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In this week's book review, Ameya presents its take on Sudeep Nagarkar's contemporary romance novel, A Second Chance

A Second Chance | Book Review | 2020 | Sudeep Nagarkar

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sudeep Nagarkar is a well-known Indian author, with twelve bestselling novels to his credit. He featured on the Forbes longlist of the most influential celebrities for two consecutive years. Nagarkar also received many awards such as Celebrity Author 2013 from Amazon, and Youth Icon of the Year at the Zee Awards in Read more…

Book review of Boons and Curses by Yugal Kishore Joshi

Boons and Curses | Book Review | Yugal Kishore Joshi | 2020

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Yugal Kishore Joshi is an alumnus of IIT Delhi and the National University of Singapore. He is the co-author of the internationally-acclaimed book The Singapore Water Story, which has been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Hindi and Mongolian. Joshi also co-authored Creating Shared Value. In India, Joshi is particularly well-known for books like Read more…

Love Stories that Touched my Heart is an anthopology of 25 short stories by debutant authors from all over the country

Love Stories that Touched my Heart | Book Review | 2012 | Ravinder Singh

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Love Stories that Touched my Heart is a medley of love stories edited by Ravinder Singh. Singh is a techie-turned-author, who was penned many bestselling books. He hails from Burla, a small town in western Odisha, and is now settled in Delhi. I Too Had a Love Story, Can Love Happen Twice Read more…

The Four Winds is a novel about feminism and motherhood, set in the era of the Great Depression

The Four Winds | Book Review | 2021 | Kristin Hannah

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kristin Hannah is an American author who is known for her critically acclaimed novels such as The Nightingale and Firefly Lane. Both the books have been adapted into well-received movies. Hannah has also won several awards for her impressive works. These include the National Reader’s Choice Award given to her in 1996, Read more…

Conversation in the Cathedral is a novel set in the backdrop of a time when Peru was ruled by a corrupt, dictatorial regime

Conversation in the Cathedral | Book Review | 1969 | Mario Vargas Llosa

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa was born on March 28, 1936 in Peru. A prolific writer, journalist, essayist and former politician, Llosa is one of the most influential Latin American writers. Published in 1963, his debut novel The Time of the Hero (La Ciudad y Los Perros) was an immediate international success. Read more…

The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a collection of five stories by J.K. Rowling

The Tales of Beedle the Bard | Book Review | 2008 | J. K. Rowling

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joanne Rowling, popularly known as J. K. Rowling, was born on July 31, 1965 in Yate, Glouctershire. She is an author, a film and television producer, a philanthropist, and a screenwriter. She wrote The Harry Potter Series under the pen name of J. K. Rowling on the suggestion of her publishers, K Read more…

Midnight in Chernobyl is a harrowing account of the world's greatest nuclear catastrophe

Midnight in Chernobyl | Book Review | 2019 | Adam Higginbotham

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Adam Higginbotham was born in England in 1968. He lives with his family in New York City. Over the years, he has established himself as a writer for various reputed newspapers and magazines. His articles have been featured in GQ, The New Yorker, and The New York Times Magazine. He also has Read more…

Martin Seligman's Authentic Happiness is a treatise on how the twin human goals of happiness and gratification can be achieved with a few simple steps

Authentic Happiness | Book Review | 2002 | Martin Seligman

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Martin Elias Peter Seligman is an American psychologist, educator, and the author of several self-help books. Born on August 12, 1942, Seligman did his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967. His theories on positive psychology and well-being have made him one of the leading psychologists around the world. Read more…

The Last Mughal is a historical fiction by Scottish left-leaning author William Dalrymple

The Last Mughal | Book Review | 2006 | William Dalrymple

ABOUT THE AUTHOR William Dalrymple is a Scottish left-leaning historian and writer. He was born on March 20, 1965. He is also an art historian and a curator, broadcaster, and critic. Dalrymple mainly focuses on the history and art of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Middle East. He has written several books on history and Read more…

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…