It’s time to get controversial. Shhhh….I’m letting you in on a few secrets. Unpopular bookish opinions to be exact. I have had completely different reaction to a book than the rest of my bibliophile friends….
How to Create and Organize Your TBR List
TBR means To Be Read. It is actually a list of all of the books that you want to read, but just haven’t gotten around to it. For avid readers TBR piles are mini-libraries. They…
Book Spine Poetry
I came across book spine poetry a few years ago and was blown away by its concept. Book spine poetry is placing spines of books so that they read like a sentence(s) or a poem….
Reading Books is Similar to Human Relationships
Some time back, I was reading a book. Raakshas by Piyush Jha to be precise. It’s a thriller and is a story of India’s No. 1 serial killer. It’s about how and what made him…
25 Quotes About Libraries, The Most Magical Places On Earth
I love libraries. I have spent innumerable hours in my school library, the club library in our colony, the college library and then a circulating library which was within walking distance from our home, for…
My Bookish Pet Peeves
For me, books are food for soul, books are sacred. And I keep them high up on the pedestal. But there are certain things about books that make me cringe or groan or cry with…
23 Opening Lines Of Books That Will Make You Want To Read Them Now
The opening line of a book are like the curtains swooping up, revealing the stage as the author ushers you into the story and also another world. An opening line forms the first impression. It…
The Benefits of Reading Non-Fiction
I wanted my child to be an avid reader like me. So from the very beginning, I have read or made him read age appropriate story books. But over the years, I realized that he…