A quick take on Matt Haig’s extremely popular book, “The Midnight Library”.
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Categories: Reviews
Tag: books
Books. One word that spells many things for me – magic, fulfillment, ecstasy; a parallel universe, surreal, sublime. Being a bookworm is an absolutely enchanting way of life. The world of books has constantly knocked on my door and like a hyper-excited child, I have tried to capture their magic and essence in interviews with authors, essays and reviews. Like, you know, how you catch fireflies in a jar. Well, here are the fireflies, for you.
A Fascinating Journey into the Human Mind
Rediscovering Reading
Notes Of a Dream
Writing Builds Bridges of Understanding, Both Inside and Outside: Philip John
Philip John co-runs a boutique creative agency in Bangalore. He is also an independent creative consultant and writer. He is the author of the Facebook page ‘Labyrinths’ that seeks to capture the mystery and the transience of modern urban life in very short stories and poems. He talks to me about his association with the written word, his writing process and what it takes to run a page that unfailingly publishes one flash story or a poem every day.
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Categories: Interviews
The Writer at the Café
The last of the three pieces of the Flash Fiction Project “Of Readers, Writers and Life’ that shows how the written word is a subtle and indispensable presence in the lives of many people, often being the catalyst for uplifting, memorable and life-altering moments.
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Categories: Flash Fiction Projects
A Dream for Akshara
The second of the three pieces of the Flash Fiction Project “Of Readers, Writers and Life’ that shows how the written word is a subtle and indispensable presence in the lives of many people, often being the catalyst for uplifting, memorable and life-altering moments.
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Categories: Flash Fiction Projects
My First Moment of Love
The first of the three pieces of the Flash Fiction Project “Of Readers, Writers and Life’ that shows how the written word is a subtle and indispensable presence in the lives of many people, often being the catalyst for uplifting, memorable and life-altering moments.
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Categories: Flash Fiction Projects
Perumal Murugan’s ‘Pyre’ : Intense, Lyrical and Stirring
A Shared Journey of Discovery and New Knowledge
Anu Kumar, Author, talks to me on what it means to be a children’s author, including what fascinates her about writing for children, what’s the sort of research that goes into her books, who her favourite children’s authors are and what’s her favourite from her own body of work. Plus there is a beautiful reading list that she recommends for children too.
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Categories: Interviews