This is the first time I am closely following JCB Prize for literature longlist nominees. This year consists of a good mix of some debut, translated, and contemporary Indian novels. To be very honest, this collection has often lured me into keeping my current reads aside and dive into the nominees. What is JCB Prize for literature? The JCB Prize for Literature is an esteemed … Continue reading JCB longlist: 10 books to add to your TBR
August has been a pretty good month reading and sanity wise. These past months have been rough due to this whole COVID situation. Admittedly, I took some time adjusting to this new normal which definitely took a toll on my reading. What’s done is done. Better late than Never. What I read this month I am pleased with my reading progress this month. 5 books … Continue reading August’20 Wrap-Up
Dark, unsettling, heartbreaking, daunting reality. Confused? These are not random adjectives but my TBR for this month. For June, I have handpicked three books and I hope I read them all by the end of the month. I have been sticking to my TBR in the past so let’s hope it stays this way. Tin Man by Sarah Winman Genre: Contemporary This is more of … Continue reading June Reading List
For most part of May, it was Game of Thrones and few other bookish updates that I am starting this post with. I did it again! Harry Potter I shifted to a new home this month and the change left me no time to pick up something new so I switched between multiple books. They were mostly re-reads which included Harry Potter and the Goblet of … Continue reading What I did all May: A Recap
Already a week has ended for this month and I’m writing my goals now! Without furthur ado, let’s get started. This time the goals are not only bookish but non-bookish as well. TBR Count I am setting myself up for just two books this month because I want to finish what I start. This month I am going to try a new author Anna Burns … Continue reading April Goal Sheet
Hello one and all. Today I write about my first book haul of the year. I have been very thoughtful of my purchases this time to make sure I include the works from across the world and not get restricted by the same line of reading that I am used to. Moving forward here’s presenting you the books I have added to my library. I will … Continue reading First Book Haul of 2019
Greetings everyone. I hope the new month is treating you well. For me, March started off with a celebration. It was a long weekend as Holi was celebrated with pomp and show on 2nd March. I haven’t started my March reads yet so I thought it is wise if I do a February wrap up before starting my March books. February in terms of books … Continue reading Wrap Up | February
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you have a fantastic reading year ahead. I had been quite busy during the holidays so didn’t get much reading done. But now, I am ready to start afresh with my reading journey for 2018. I have kept one book per week for the month of January. Some of the books from December are still sitting unread so I … Continue reading TBR | Jan and Feb 2018
Another month flew by and we are in the last month of 2017 which also happens to be the time of the year. Winter is upon us and it’s time for some cozy reading and by now, I am mostly seen in the vicinity of oversized jumpers, delicious cookies, and silly blankets. Honestly, this has been a fabulous year for me with my TBR pile … Continue reading December TBR
I think it’s time that I finally admit that winter has come. The days are comparatively warm and sunny followed by chilly nights. It seems yesterday that I marched into 2017 and picked up my January reads. I can’t believe we are already in December and time has flown by so rapidly. Reading wise, my November has been quite mellow as I had to catch up … Continue reading November Wrap Up
