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Month: January 2023

Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, laureate of Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award 2016, is seen outside H. C. Andersen's house in Odense, Denmark October 30, 2016. Scanpix Denmark/Henning Bagger/via REUTERS/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK. NO COMMERCIAL SALES.

No, He Doesn’t Really Talk About Running – Haruki Murakami’s ‘What I Talk About When I Talk About Running’

Posted on January 29, 2023April 17, 2023 by Arghya Sarkar

“What I Talk About When I Talk About Running” (WITA2R) is a memoir by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. The book is divided into four sections, each focusing on a different aspect of Murakami’s running journey. It is a reflective and introspective account of Murakami’s experiences as a runner and the impact running has had on…

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5 Feel-Good Books to Read Like Heartstopper

5 Feel-Good Books to Read Like Heartstopper

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Ahendrila Goswami

5 Feel-Good Books to Read Like Heartstopper: Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper series is one of the most delectable desserts in the form of a graphic novel. It is in equal portions funny and charming and, like a good brownie, radiates a soft, warm glow when you finish reading each volume. It is the story of Charlie…

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At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop

Reading A Soldier’s Mind in ‘At Night All Blood is Black’ by David Diop

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Ahendrila Goswami

At Night All Blood is Black  – Originally published: 16 August 2018 About the Author David Diop is the head of the Department of the Arts, Languages, and Literature at the University of Pau in southwest France. His area of specialization as an academic includes French and Francophone African literature from the 18th century. His research…

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Don Tillman - The Rosie Project (2013)

Donning Rosie-Tinted Glasses: Discussing Don Tillman from The Rosie Project (2013)

Posted on January 11, 2023January 14, 2023 by Arghya Sarkar

About Don Tillman Don Tillman is an eminent geneticist but hopelessly out of his depth when it comes to regular social interactions, has exactly two friends, never went out on a second date, and ponders at night if he is capable of finding love. He is also the protagonist (and narrator) of author Graeme Simsion’s…

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“Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” - Raging Against the Dying Light with Dylan Thomas

“Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” – Raging Against the Dying Light with Dylan Thomas

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Shravani Sawant

“Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” is a poem by the famous Welsh poet Dylan Thomas [1914-1953], considered an essential part of the Modernism and Romanticism movements of the 1900s. Most of his works, rather than being intellectual or politically charged, are full of intense emotion and deep contemplation about human life. The…

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10 New Book Releases in January 2023 to Look Forward To

10 New Book Releases in January 2023 to Look Forward To

Posted on January 7, 2023January 8, 2023 by Ahendrila Goswami

10 New Book Releases in January 2023 to Look Forward To: We’d like to begin this blog by wishing our readers more books and reading time in this brand-new year. This year, like every year, we promise to go skinny dipping in the literary works of our favorite authors and pile up unread books on…

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