Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Author K Hari Kumar has come out with his new book Dakini. Published by HarperCollins, Dakini is a thrilling depiction of human courage in the face of terrifying adversity, and of superstition dwarfed by the power of the supernatural. Says the authior, “Dakini is deeply personal to me. At its core, it’s a powerful […]Read More
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Shadows and Secrets – The Pataliputra Conspiracy (TreeShade Books) by Harini Srinivasan is a historical fiction set in the Gupta period during the rule of Maharaja Chandragupta II Vikramaditya. An intriguing blend of historical context, intrigue, and mystery set against the backdrop of the Gupta Empire, the book will be released on January 16. Following is an extract (Page 1 […]Read More
Team L&M Evocative and remarkable, the stories in All Stray Dogs Go to Heaven (BlueOneInk) explore the power of love, friendship, family, as also the elusive idea of home and compels its readers to revisit their own ideas of truth, self and reality. The book is a debut work of Krishna Candeth in which he […]Read More
Team L&M Somewhere Among the Stars: Reflections of a Mystic (BluOne Ink) by Adi Varuni was released last year, but was formally launched at the JLF 2023 recently. Following is an excerpt (Page 51-56) from the book: Early next morning, Krishna escorted Ahana to Anandi Ma’s kutir. Her kutir was a small stone cottage behind […]Read More
Life of an Industani Tem L&M Celebrated historian and filmmaker Shiv Kunal Verma’s has come out with his latest book, Life of an Industani: Six Degrees of Separation. The book, published by BluOne Ink, was launched at the Valley of Words International Literature & Arts Festival in Dehradun. Rajinder Pal Devgan, a well-known and […]Read More
Team L&M The best science fiction books are based on imagination and foresight. They make the readers curious, suspicious, and excited, helping one think about whether such a world can exist. When all this comes from a debutante author, Ankush Sam Thorpe, rest assured, you laid your hands on a brilliantly creative, well-written and smooth, […]Read More
Team L&M Author Rajesh Srivastava’s recently released book The 10 New Life-Changing Skills: Get Them & Get Ahead (Penguin Random House India), aims at helping readers develop new-age skills and prepares them for thinking and reflective jobs. Full of incredible insights, the book equips professionals with necessary skills such as creativity, problem-solving, innovation, and design […]Read More
Let’s face books. Not time pass facebook or data, meta, peta. What’s a book? Paper, cover, print and photos? Or, between two covers there are ideas that can change world, inspire individuals or help motivate society? Even move governments or make them fall. But, books today are like the radio of a bygone era. A […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Tell us about your life – where were you born and bought up, your education, parents, siblings, and the beginning of your writing career (you write for newspapers). Is writing energising or exhausting? The Moral Compass (HarperCollins) by Hardayal Singh delves deep into why people behave in a certain manner under certain […]Read More
Team L&M Mental health conditions have multiplied after the pandemic, but solutions to these challenges remain hard to find. Author and columnist Aparna Piramal Raje’s new book Chemical Khichdi: How I Hacked My Mental Health (Penguin Random House India), released yesterday, is a bold attempt to normalise conversations on these topics. Part-memoir, part-reportage and part […]Read More