Blog Tour: Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin Book Review + Giveaway
You’ve Got Mail meets Tweet Cute set in two competing halal restaurants. The story of a brave and tenacious woman. A culturally significant rom-com that is a must read.
Book Reviews
Zoravar: Bollywood Saga 1 by Maharsh Shah Book Review
Zoravar Cheema lives and breathes movies. Half Sikh and half Pashtun, he is a street-smart young man with dreams of making it big in tinsel town. Combining fiction with history, the book follows the struggle, rise, and fall of the superstar. With a generous dose of movie history.
Neena Aunty by Anukrti Upadhyay Book Review
An independent woman who charts her own destiny. Neena Aunty is the aunt we all would love to have. A character that stays with you long after you finish reading the book.
Excess Baggage by Richa S. Mukherjee Book Review
A mother and a daughter, constantly in each other’s hair, and off to travel the world together. Excess Baggage by Richa S. Mukherjee is quirky and witty with a generous dose of wanderlust.
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Book Review
Choices and regrets. Fantasy fiction peppered with philosophy for a page-turner with an all-important question – why is it easier to mourn the lives we aren’t living?
Moustache by S. Hareesh, Jayashree Kalathil (Translator) Book Review
Combining myth and magical realism, a stark look at caste politics, social and economic hierarchies. Winner of the JCB Prize for Literature 2020.
Girls and the City by Manreet Sodhi Someshwar Book Review
A tale about female friendship with a generous dose of mystery. Girls and the City by Manreet Sodhi Someshwar is a fascinating read where women navigate misogyny with grit and tenacity.
Hiraeth: Partition Stories From 1947 by Dr. Shivani Salil Book Review
A tribute to all refugees, on both sides of the border. Heartbreaking stories of loss. Uplifting stories of hope. Stories that are an emotion.
Can Food Be Used As A Weapon? Be My Guest by Priya Basil Book Review
Can food be used as a weapon? A powerful tool that unites and divides. Explore a powerful meditation on food, community, hospitality, and generosity.
Radical Spirits by Nandini Patwardhan Book Review
A biography unlike any other. A painstakingly built up narrative based on original letters, university archives, and newspaper accounts.