Culture
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Growing Up – The Delhi Years
“Yes, Daddy, yes! That’s the book the teacher read in class.” Daddy is turning pages of a children’s book entitled Fix it, Please. ... -
A Place Among the Stacks
Step Inside Whenever I walk into a public library, something inside me unwinds. The tumult of daily life that buffets me from every direction ... -
Glimpses of Small Town India of Yore
I was ten when Daddy put me on a train to Ambala. Alone and unsupervised for the first time, feeling quite grown up, I ... -
Romance Deserves Some Love
The romance genre makes up a huge market share of the total books sold annually. Industry data shows unit sales of romance novels have ... -
The New Year’s Air
The air gives off a serious aura It’s time to buckle our belts and tie up the hay It’s the season to plant eager ... -
A Reading Year in Review
‘Tis the Season All the bookish folks I follow on social media are releasing their year-in-review posts. There they are, with stacks and stacks ... -
Nurturing Spiritual Growth by Caring for the Mind and Body
I am a Christian. After years of life in a sheltered church environment, I dove out into the world to find people in different ... -
A Day of Bookish Joy
Book Fair Day! I recently attended The Write Women Book Fest in Bowie, MD. As soon as I walked into the hotel ballroom and ... -
In Support of Indie Books
Independent authors and publishers aren’t ruled by the almighty bottom line like the big publishing conglomerates are. Therefore, they can put out literature that ...