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Book Review: Lightning in a Shot Glass
Lightning in a Shot Glass is a breezy, cinematic-feeling romantic comedy following two women, Meera and Aalo, through their personal and professional lives, where light-hearted prose masks deeper commentary on social issues making the novel entertaining yet insightful. Read more
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Writing in the Time of AI
A meditation on why AI may perfect the mechanics of writing, but can never replace the human voice, style, and more importantly, our inner need to express ourselves. Read more
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On Therapeutic Reading
Here are a few principles that would help you turn ordinary reading into a healing practice. Read more
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A Confession: Leo Tolstoy’s Quest for Meaning of Life
This essay explores Tolstoy’s A Confession as a journey from intellectual despair to spiritual clarity, revealing how the search for meaning ultimately leads beyond reason into the grounding simplicity of faith and lived experience. Read more
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How to Read Dostoevsky: Start with Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground is the most accessible doorway into Dostoevsky because it condenses all his major themes—freedom, self-destruction, consciousness, and the longing for dignity—into one short, psychologically intense narrative. Let’s enter this world. Read more
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What is Bibliotherapy?
What is bibliotherapy? It’s a question many of you have been asking me, of late. Let me explain. Read more
