Two strangers meet by chance in a park. To the world, both of them are insane, but the truth is deeper. The two misfits discover that they are kindred souls, forced to doubt their own sanity by a deluded culture. Together, they want to take their revelation to the world before it’s too late. But as always, reality has other plans.
One: The Story of the Ultimate Myth by Mansoor Khan Read More »
Demons and the devil himself circumscribe the playing field of this book, whether seated in the draughty chapels of Oxford or roaming the Kandyan countryside and, through their clever interplay, they speak of larger horrors with able grace.
The Ceaseless Chatter of Demons by Ashok Ferrey Read More »
A young Sri Lankan Chamath gets dragged below the invisible grid that exists in any big city, into a blue-grey twilight world of illegals. Hired as a male escort, a ‘professional’, a career at which he excels to his great surprise, he finds an unlikely means of making his way through the world. Then, two former clients—an older couple—decide to rescue him—with disastrous consequences.
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Irreverent, audacious, and hilarious, Turds of Gold is a story of greed, blind belief and small miracles.
Turds of Gold by Jugal Mody Read More »
Mansur must finish his painting of a dodo and prepare for an imminent journey to Kashmir when he is interrupted by a younger colleague, Bichitr. An innocuous remark from the visitor has dire consequences as more characters at the imperial atelier, the library and the Women’s Quarter are drawn into a web of secrets, half-truths and petty rivalries. At the heart of the story is a jewel-like verse book whose pages Mansur has illuminated and filled with lifelike butterflies.
Mansur: A Novel by Vikramajit Ram Read More »
Caught between her ambition to excel, a live-in boyfriend who feels ignored, and a father who is ashamed of her career choice, Laila realizes that the life of an entertainment reporter is not the glamour ride she had expected… because, on the Garbage Beat, reporting is a harrowing, ball-crushing, back-breaking affair.
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Will Swara and her VAnnoying friends from the detective squad find the Ruth of the Matter in time? Told with humour and sparkle, this compassionate story is about finding light in the darkest times of our lives. It packs in an intriguing mystery and even a good belly laugh. (Wait, is it OK to laugh?)
When the World Went Dark by Jane De Suza Read More »
When, to her horror, Gulabi finds herself in possession of a man’s head, she does the only decent thing: she vows to find his killers. The trail leads us through danger and drunken poetry, big laughs and bigwigs. Now if only our brave belle can solve the dead-head riddle, without losing her own.
The Spy Who Lost Her Head by Jane De Suza Read More »
Close on the heels of his first two smash hit books, the superkid crashes into a third. The town has lost its laughs, there’s a cunning clone turning himself into everyone else, and SuperZero himself seems to be talking in strange tongues. So much trouble can only mean even more fun.
SuperZero and the Clone Crisis by Jane De Suza Read More »