Any Earthquakes Out There?
Reading an old comfort book gives recognition to the earthquakes still tremoring inside me.
Books
Book reviews & analyses
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My Prince Charming Is A Book
Earlier this month, I conducted a workshop on Erotica Writing. I’ve explained how and why I decided that I wanted to write more naturally and with less abashment about sex and sexuality. But my journey with ‘real’ erotica reading probably began with 50 Shades of Grey, a story that I…
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My First Publisher: Performing at LitCon 2015, Mithibai college
Tuesday was really special. I had a chance to perform at Mithibai college’s LitCon festival. The alma mater makes everything a magical experience. Even though the building has changed beyond recognition, it has echoes of my adolescent self, climbing out of windows, sneaking vada-paos into chemistry labs, reading books hidden…
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BOOK: A Pinch Of Nutmeg – Christine Ambrosius
A review of Christine Ambrosius’ “A Pinch of Nutmeg”
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The Game – Neil Strauss: Negging & Begging
A pick-up artist wrote a book called ‘The Game’ and he may as well have called it, ‘A little negging, a lot of begging’.
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Tyler Durden Weekends
The Tyler Durden in me is peeking.
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Insects Are Just Like You and Me Except Some of Them Have Wings – Kuzhali Manickavel: Quirky & Enjoyable In Tiny Doses
A review of ‘Insects are just like you and me except some of them have wings’ by Kuzhali Manickavel.
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Sita – Devdutt Pattanaik: Repackaging The Indian Superhero With The Same Old Religious Tripe
A review of Devdutt Pattanaik’s ‘SITA’ contrasted with his other book ‘JAYA’.
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S.E.C.R.E.T. Shared – L.Marie Adeline:
Secret Shared by L. Marie AdelineMy rating: 3 of 5 stars I’ve read more of the genre after I read S.E.C.R.E.T. so I’m inclined to be a little kinder in my assessment of this book. There is a lot of crass bilge passed off as erotica and this is not…
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Delta Of Venus: Anais Nin – A Woman’s Perspective On Sex
‘Delta of Venus’ by Anais Nin has an interesting backstory. Erotica? Not quite. More like revenge craft via sex writing.
