Ten to Fourteen years of school life is the most precious period in our life. We often crib about our education system. But, at the end of the day, school is a place that prepares us for the rest of our life. Hats, Hoods and Humiliation by Hiranya Verma is a book that will take…
“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet” -Jhumpa Lahiri (Writer of The Lowland) Your favourite cup of dark coffee with chocolate chips on the froth, a light drizzle outside, and your favorite book in one hand. Isn’t it a breath-taking moment each one of us crave for? Books are…
Today we have Aanchal Arora as our guest on Snapshot. Aanchal Arora is the author of ‘The Efflorescence’ – A collection of poetry which was published on 3rd january 2020 Have a look at the poem she has written for us: Letter to the Humans Today I took a deep breath After wandering through the…
A few weeks back when things were good, I was aimlessly searching for some random books in the library. That’s when I found this book ‘Girls with Courage’ by Adele Geras in the kid’s section. I was planning to create a kids’ book recommendations video on my channel ‘Bookshot‘. I spent a lot of time…
Booktube is a beautiful place where people talk about books. In this post, I am featuring my favourite booktubers. They might inspire you to pick more books and feel enthusiastic about reading. I myself run a booktube channel called ‘Bookshot‘ (which I started recently) where I post my views about books. Here are my favourite…
I got serious about reading books from the year 2018. Before that, I was a careless reader. I didn’t care about the names of the book I read, I never remembered authors. But when I decided to take writing seriously and started my own blog, I realised the importance of thorough reading. Then slowly with…
You wouldn’t get a better time than this to inculcate a daily reading habit in your life. So, read this post till the end and try to implement the ideas mentioned in your daily routine. I promise they are simple and achievable. There are two types of reading that happens; Reading without Choice (Academic/Professional Reading)…
The very important aspect that goes into reading is ‘Interest’. Developing that interest is the very first step in developing a reading habit. So here I am sharing some creative ideas to boost your interest in reading. Reading is not embraced by everyone passionately, sad but true. While a small population adores reading, the rest…
The one thing I was very sure about at the beginning of this year was I won’t be taking review copies for a while. I had a strong urge for review copies during past years and I didn’t realise how it was affecting my reading life. So this year I decided to have a solid…
With the uncertain lockdown and quarantine situation all over the world, people privileged to stay at home are left with few extra hours in hand. If you wish to invest these extra hours in reading, this post is for you my friend 🙂. With lockdown, we have libraries and book stores closed, even online deliveries…