Sarah McCarthy talks about some words and ideas that she feels have been overused by students while writing, more often quite unnecessarily. Read on to find out her take on this subject.
Paritosh Uttam tells you about the books he has read through the years, what he thinks are the characteristics of good writing and the authors he admires.
Bijesh Krishnadas pays a perfect tribute to an author he loves. Catch him talking about what he loves about Stephen King, the Boogie Man.
Is writing magic or madness? In trying to find an answer to this question, Vijayendra Mohanty runs you through many things – when his writing is at its best, the two kinds of ideas and more. Don’t wait to read what he has to say on the art of writing!
Some people that you meet tend to leave unforgettable impressions in your mind for years together. We wouldn’t say more and let P.R.Viswanathan do all the talking with his words!
Paritosh Uttam’s ‘Dreams in Prussian Blue’ and Amrit N.Shetty’s ‘Love Over Coffee’ are two of the three books published by Penguin under its ‘Metro Reads’ series. The Metro Reads are meant to be ‘fun, fiesty and fast reads for the reader on the go’. Anupama Krishnakumar reviews the two books, which have dreams at the heart of their plots, are attractively designed and are definitely fast-reads.
A bandit who steals the dreams of people who lucid dream – a kind of dreaming where one retains significant control over the flow of the dream. Read on as Jeevanjyoti Chakraborty reveals who steals these dreams and why the bandit is up to it. Meet some interesting characters including Mr. Mann, a teacher of lucid dreaming, and his students Natasha, Robin and Bincuus along the way!
Just like Alice, some of us dream too, of going down a big black hole – something as dark as the rabbit hole, the darkness signifying the uncertainty ahead. Art by Amrita Sarkar.
