A new book offers tips to new investors on how to learn from failures
We meet Vijay from Agneepath – a character who will return in these pages, embodying grit and vengeance.…
How not to write a novel in Muriel Spark’s final book, ‘The Finishing School’
“According to the catechism of the Roman Catholic faith, into which Rowland had been born, six sins against…
‘The Rest of Our Lives’ is a dull journey with a middle-aged man on a road trip
The Rest of Our Lives starts with the protagonist, Tom Layward, admitting to being cheated on by his…
A novel styled like a textbook is as punishing as homework
After having been left alive in an anti-intellectual world, the novelist cannot be blamed for presuming that they…
‘Love in the Time of Serial Killers’ is a perfect romance for cynics and sceptics
A non-reader of romance, I picked up Love in the Time of Serial Killers as a beach read…
Ruminations between the co-founders of Brown Girl Bookshelf
In August 2020, friends Mishika Narula and Srisruthi Ramesh created Brown Girl Bookshelf (BGB), a platform and growing…
Death and war in Eric Ambler’s supremely stylish spy thriller, ‘Journey into Fear’
“In case of danger… In case! But you couldn’t get away from danger! It was all about you,…