Seishi Yokomizo Honjin Murders
Japanese Golden, Cosy Mysteries by Seishi Yokomizo for Bloody murders
I discovered Seishi Yokomizo right when I was craving a good old mystery. I had…
Best Book Covers from India 2019
The Best Book Covers from India 2019

Every year I take much pleasure in rounding up the best book covers…

The perfect world of Miwako Sumida Review
The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Clarissa Goenawan

I have a thing for books set in Japan. Even though I have never been to Japan, they feel familiar

Review : Red Circle Minis
Two New Japanese Short Stories from Red Circle Minis

Last year I reviewed three Red Circle Minis which are Japanese short stories…

Review : Braised Pork
Three Good Debuts to Start the Year With…

I love mixed bags and these three debuts are very different from one another. While Braised Pork …

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Ghosting and Boy—Two Slightly Foxed titles to read

I love the titles that Slightly Foxed publish and these are no exceptions. Ghosting is a behind-the-scenes

Shiniest debuts of 2019
9 Shiniest Debuts of 2019

I have been spending a lot of time with my family this year…

Best books with tips for Indian Writers
4 Books for Indian Writers to Get Noticed

Writing is that desk, an eye candy, sometimes a brooding, heavy…

Fun Books, Pageturners
How FUN are your books? — In Defence of Guilty Pleasures & Midnight Burners
What are books for? You might come up with a zillion reasons — see other…