Ahilya’s World: Between Dreams, Duty, and a Distant Storm
Set during a Lucknow wedding at the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vandana Nair’s *The Wedding* follows the journey of Ahilya, a resilient epidemiologist navigating the tensions be…
Set during a Lucknow wedding at the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vandana Nair’s *The Wedding* follows the journey of Ahilya, a resilient epidemiologist navigating the tensions be…
Namrata Chaturvedi’s *Daughters of Meerabai* chronicles the lives of five unsung Indian women mystics who defied social expectations to pursue spiritual awakening across different …
*Happily Ever and Never Afters* by Vidya Sanath is an anthology of sixteen short stories that explore the bittersweet nuances of everyday life, focusing on themes of love, loss, an…
Vivek Duggal’s crime thriller *Itarsi Express* follows former encounter cop ASI Patil as he investigates a pattern of mysterious passenger disappearances on a Mumbai-bound train. T…
This article reviews Michelle Salter's *Murder at Waldenmere Lake*, a post-WWI mystery following reporter Iris Woodmore as she investigates two suspicious deaths at a historic lake…
Set in the post-WWI era, *Murder at Waldenmere Lake* follows reporter Iris Woodmore as she investigates the suspicious deaths of a local general and her best friend. Amidst tension…
*Wild Card 3: NEVER SAY NEVER* concludes Asfiya Rehman's sports-fiction trilogy by following Roshni Mehrotra, a teenager in a wheelchair navigating the emotional complexities of co…
Set in a remote Polish village, Olga Tokarczuk’s *Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead* follows Janina Duszejko, an eccentric elderly woman who becomes embroiled in an invest…
*A Dirty Mustard Soul: Life doesn’t end at Death* by Vishnu Vyas is a short thriller that follows investigative journalist Naveen Rao as he recounts a story of love, corruption, an…
Andrew Volkov’s *From the Land of Cross and Star* is a contemplative historical fantasy following a disgraced monk’s magical quest to save a loved one while being pursued by a form…
*Forests and Faeries* by Srivalli Rekha is a delightful collection of thirteen standalone short stories that transport children and middle-grade readers into magical worlds of faer…
This five-star review describes Lisa Jewell’s *Then She Was Gone* as a dark and haunting psychological thriller following a mother’s attempt to uncover the truth about her daughter…