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Short Book Reviews: Volume 1
Read more: Short Book Reviews: Volume 1Yellowface gives us a glimpse of the publishing industry. It reveals just how skewed it is, how it brackets authors into genres, and how little concern it has for ethics. When Athena dies and June steals her unpublished manuscript, it’s at once a success compared to her forgotten and short-lived debut.
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The God of Small Things
Read more: The God of Small ThingsIt is curious how sometimes the memory of death lives on for so much longer than the memory of life that is purloined… Esthappen and Rahel are just seven at the time of the incident. When their cousin Sophie is found dead by the river, it upends their life and tears them apart. For the…
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Poetry Corner: Volume 11
Read more: Poetry Corner: Volume 11We can’t wait for the rains to begin. To feel anew, to hear the rain speak, to lie in bed all day and stare out the window, mulling the passage of time. To think about responsibility and brood for the rest of the day. To catch rainbows and sing the monsoon song. To feel the…
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A new voyage
Read more: A new voyageI must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tideIs a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied… These lines by John Masefield sum our relationship with the sea. A restlessness grips us when we are in the midst of a sea fever. It is only allayed…
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48 hours in Kurseong
Read more: 48 hours in KurseongIt was supposed to be a short layover. We were in Kurseong to rest our legs before heading on to visit Darjeeling, it’s famous cousin. The hill town, however, surprised us from the outset. The steep gradient, hairpin bends, deep valleys and a less-than ideal driver made it a more adventurous ride than we had…
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