When have I last asked someone what book I should read next? I don’t remember and don’t ask because there are so many books that I want to read that I might never get time to read. Then what is the point in asking. Also I started reading books religiously much late in life and so there is so much catch up that I have … Continue reading What Should I read next ?
This is not an easy question for those who read extensively. And it can be a very easy question for someone who has only read a handful. But I think this question is relevant and interesting. Let me share my point of view. I was not much into reading books as a kid, I started reading when I was in my mid twenties. The problem … Continue reading What is your favorite book and why?
2021 was also a work from home year which means the commute time gets converted to what ever you want.. Some might have had used it in work.. or forced so… but I was lucky to use that for both exercise and reading… Even combining the two activity… I clocked at around 30 books this year… After posting these on social media for a few … Continue reading My Reading Shelf in 2021
I was in two minds to write a review on Yuval Noah Harari’s book ‘Sapiens’. My first thought was to do a combined review after I finish Homo Deus. But that will take time as two other books have come in between. So here we go on Sapiens. Sapiens has been on my reading list for a while, but anything over 300 pages kind of … Continue reading Yuval Noah Harari’s ‘Sapiens’
I know it is more than a month since we have hit 2018. But I think we still have enough time to talk of reading and learning. Last year I did a 50 Book Challenge on Goodreads and closed 2017 with around 54 Books. But this year I decided not to do a challenge. There are two reasons. The challenge at times takes the upper … Continue reading What is your Reading List for 2018?
We all know that at some point early in life we learned to read and write. Then we mastered the skill at various levels so we can comprehend, express and communicate in this world. We as a society consider these two skills as primary to grow oneself. But we have also seen that many people reduce reading as they grow up and many never write … Continue reading Reading And Writing – You And Your Teen
The Publishing industry always had an attire that identified itself differently for the author and the reader…. What happened in recent years with the self-publishing and ‘publish on demand’ services coming up is that attire was removed…. In fact Publishing industry just got out of its shell and became accessible to a wider audience….. Readers transformed to writers…. Even people who never read much but … Continue reading The writer in every reader – Books, Blogs and Print on demand
Vinod Narayan 