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Night Over Water by Ken Follett

Ken Follett has been writing big, bold stories for decades. He knows how to take real history and turn it…

February 4, 2026by Anjana Devi10 min read

There are names we hear in history podcasts that we forget once it ends. And then there are names that…

February 3, 2026by Anjana Devi14 min read

There are books you read, and then there are books you live with for a while. Lotus in the Tide…

February 1, 2026by Anjana Devi6 min read

The Ramayana is a story most of us know before we even read it. We grow up hearing about Ram’s…

January 30, 2026by Anjana Devi13 min read

Agatha Christie understood something most mystery writers miss. Evil does not need fog or storms or shadows to thrive. Sometimes…

January 28, 2026by Anjana Devi11 min read

R. K. Narayan’s retelling of the Ramayana is not trying to dazzle you or challenge what you know. It is…

January 28, 2026by Anjana Devi10 min read

This is a spoiler-free review of the second book in the Arsène Lupin series. Think of it as a heist…

January 27, 2026by Anjana Devi9 min read

When most people think of the Taj Mahal, they think of love. They think of a grieving emperor who built…

January 24, 2026by Anjana Devi14 min read

There are some books that arrive quietly, without fanfare, yet carry within them questions that refuse to leave you alone.…

January 23, 2026by Anjana Devi11 min read

There is something powerful about watching someone ordinary become extraordinary. Not because destiny handed them a crown, but because circumstances…

January 22, 2026by Anjana Devi12 min read

Kiran Desai’s Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is a small book with a lot of noise. Not the heavy kind…

January 21, 2026by Anjana Devi11 min read

I finished reading Pen Yen Adimaiyanaal by Periyar last week. I’m still thinking about it. Not because I agreed with…

January 20, 2026by Anjana Devi6 min read