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BookChatter, 28 Apr 2021

Xanadu by William Dalrymple: book review

Racism, Islamophobia, Sexism. Read to know why this book is problematic. To begin with, I had high expectations, and ever…

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BookChatter, 28 Apr 2021

Sita: Now you know me by Sini Panicker (Book Review)

Overall, this is one of the books I’ll always remember and recommend. Reading this has been an emotional journey for…

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BookChatter, 28 Apr 2021

Xploring the new releases of early 2021

Due to the ongoing pandemic and the lockdowns, readers are getting a chance to dive into various genre and works…

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BookChatter, 28 Apr 2021

We were liars by E. Lockhart

A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four…

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BookChatter, 28 Apr 2021

Book Review : The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

The Dictionary of Lost Words was thought-provoking, informative, realistic, well researched and perfectly written historical fiction that read like memoir…

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BookChatter, 28 Apr 2021

who wrote and how?

An author is sometimes important to distinguish it from other works of similar nature, as in the case of Ramayana…

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BookChatter, 28 Apr 2021

[BlogchatterA2Z] Woodcut printing

Between 1400 and 1900, illustrations in books were created using woodcuts. Block books (or xylographica) were books in which the…

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BookChatter, 28 Apr 2021

[BlogchatterA2Z] Foxing: spots on paper

I couldn't find a bookish term that begins with "X," so I chose to write about foxing. It's similar to…

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BookChatter, 27 Apr 2021

The Right Kind Of Wrong

Author Shilpa Suraj has written highly successful breezy romances ( like my favourite Kapoor Brothers series). She has shifted gears…

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BookChatter, 27 Apr 2021

[Blogchatter A2Z] Vellum: Paper or Animal Skin?

Modern-day vellum paper and historical vellum are different things. Read about how vellum was made from animal skins, who used…