Book Review This was one of the best books I’ve read in 2019. I read the book on my Kindle, and it was so inspiring, motivating and beautifully penned that I just could not put my Kindle down. I’ve reviewed Shirley Harris- Slaughter’s short story called ‘Newspaper Chronicles’ earlier this year. In this blog post, I’m going to convince you that your next historical … [Read more...] about ‘Our Lady of Victory: The Saga of an African-American Catholic Community’ by Shirley Harris-Slaughter:
‘You Are the Music’ by Victoria Williamson
Book Review: I picked this book from the Trilogy Library section in Lower Parel just a few weeks ago. I finished reading it two days ago and I loved the book. I love the way it is presented, the way the author Victoria Williamson has really got into the soul of what it means to love music, and the way she made me understand why the music I listen to is so potent with … [Read more...] about ‘You Are the Music’ by Victoria Williamson
‘The Mars Room’ by Rachel Kushner
Book Review: I managed to get all the 2018 Man Booker Prize Longlisted books via Waterstones in the U.K. It took some time getting here to Mumbai and throughout the wait I was sick with worry for my precious hardbacks. The day they arrived I was in a sort of heavenly bliss, they were all hardbacks! But like all typical avid book phoenixes, I didn’t get down to reading … [Read more...] about ‘The Mars Room’ by Rachel Kushner
‘How to Read Literature like a Professor’ by Thomas. C. Foster
Book Review: I got this book at Christmas 2018 from Santa Claus and I was dying to read it. Two months into 2019, I grabbed the book from my TBR pile and just fell in love with it. I’ve always wanted to further my education in History or Sociology but since I had to teach and write full time, that was not a possibility in my 20s at all. I also wanted to do an M.A. in … [Read more...] about ‘How to Read Literature like a Professor’ by Thomas. C. Foster
‘Newspaper Chronicles’ by Shirley Harris-Slaughter
Book Review: I read Shirley Harris-Slaughter’s standalone short story ‘Newspaper Chronicles’ last night on my Kindle. I was attracted by the cover and synopsis of the book. It was worth every penny I paid for it. I always think at certain moments in my life that if I did not go in for teaching or freelance writing, I too would have been working at a newspaper … [Read more...] about ‘Newspaper Chronicles’ by Shirley Harris-Slaughter