Book Excerpts

In An Ordinary Life, former Election Commissioner of India Ashok Lavasa weaves the experiences of his father, Udai Singh, into the narrative of a fast-changing India to show how his Bauji’s principles served as a moral compass in his life – and can in ours too. Read an excerpt: PREFACE

Two young Vietnamese women go missing decades apart. Both are fearless, both are lost. And both will have their revenge. Violet Kupersmith’s heart-pounding fever dream of a novel deftly combines Vietnamese history and folklore to create an immersive, playful, utterly unforgettable debut. Read an excerpt: Something was moving in the

Told through the experiences of ‘Arjun’ – author Ashok Chakravarti’s alias during his time as part of an underground movement against the Emergency, The Struggle Within reveals Arjun’s own struggle about his identity, and how he realizes he can give his life meaning by contributing to the greater social good.

A Kashmiri Century is a one-of-a-kind book that delves deep into the human side of living in the Valley, an aspect often missing in the cold political treatises on Kashmir. It offers a rare glimpse into the lives of Kashmiris-Hindus and Muslims alike-and how their existence revolved around the simple pleasures

With humour, heart and adorable drawings, Liz Climo celebrates fatherhood in all its shapes and sizes (and species). Featuring different types of dads and the paths they may travel, Climo’s whimsical animal illustrations take us through the adventures of fatherhood, commemorating the laughter and the tears as well as the