Books spark discussion. As a book club facilitator, I know only too well how a story can lead to conversations about fear, wonder, belonging and so much more. And that […]
I Won’t Wash My Hair
What an utterly delightful book! I love books that make my jaw drop on the very last page, and I Won’t Wash My Hair by Aparna Kapur and Ogin Nayam […]
My Favourite Picture Books and Early Chapter Books from 2023
It’s only as I was looking back at all the wonderful books I read in 2023 that I realised that five of my favourite picture books and early chapter books […]
What Feelings Do When No One’s Looking
What Feelings Do When No One’s Looking is such a gorgeous, whimsical book! Do our feelings live inside us, or do they go on journeys of their own? Or do […]
Passepartout, Is That You?
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 […]
My Year in Writing: 2022
What can I say about a year when I FINALLY managed to take my books to audiences? At lit fests in Gurugram, Vadodara, Jaipur and Pune, I shared my books, […]
My Favourite Picture Books and Early Chapter Books from 2022
I love this exercise – of looking back at all the books I read and loved in the year that went by. This year, I found it even more difficult […]
The Manic Panic
I love Richa Jha’s books. I don’t know how many I’ve read, but each one has been special – Love Like That, Boo! When My Sister Died, Machher Jhol … […]
Roshan’s Road to Music
Recently, while reading A Cello on the Wall with my book club, we did a quiz on musical instruments. The piano, the cello (of course), the guitar, and the tabla […]
Ritu Weds Chandni
I’ve been wanting to read Ritu Weds Chandni ever since I saw posts by Yali Books two years ago. It seemed like such an important book – a picture book […]
My Year in Writing: 2021
The year 2020 was such a boost to me as a writer! With a poem published by OUP, a picture book, a chapter book, a middle-grade book and a collection […]
White Socks Only
White Socks Only is a stunning piece of literature and art, a charming book about a curious child eager to find out whether something she’s heard is true. I revisited […]
November Reads
Generally speaking, I read so little literature in translation! Just by chance, however, this month, I’ve read three books in translation. One was adapted from several Russian editions, one translated […]
Uncle Oscar’s Chairs From A to Z
It’s sometimes amazing how a book comes into your world at just the right time. A dear friend whom I don’t talk to often enough sent me Uncle Oscar’s Chairs: […]
Once Upon an Alphabet
Stories are made of words and words are made of the alphabet. What if there was a special story for each letter of the alphabet?That’s the premise of this zany, […]
Today I Am … A Writer!
The worst thing about being a writer is not writer’s block. Not by a long stretch. The worst thing is all the waiting. Waiting for people to respond. Waiting for […]