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Book review of The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Fault in Our Stars | Book Review | 2012 | John Green

ABOUT THE AUTHOR John Green is an American author and vlogger. He is reputed for his works in the young-adult fiction and romance genres. Green’s first novel Looking for Alaska was published in 2005. He won the prestigious Michael L. Printz Award for his debut novel. It also featured on the list of the top Read more…

Book review of Blessed One by Hiranya Borah

Blessed One | Book Review | 2021 | Hiranya Borah

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Born on April 1, 1962 in a small village in Assam, India, Hiranya Borah completed his studies from the University of Delhi. He would later join the prestigious Indian Statistical Services. Borah authored two Assamese books while pursuing his higher education in the eighties. He also contributed as an editor of the Read more…

Book review of The Gift by Danielle Steel

The Gift | Book Review | 1994 | Danielle Steel

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Danielle Steel is an American novelist. Steel was born on August 14, 1947 in New York City. She started writing stories and poetry from a young age. Her first novel, Going Home, was published in 1972. She has published 179 books, which include over 146 novels. Steel is the fourth-bestselling fiction writer Read more…

Book review of George Samuel Clason' The Richest Man in Babylon

The Richest Man in Babylon | Book Review | 1926 | George S. Clason

ABOUT THE AUTHOR George Samuel Clason was born in 1874 in Louisiana, Missouri. He attended the University of Nebraska. Clason also served in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War. Clason was the founder of two companies – Clason Publishing and Clason Map Company. The latter would go on to publish a road atlas Read more…

Book review of The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | Book Review | 1927 | Arthur C. Doyle

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician. He is a well-known crime-fiction author, popular for creating the reputed fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle was born on May 22, 1859 in Scotland. He authored four novels and fifty-six short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes, a London-based consulting detective. A Study Read more…

Book review of the Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half | Book Review | 2020 | Brit Bennett

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Britt Bennett is the bestselling, award-winning author of the critically acclaimed debut novel, The Mothers. She resides in Los Angeles, California. In 2014, Bennett wrote an essay about Jezebel, the Israeli queen, titled ‘I Don’t Know What to Do with Good White People’, while pursuing her master’s degree. The article received widespread Read more…

Book review of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Om Illustrated Classics

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes | Book Review | 1893 | Arthur Conan Doyle

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied Medicine at the University Of Edinburgh Medical School. Doyle was also a prolific writer, who created many classics in the genres of crime fiction, history, short stories, and stage plays. Doyle is credited with the creation of Read more…

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter is the story of an illegitimate affair between the author and aunt Julia

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter | Book Review | 1977 | Mario Vargas Llosa

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa was born on March 28, 1936 in Peru. He is a prolific writer, journalist, essayist, former politician, and college professor. Llosa is one of the most influential Latin American writers of all time. Published in 1963, his debut novel The Time of the Hero (La Ciudad y Read more…

Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India is the story of a man who almost singlehandedly kept the barbaric Islamic invaders at bay

Legend of Suheldev | Book Review | 2020 | Amish Tripathi

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amish Tripathi was born in Mumbai in 1974. After the success of his debut novel, The Immortals of Meluha, he left his career in the financial services sector to become a full-time author. The Shiva Trilogy went on to become the fastest-selling book series in Indian publishing history. His Ramachandra Series was Read more…

The Gita For Children is a concise, easy-to-understand summary of the Bhagavad Gita for children

The Gita: For Children | Book Review | 2015 | Roopa Pai

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Roopa Pai is a well-known children’s author, who is also a computer engineer and journalist. Pai lives in Bangalore and has published over 20 books. She started her literary journey as an article writer for the Deccan Herald. Chanakya: the Master Statesman was her first book, which was published in 2004. Pai Read more…