October as you all know is ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month’ aka ‘Pink Month’. Internet is buzzing with everything ‘pink’. People can be seen walking down the roads sporting pink ribbon or pink tee-shirts… all to support the Pink Month campaign. But what needs to be communicated is to push people to go beyond pink… and…
Publisher-Author: Talk about the publishing world and this shines out as the ultimate relation. Actually, it is responsible for everything else that matters then, be it the flow of the content and ideas, the buying and selling deals or the popularity that comes along. I might miss out on some other features, but this relationship…
Reading is bliss. No doubt! But the percentage of the ‘reader’ in oneself varies from person to person. Yes, I know we can’t measure it by a tool or something. But we can always judge how intense a reader you are. And as we are talking about the degree of passion you have about reading,…
Comparing books with e-books would be like comparing Shahrukh Khan with Ranbir Kapoor. One is a legend and the other heartthrob of millions. It’s like drawing lines between two different generations. Nothing can substitute the redolence and texture of pages, the feel of print and the pleasure of running your hands over the embossed book…
‘Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.’ That’s what Murphy’s law says. And as negative as it sounds, if you’re an optimist at heart ,you can still draw positivity from this line. How? That’s a million dollar question; and once you crack it, half the battle is won. It all depends on how you…
Believe it or not, one thing that does impact your reading is the starting line of a book. Not that it makes you super interested in the book, but it actually defines what to expect from the book. That doesn’t at all mean those without great opening lines aren’t great novels. But again, you can’t…
Women and fiction have had a long term relationship. And by stating that, I don’t intend to mine the rich seam of humour here. Nevertheless it holds true for a fact that women simply stand out when it comes to writing fiction. I’m sure I’m not the only one who agrees with this. History has…
Is something missing? Needless to add, it’s the smell and touch of your favourite book. Now it might seem like a clichéd situation for avid readers but then, that’s what makes rains so special! Doesn’t it? The early onset of monsoon has given us every reason to rejoice this awesome weather. I’m sure how the…
When all else fails, take a vacation. Rightly said! And for me, it’s the thing that has always worked. The increasing stress, anxiety and the pressure of work sometimes play such a havoc that it can make you go crazy. Hence, the best thing is to take a break. For some, that break could be…
Online shopping has become an important phenomenon in the recent years. The credit simply goes to the internet advancements and the change in the outlook of the people. Well, the latter has resulted from the former itself. With the advancement of technology and easy availability of internet, a considerably larger number of people have now…
