I bought a Kindle copy each of Chinese Whiskers and Jakarta Tails by Pallavi Aiyar recently. I’d picked up both books since I love cats. However, after reading about 50% of Chinese Whiskers, I’m berating myself for my impulsive buys. I will make it a point to finish Chinese Whiskers, but I’m not enjoying itContinue reading “My Reading and Writing Pursuits Last Week”
Author Archives: Aishwariya
Two Books of Poems
I talk about two books of poetry: 1. ‘Isolocation’ by various authors and 2. ‘Hate that cat’ by Sharon Creech.
Three Great Reads on Kindle Unlimited and One Audiobook on Audible
I’ve been reading three books simultaneously! Yes, I do that! The first is The Kali Project, which is a collection of women’s voices as they discover their inner Kali. The second is the ‘Love’ anthology, which is a Valentine’s release this year. As the name suggests, it features short stories on the theme of loveContinue reading “Three Great Reads on Kindle Unlimited and One Audiobook on Audible”
Two Book Reviews
This post discusses two books – ‘Strangely Familiar Tales’ by Vijayalakshmi Harish and ‘To Be or Not to Be a Writer’ by Sweetycat Press
A Beautiful Mind
I became a member of the Creative Soul Club by Blogchatter recently, and they had posted which movie to watch for the meet. It was ‘A Beautiful Mind’ – a movie about John Nash, a mathematician who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1994. John Nash had paranoid schizophrenia. The movie is based onContinue reading “A Beautiful Mind”
My Current Read – ‘The Anatomy of Scars’
Hello, everyone! Reading has always been such an important part of my life. It made my childhood magical and again improved my life when I turned 40. Last year was a bit insane with the pandemic, and I read 55 books. Otherwise, I was reading 25 books a year on an average. So this year,Continue reading “My Current Read – ‘The Anatomy of Scars’”
The Introvert’s Edge to Networking
‘The Introvert’s Edge to Networking: Work the room. Leverage social media. Develop powerful connections.’ is a must-read book for all introverts who need to realize that introversion is their superpower and not a liability. Introverted people actually have an advantage since they are more thoughtful and make more meaningful interactions with people. Sadly, many introvertsContinue reading “The Introvert’s Edge to Networking”
Raising capable children
I read ‘Raising Capable Children’ by Sakshi Varma because I know of her as a blogger. I wanted to know what she had to say about parenting. Even in the title, she emphasises values, attitudes and skills. It was a joy to see how she referred to the importance of magic in one’s childhood andContinue reading “Raising capable children”
The Midnight Library and Other Reads
‘The Midnight Library’ by Matt Haig was my first fiction read this year. And what a read it turned out to be. The story is about a suicidal girl who walks into “the midnight library” and gets to live the lives she could have lived. By getting a chance to live these lives, her perspectiveContinue reading “The Midnight Library and Other Reads”
Stepping into 2021
As I’d planned, my first book of the new year is ‘The Artist’s Way’ by Julia Cameron. The book is designed to be a course to artistic recovery over 12 weeks with exercises at the end of each chapter. Today was my first day of writing the morning pages. I spoke about this in anContinue reading “Stepping into 2021”
