Debut Authors
The Thursday Morning Breakfast and Murder Club by Liz Stauffer – An Excerpt
10 years ago Shaili Desai 1
The Thursday Morning Breakfast (And Murder) Club by Liz Stauffer is a debut mystery novel, published by Sartoris Literary Group. It is murder mystery which follows Lilly Mae and other ‘breakfast club’ ladies, who help the police in tracking down a killer. Book Cover Here’s a short excerpt: “Clare’s dead!” When she spoke the words, Read More
Book Review: Hitched – The Modern Woman and Arranged Marriage by Nandini Krishnan
10 years ago Shaili Desai 1
The question of marriage hovers threateningly over every woman in India, as much as she may want to avoid it. Every single person in our society thinks it is their duty to make sure every single girl gets married (either that or sympathize with the parents of an unmarried girl). With more girls stepping out Read More
Book Review: The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
10 years ago Shaili Desai 3
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon is an interesting book. It caught my attention when I read somewhere about Shannon being the next J K Rowling. It also led me to interview her and she was kind enough to answer a few of my questions, in the middle of her graduation and the book release. Read More
Book Review: The Competent Authority by Shovon Chowdhury
10 years ago Shaili Desai 2
The current status of our chaotic country seems to be an extremely fitting time for this book to be written. With our country riddled by dishonest, utterly inept politicians, a failing bureaucracy, a police willing to act only at particular instances, a media perpetually high on steroids, shrewd spiritual leaders (better to call them businessmen, Read More
Debut Author Interview #3: Shovon Chowdhury and The Competent Authority
10 years ago Shaili Desai 0
I had started the Debut Author series so that the readers of the blog could get to know about the authors also, apart from new books. At the same time, it is important to talk to debut authors who are unique just because they bring something new to the table. I have been trying hard Read More
Debut Author Interview #2 & Book Review: Supriya Dravid – A Cool Dark Place
10 years ago Shaili Desai 1
A Cool Dark Place by Supriya Dravid is a very interesting novel. Essentially, it is about Zef and her family. No, wait. It’s about Zef’s family and how she comes to terms with her family and it’s history. Like they say, you can never truly escape your past. It’s about Don, her grandfather who’s charming Read More
Lady, you’re not a man !
10 years ago Shaili Desai 2
I finished reading ‘Lady, you’re not a man’ by Apurva Purohit, on a journey back from Mumbai. Image: Source I went to Mumbai as I was one of the 25 shortlisted persons for Bloomberg TV’s show ‘The Pitch’. The fact that I didn’t make it to the top ten meant that I did not have Read More
‘I’d much rather the book was viewed in its own right’ – An Interview with Samantha Shannon
10 years ago Shaili Desai 4
Very rarely, does a 21 year old manage to get a break in the Literary world. A three book deal (out of a seven book series) with Bloomsbury Publishing is what has shot Samantha Shannon, a student of English language and literature at St. Anne’s College till recently, to sudden fame. Out of all the books releasing in Read More