my memoirs? You should hear my story. It’s a fantastic story.” Many writers will attest to smiling po...

Narendra Modi: A Political Biography by Andy MarinoPaperback: 352 pagesPublisher: HarperCollins India (November 1, 2014)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 9351770257ISBN-13: 978-9351770251   On 27 February 2002, 59 people in a train returning from Ayodhya to Ahmedabad were burned to death in Gujarat. Subsequently, there were riots all over Gujarat. In all, close to 900 people died and more than 2,500 wer...

Ruby ShinesBright - and the Birthday Cake by RosaBella BloomPaperback: 24 pagesPublisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (December 8, 2014)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1505282837ISBN-13: 978-1505282832   Ruby ShinesBright is a very special little girl. She lives in a place called Flooperville and has a red stone on her tummy which shines bright when she is happy and well. S...