Dear Reader, The latest addition to my library is Devotions (The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver) from 1963-2015. I received the book yesterday afternoon and by the evening I was turning pages, picking up random poems, playing a page-number game. I felt like a child constantly sticking my fingers in my favourite chocolate cake and …
Kuhu Learns to Deal With Life- A Debut Author’s Wishlist
Dear Reader Seven-year-old Kuhu Joshi is out in the world since my last post! I’m happy to introduce her to you and give a little sneak peek into her world. This brilliant cover design is by Bazma Ahmad. The book is up for preorder at a discounted price until 15 November. Please click on the …
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Kuhu Learns to Deal With Life: Join the Journey
Dear Reader, It’s been a while but not without reason. Thank you for waiting despite my long absence. This newsletter comes with special news about my first solo-authored book, which will be released soon. Written for emerging and intermediate readers and published by Bare Bones, Kuhu Learns to Deal With Life, is the story of …
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Why Readers Should Question Authors
Dear Readers, Last evening I read a story that has been nagging me persistently ever since. The setting of the story is a familiar territory that I’ve had the opportunity to observe closely. Naturally, the moment I glanced at the snippet, I was keen to read the whole thing. Unfortunately, the story left me disappointed, …
Finding Creativity Beyond Writing
Dear Readers, I’ve been spending time with my children’s manuscript lately. The first draft of this middle grade chapter book was written in 2020. I didn’t think much about it back then because I was still experimenting with writing, shifting from one genre to another, writing at my will and pace, and pretty much everything …
Exploring Ghost Stories: A Tribute to Tagore
Hello IWSG Family, I'm happy to be back after not being able to attend the virtual IWSG meet in September. October is a wonderful month in India, filled with festivities, family gatherings, delicious treats, busy markets and businesses. In addition to this, there are various deadlines for writing submissions, with the majority of them occurring …
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A Hundred Quills 