Here's a list of books I'm reading in 2019: January 2019 Jasmine Days by Benyajim, Translated by Shahnaz Habib; by Juggernaut. Women & Power (An Updated Manifesto) by Mary Beard; Ways of Seeing by John Berger; Penguin Modern Classics. Profile Books. Before We Visit the Goddess by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Simon & Schuster. The Forest … Continue reading 2019 in Books
#bookreview The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banarjee Divakaruni
Growing up, I saw a woman devoted to her husband because that's what she thought she was supposed to do, and never receiving that love in return. I would wonder the point of such a marriage. Over the years, their relationship dwindled and is non-existent now. They're together because the alternative is difficult to step … Continue reading #bookreview The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banarjee Divakaruni
2019 – Year of Rejections
During my usual procrastination on Twitter this morning, I found Katie Hale's attempts at 100 rejections - a resolution she continues in 2019. Read about her 100 aims at Rejections (2017), (2018), an analysis of her rejections of 2018, and her inspiration by Kim Liao's 2016 article that encourages us to aim for rejections instead … Continue reading 2019 – Year of Rejections
#BookReview – The Twice-Born by Aatish Taseer
I feel closer to writers when I can relate to them, and maybe step into their shoes to know what they’d be feeling. I’m not an empathetic person usually and that makes a lot of reading difficult for me to absorb, so it’s easier when I can tick a checklist that points to certain similarities. … Continue reading #BookReview – The Twice-Born by Aatish Taseer
My Top 8 Books of 2018
When I was a young girl, back in school with mom deciding what hairstyle was in (you know that time?), I'd stay up late and find corners in the house with adequate lighting so that I could read my latest book. I'd keep my ears alert to the sound of movement and run back to … Continue reading My Top 8 Books of 2018
