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In this week's book review, Ameya takes a look at Devdutt Pattanaik's Olympus, which is a comprehensive account of all the major and minor events in Greek mythology

Olympus | Book Review | 2016 | Devdutt Pattanaik

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Devdutt Pattanaik is a well-known Indian mythologist, author, illustrator and speaker. Pattanaik was born in Mumbai on December 11, 1970. He did his MBBS from the Grant Medical College in Mumbai. He became a full-time author after working in the healthcare industry for fourteen years. Pattanaik has authored many books in the Read more…

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Book review of Rick Riordan's 'The Lightning Thief'

[Book Review] ‘The Lightning Thief’ by Rick Riordan

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rick Riordan is an American author whose first catapult to success was brought about by the first book in his Percy Jackson and the Olympians series i.e. The Lightning Thief. Initially a schoolteacher, Riordan first developed the idea of a book about the adventures of young-adult demigods after he conceived of bedtime Read more…

Book review of Madeline Miller's 'Circe'

[Book Review] ‘Circe’ by Madeline Miller

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Madeline Miller is an award-winning novelist. Her debut novel, The Song of Achilles, is a retelling of the Trojan War through the lens of the love shared between mythological heroes Achilles and Patroclus that she wrote while teaching Greek and Latin to high school students.  It has won the Orange Prize for Read more…