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Varsha Seshan

PodLab with Menaka Raman

November 12, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

At the Neev Literature Festival 2023, I watched Menaka Raman conduct a session on character development, and I knew I wanted to invite her to my writing programme. She did a session for us today, and what an engaging session it was! Her lively teaching style made the workshop a treat.  This workshop was my […]

Filed Under: Workshops Tagged With: creative writing with children, creative writing workshop, guest session, Menaka Raman, podcasting

The Great Escape

November 1, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Each time Menaka Raman posted about The Great Escape events, she urged participants to bring a spoon.And then, when she autographed my copy, she wrote Spoontacular Varsha.How could I not be intrigued? What’s the big deal about a spoon anyway? You have to read The Great Escape to find out, and that’s why it’s the first book we’ll be reading […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Books, hOle books, Menaka Raman, online reading programme, The Great Escape

How to Win an Election: A Most Unreliable Guide

April 10, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

It’s voting season, the best time to read How to Win an Election: A Most Unreliable Guide! I would argue, however, that any time is a good time to read the book because it’s hilarious, light, and fun. When Sachin is disqualified from standing for the middle school elections, he does the next best thing. […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for tweens, How to Win an Election, Menaka Raman, Middle Grade, reading, review

Passepartout, Is That You?

January 23, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I attended part of Menaka Raman’s session on Passepartout, Is That You? at Bookaroo Vadodara, and I was curious. I knew Passepartout was a tortoise, but that was all. What would the story be about? I finally read this delightful Hook Book just now, and I loved it! When repetition in picture books is well […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Hook Books, Menaka Raman, Passepartout Is That You?, Picture Book, reading, review

Loki Takes Guard

March 7, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

What draws me into a story? What makes me long to know more? What keeps me reading? Character. Always, character. That’s probably why I don’t typically enjoy detective stories very much. Suspense isn’t what drives me as a reader, and all too often, good detectives remain elusive. Their enigma is part of why people are […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Loki Takes Guard, Menaka Raman, Middle-Grade Fiction, reading, review