Title/Author: Room/Emma DonoghuePublisher: Little, BrownPages: 496ISBN 13: 978-0316120579 In a nutshellMa was 19 when she was kidnapped, raped and kept in this room. When Jack was 5, she had lived in there for 7 years. And for 7 years, she did what all loving mothers would do – love, nurture and protect her son the…
STORYTELLING TIME @ Times Bookstore, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
Everyone’s invited! Please come! Kids, especially 😉 It’s Storytelling Time! The Gruffalo by Julia DonaldsonPresented by Cambridge English For Life He has terrible tusks, and terrible claws, And terrible teeth in his terrible jaws! Oh yes, he’s one ugly monster! And guess what? A tiny, brave mouse will have to defeat the monster to save…
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Title/Author: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks/Rebecca SklootPublisher: Pan MacMillanPages: 384ISBN 13: 9780330533447 In a nutshellThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is more than just a story about a woman and her cells which are still alive till today. Not only have they been replicated, distributed, and used without the owner’s consent, but they have…
One Day by David Nicholls – THE MOVIE
So, the movie is here! Check out the trailer: Hmm…the movie looks quite promising… 🙂 If you’d like to read the book review, click here.
The 20 Essential Indian Novels
Thank you Katina for sharing this with me! Read this article and thought it might interest you too. Some really good titles here which might tempt you to add them to your ‘To Read’ list? 😉 “India’s ancient, volatile history, multicultural and multiethnic heritage, and varied geography make it a hotbed for amazing literature. Unfortunately,…
God of Carnage (PJLA Malaysia)
God of Carnage (originally Le Dieu Du Carnage), a French play debuted in Zurich way back in 2006. It has since been adapted into English, playing at London and New York. In 2009, the play was given the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, and won Best Play at the 2009 Tony Awards. And…
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
In a nutshell It may seem like a love story, but it’s actually not (covers can be deceiving!), which is why I decided to read it. This story, set around the depression era, is about Jacob who almost graduates from an Ivy League school with a degree in veterinary sciences. Upon finding out his parents’…
Uncensored version of ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ published!!
Over 120 years after it was condemned as ‘vulgar’ and ‘unclean’, an uncensored version of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is published by Harvard University Press. Revised after it was condemned in the British press over 130 years ago as “vulgar”, “unclean”, “poisonous” and “discreditable”, an uncensored version of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture…
Meet & Greet Shamini, Author of Inspector Singh Investigates Series!
Why, oh why on a weekday…? *sob* Anyway,…if you’re nearby, remember to meet up with Shamini Flint! Shamini writes children’s books with cultural and environmental themes including Jungle Blues and Turtle takes a Trip as well as the ‘Sasha’ series of children’s books. She also writes crime fiction, the first two books are Inspector Singh…
Author of Three Cups of Tea, fabricated his memoir?
Read this on themalaysianinsider.com, and started googling. These are what I found: 1) The author’s charity organization has taken credit for schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan that don’t exist. 2) The porters who accompanied him say he was never lost, and went back to the village a year after his first trip. 3) Mortenson also…
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