Bidding 2023 Goodbye With A Grateful Heart
We are already a week into 2024. Some of us have it all planned out. Some are still finding our footing. As we look towards 2024 with hope, it is also time to reflect on the year gone by with gratitude. Here is a goodbye to the 2023 blogging year with a grateful heart.
2023 Reading Wrap-Up: Statistics, Favorite Picks, and Challenge Updates
Happy New Year 2024, everyone! I am a visual person and I love to see a graphical representation of how my reading has evolved in the year gone by. Read on as I share some of my 2023 reading statistics, challenge updates, and favorite picks.
Maintaining Ethical Standards: Our Responsibilities as Book Bloggers
While being a book blogger is a great way to share our love of books, we must also take stock of our roles as readers and creators. I share with you what I consider my responsibilities as a book blogger and a reader to maintain ethical blogging standards.
Voices That Bring Books To Life: My Favorite Audiobook Narrators
As an avid audiobook listener, I share with you a list of my favorite narrators and recommendations for what I consider their best works. Voices that bring books to life.
A Book Blogger’s Bill of Rights: 10 Key Principles
Taking a leaf out of Daniel Pennac’s book, The Rights of the Reader, I share with you my Bill of Rights as a book blogger. Some controversial, some evident. All in all, principles I believe in as a book blogger.
The Healing Power of Books: A Personal Journey
Books have the power to heal. Join me as I take you on a personal journey. How books have supported me during the darkest phases of my life. How they have helped improve my emotional well-being over the decades. And how they provide solace when my body is in rebel mode.
September 2023 Reading Wrap-Up: Must-Read Books To Add To Your TBR
Hello Fall! Now that the festive season is almost here, it’s time to look forward to the best time of the year. September has been quite eventful but a good reading month too. As always, quality over quantity. I am back with another reading update with some excellent recommendations you should pick up.
Incredible Indian Food Memoirs – Memories, Traditions, and Some Lost Recipes
A celebration of food memories. A deeply personal journey. An attempt to preserve long-lost recipes. Books steeped in nostalgia that both educate and entertain. I share some food memoirs by culinary writers, connoisseurs, and authors. Books that go beyond ingredients and techniques to the history of their beloved food.
The Book of (More) Delights by Ross Gay Book Review
True to its name, The Book of (More) Delights by Ross Gay is truly a delight to read. Consider it a book to turn to when you are having a bad day. To be comforted and affirm joy.
On The Spice Trail: Exploring The Magnificent World Of Indian Food Through Books
Books and food. There is no better combination. As I launch the On the Spice Trail series, here are some books that will change your perceptions of Indian food, bust some myths, answer some long-standing questions, and above all, impact the way you eat.