By Trevor Noah Released :10/10/2020 Reviewed : 05/10/2020 Reviewed by: Priyanka Elangbam There are some stories that are best enjoyed when read and then there are some that absolutely must be listened to Trevor Noah\’s Born a Crime falls in the latter category. As the music slowly swallows his final words and swells up through …
By Easterine Kire Released :10/10/2020 Reviewed :01/10/2020 Reviewed by: Denita Chungkham Easterine Kire, an esteemed poet and novelist, is the first Naga to pen down her poems and stories in the English language. Her latest book,” A Respectable Woman” is a splendid war fiction, which depicts the terrifying consequences of the Second World War and …
By Paul Kalanithi Released : 10/10/2020 Reviewed : 26/09/2020 Reviewed by: Meesha Luwang This book was published posthumously almost a year after the death of Dr. Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon, who died of lung cancer in his 30s. The foreward, which was beautifully written by Abraham Verghese (of Cutting for Stone-fame) gave a glimpse into …
By Megha MajumdarReleased :10 /10/2020Reviewed : 30/10/2020Reviewed by : Mona AimolA Burning is an all-consuming story that sketches the complexity of societies with sophistication. The story lays its pillars on three protagonists whose lives are intertwined with events that throw readers at the face of the fragility of moral courage displaying the potential for the …
By Susan Cain Released : 10/10/2020 Reviewed : 08/10/2020 Reviewed by: Langlen Chanu Susan Cain is one of the finest writers and is introverted by nature. After listening to her 2012 tedtalks, I urged myself to read her book \”Quiet – The Power Of Introvert in a World That Can\’t Stop Talking\”. She defined ‘introversion’ …
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By- Hijam Guno Released : October 03,2020Reviewed : September 30,2020Reviewed by Minerva Hemam “Laman” is Sahitya Akademi awardee Hijam Guno’s debut Manipuri novel. It is a historical novel that will take you to the 19th century. It gives an explicit taste of Manipuri literature where you wouldn’t find much of Sanskrit or Bengali words. The …
By Rhonda Byrne Released: October 03,2020 Reviewed: September 30,2020Reviewed by – Tourlin Singh Thokchom Albert Einstein (1879-1955) rightly said Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’scoming attractions (Rhonda, 91). The Secret can be read as the elaborated version of thissaying. Rhonda Byrne had beautifully compiled The Secret in 2006 with facts andexamples, which …
By Madeleine Wickham Released : October 03,2020Reviewed : September 24,2020 Reviewed by Meesha Luwang Recently, my “Storygraph” analysis showed that around 60% of the books I read are “informative, dark and mysterious.” So I decided to take a break from my usual genres and pick up something light and breezy. And what can be further …
by Manjul Bajaj Released : October 03,2020Reviewed : October 01, 2020Reviewed by Susma Sharma Gurumayum The timeless tale of Heer-Ranjha through a feminist lens in Manjul Bajaj’s ‘In Search of Heer’ ‘In Search of Heer’ is a feminist re-telling of the cult romance of Punjab of the medieval times, Heer Syal and Deedho Ranjha. Akbar …