Heard of ‘Banned Book Weeks’ before? Well, Banned Books Week is the only national celebration of the freedom to read. It was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than 11,000 books have been challenged since 1982. During the last…
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Title/Author: The Night Circus/Erin MorgensternPublisher: DoubledayPages: 400ISBN 13: 978-0385534635 In a nutshell This introduction itself hooked me: “The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque…
Night by Elie Wiesel
Title/Author: Night/Elie Wiesel Publisher: Bantam Books Pages: 109 ISBN 13: 978-055-327-253-6 In a nutshell Night is narrated by Eliezer (Elie Wiesel) a survivor of the Holocaust during WWII. Wiesel recounts his experiences as a Jewish boy of about 13 as his family is first restricted to a ghetto in his hometown, Sighet, in Hungarian Transylvania….
Diary of a Wimpy Vampire
Title/Author: Diary of a Wimpy Vampire: Prince of Dorkness/Tim Collins Publisher: Michael O’ Mara Books Pages: 224 ISBN 13: 978-184-317-524-7 In a nutshell Nigel Mullet was transfored into a vampire at the awkward age of fifteen, and had remained this age for ever, and spent eternity struggling through a confusing, challenging adolescent phase. So yeah,…
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Title/Author: A Monster Calls/Patrick Ness Publisher: Walker BooksPages: 269ISBN 13: 978-0141039701 In a nutshellA Monster Calls is about a teenage boy, Conor, who has to come to terms with his mom, the only person he cares about and loves, not recovering from cancer. He has nobody he could turn to. He doesn’t get along with…
Monster by Allan Hall
Title/Author: Monster/Allan HallPublisher: Penguin BooksPages: 269ISBN 13: 978-0141039701 In a nutshellOn 28th August 1984, Josef Fritzl drugged his teenage daughter Elisabeth with ether and imprisoned her in a soundproof underground bunker, behind eight locked doors for 24 years. He raped and abused her. She bore him 7 children. The author has packed a great deal…
Room by Emma Donoghue
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…
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,…
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