by Ranjani Rao | Aug 29, 2020 | In books
The discovery of audiobooks came as an unexpectedly pleasant surprise during the otherwise dull days of being sequestered at home due to Covid. Working from home meant hours of sitting in front of a screen and left me with no inclination to curl up with a book before...
by Ranjani Rao | Jul 18, 2020 | In books
The Stationery Shop of Tehran by Marjan KamaliLook at loveHow it tanglesWith the one fallen in love Look at spirit How it fuses with earth Giving it new life ...
by Ranjani Rao | Apr 13, 2020 | In books
Black Milk: On Motherhood and Writing by Elif Shafak“Every book is a journey, a map into the complexities of the human mind and soul.”This easy-to-read but layered non-fiction book by well-known novelist Elif Shafak is difficult to classify into a neat genre. Not...
by Ranjani Rao | Mar 26, 2020 | In books
The Heartsick Diaspora And Other Stories by Elaine ChiewThe title of the collection, The Heartsick Diaspora drew my attention amongst the various books that were showcased at the Singapore Writers Festival in November 2019. As a resident of Singapore, member of the...
by Ranjani Rao | Mar 19, 2020 | In books
Before the Coffee Gets ColdbyToshikazu Kawaguchi (Translated by Geoffrey Trousselot)Think of an answer to the question that forms the central premise of this book.If you could go back, who would you want to meet ?Doesn’t it sound like a question that is likely to be...
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