“Cyberabad Days” by Ian McDonald
Cyberabad Days is a book of short stories set in McDonald’s River of Gods universe – I’ve had an eye on it for a while, but finally had the opportunity to read it.…
Read more“India Becoming” by Akash Kapur
Note: I won this book on LibraryThing Early Reviewers. India Becoming: A Portrait of Life in Modern India is a book about India in transition, especially after the economy was…
Read more“River of Gods” by Ian McDonald
I had been looking forward to reading River of Gods for a long time; science-fiction set in a future India is certainly a novelty, but it also got rave reviews.…
Read more“The Wedding Wallah” by Farahad Zama
The Wedding Wallah by Farahad Zama is the third book of a series (starting with The Marriage Bureau for Rich People) set in my hometown, Vizag. No one ever writes…
Read more“Climbing the Stairs” by Padma Venkatraman
I found myself in a bookstore (that had some great bargains) yesterday, and ended up breaking my resolution not to buy any books until I’d read 25 of my old…
Read more“Two Lives” by Vikram Seth
Two Lives: A Memoir is the first Vikram Seth book I’ve read (I seem to be making a habit of introducing myself to authors who primarily write fiction by reading…
Read more“Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors” by Lizzie Collingham
A lot of the non-fiction that I’ve been reading lately has been about food and Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors by Lizzie Collingham is the latest in that trend.…
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