I am not gonna lie; I actually spent a good three minutes just gazing at the bookstore. Walking through the alleys in one of my most favourite bookstores in the country – Starmak, Chennai – that happened to open only yesterday after five months of shutters was like reclaiming a whiff of fresh air that … More Quiet Reassurance
From the time I know, I have been in company of books. Beginning with casual strolls in my father’s library and running my tiny fingers over the book spines to sampling one on a fine afternoon and falling in love with its tribe, I have hardly ever left the book-country. With passing years came new … More An year when Books begot Friends! 🙂
It is not always that I turn my vacation into literary ones; for one, my companions aren’t always as enthusiastic about books and their allied magic as I am and for two, I don’t undertake solo trips. But whenever I travel with my mamma, I know I can deviate from the customary and venture into … More Literary Trail: Shakespeare and Company Bookstore, Paris
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald My Rating: 4 of 5 stars On an unusually upbeat evening, I was winding up from work. The recently bought, crisp, intense 300-pages long fictional drama, that I had left, tantalizingly, at the 273rd page the previous night, was softly tip-toeing in front of my eyes. The unread pages were … More Book Review: The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald (1978)
I love e-books, I do. But ask me this: What gives you the the happiest feeling in your world of reading? And I would say: Reading in my library! Ah! Sinking into my little cozy library, books staring at me with wistful eyes from all around and in a continuous, hypnotic way, closing in on … More 11 Unusual Book Stores
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