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Book Name: For Black Girls Like Me  Author: Mariamma J Lockington Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux (Imprint of Macmillan) Genre: Contemporary Fiction  Format: Paperback Print length: 336 pages  Rating: 5 /5 Mariamma’s For Black Girls Like Me is a fiction that explores different themes including mental illness, belonging, racism, identity and resilience.  Blurb on Amazon In this lyrical coming-of-age story about family, sisterhood, music, race, and identity, Schneider Family Book Award and Stonewall Honor-winning author Mariama J. Lockington draws on some of the emotional truths from her own experiences growing up with an adoptive white family. I am a girl but most days I feel like a question mark. Makeda June Kirkland is eleven years old, adopted, and black. Her parents and big sister are white, and even though she loves her family very much, Makeda often feels left out. When Makeda's family moves from Maryland to New Mexico, she leaves behind her best friend, L...

Book Name: The Blogchatter Book Of Love Author: Multiple Authors (The Blogchatter Community’s 18 Authors) Publisher: Readomania Genre: Romance (Anthology) Format: Paperback Print length: 203 pages  Rating: 3.8 /5 “A book of love, written by love that celebrates the power of human connection and complexities.” The Blogchatter Book of Love is a collection of eighteen short stories with the main theme “Love”, and exploring sub themes including loss, pain, longing and many more. Blurb on Amazon What if love isn't just a single, defined emotion? What if it's a spectrum of feelings that transcends borders and defies societal expectations? This is where the magic of romance lies, and our journey begins. A woman who had to leave her motherland behind but passes on the legacy to her granddaughter, a sister who has to prove her love and worth on an impossible mission to save their kingdom, a husband obsessed with his wife's dreams, a woman navigating motherhood in the times of ...

Book Name: The Fabulous Mums of Champion Valley Author: Zarreen Khan Publisher: Harper Fiction India Genre: Contemporary Fiction Format: Paperback Print length: 344 pages  Rating: 4/5 The Fabulous Mums of Champion Valley by Zarreen Khan is a contemporary fiction novel that explores family dynamics, friendship, parenting and some bitter truths that will leave readers laughing throughout the book.. Blurb on Amazon The trick to keeping a secret is: don't write it down! Ambika S. thinks being a teacher at Champion Valley School is tough until she meets Riddhi, Giselle, Pareeta, Kainaz and Jia-the ridiculously demanding, impatient and unreasonable mums of her young students! From the boardroom to the classroom where they want their kids to shine, these women mean business. Fed up with the mums' behaviour, and caught in her own charade of trying to fit in, Ambika accidentally sets off a chain of events that shocks the mums and threatens to unravel explosive secrets. Will Ambika...

Book Name: Tum Se Mein Tak (an eternal journey) Author: Abha Jha Publisher: Author’s Ink Genre: Poetry Format: Paperback Print length: 178 pages  Rating: 4/5 Tum Se Mein Tak, an eternal journey by Abha Jha is a bilingual compilation of poems and quotes based on her experiences paving a path for others to reflect their better selves.  Blurb on Amazon 'तुम' से 'मैं' तक an eternal journey 'तुम' से 'मैं' तक- An eternal journey by Abha Jha is a bilingual compilation of her spontaneous understanding from her own experiences of life in the form of quotes and short poems which can pave path for others to understand themselves better. It's a journey which anyone who is set on embarking the journey of self will resonate with and get motivated from. Her writing style denotes a sense of freedom depicted through the free verse she writes in, without the use of any punctuation mark in her poetry. Review Tum Se Mein Tak (an eternal journey) by Abha Jha is a b...

Book Name: Whispering Shadows Author: Deepta Roy Chakraverti Publisher: Harper Collins Genre: Mystery & Crime (Occult Fiction) Format: Paperback Print length: 232 pages  Rating: 4/5 Whispering Shadows by Deepta Roy Chakraverti is a collection of seven short stories with the elements of horror, suspense, and supernatural.   Blurb on Amazon Divine wrath. The restless dead. Otherworldly occurrences. The stories in Whispering Shadows will send a chill down your spine as they take you on a journey across the globe, introducing you to unforgettable characters: a young movie star grappling with a curse; a woman who risks supernatural punishment for her greed and depravity; a man haunted by guilt and something so much deadlier. These tales explore not only the unexplained and frightening, but also the dangers of what we all live with - the darker nature of the human mind. Through captivating prose and unpredictable plotlines, Deepta Roy Chakraverti creates experiences s...