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THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PEOPLE
An airplane read that was poignant and powerful made me wonder about our inner lives. How much do we really know about the people close to us?
Mar 19
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Kalpana Mohan
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AS HOT AS ANGKOR
Reading Amitav Ghosh's collection gave me perspective—and pause—during my long trip to the Far East.
Mar 11
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February 2024
A MAN, HIS HARE AND A BEAR
I was spellbound while reading this Finnish classic about one man's year with a hare.
Feb 25
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THE EXPERIENCE OF THE OTHER
I'd been trying to express what I've gained in 24 months of reading, weekly, a book in translation when I happened upon this stellar collection of…
Feb 11
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THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
Yehoshua's novel came home from the library on a whim of mine. It stayed on for several days to entertain, inform and move me immensely.
Feb 4
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January 2024
THE CONTINUAL SORROW OF WAR
This Vietnamese novel was a disturbing read but such a timely pick. Fifty years after Vietnam, the blood continues to spill senselessly around the world…
Jan 28
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THE MUSICIAN WHO WAS TONE-DEAF
I didn't pick up this book during my long flight was because I blazed through Succession's final season, like a maniac. Upon landing, this powerful…
Jan 21
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LEAN AND DEEP
A Japanese classic that I carried on my trip throught India's Madhya Pradesh remained both elusive and breathtaking. I will be reading it again…
Jan 12
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ON THIS LAST DAY OF 2023
If my work were affected by a fracture of the T12, my weekly reading was not. In 2023, I read a total of 43 books for this newsletter. Here are some…
Jan 1
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December 2023
THE BOOK SET IN BANGALORE
Another of Vivek Shanbhag's novels hit the stands ten weeks ago and I had to make a beeline for it during my short stay in Bangalore. The international…
Dec 25, 2023
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SO MUCH BEHIND THAT STILL LIFE
I read one of Natalia Ginzburg's novellas—FAMILY—in 95% humidity in Kerala. The story felt as opaque as the skies over the backwaters until, in the end…
Dec 17, 2023
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COME RAIN OR SHINE
During cyclone week in India's Chennai, I was powerless—and thus "bookless"—for several days.
Dec 10, 2023
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