Hashtags are the most important element to use Twitter successfully. Hashtags allow you to find new readers, connect with others who share your interests and to find out about upcoming books. They can help you to raise your reading knowledge and the opportunity of interacting with other readers. You need to be smart when using hashtags – don’t over use them, be natural and never spam people. Below are #hashtags that every reader should know:
Every new week brings new excitement of reading books. Reading books help us to tolerate and survive the dullness and stress of the week. Since it’s Monday, my readers, what are you reading? I am Currently Reading Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.
Today is Friday, tomorrow starts what most of us seek. The mighty weekend. Either we can get dull on weekends, or we can be productive, it’s up to us. To do any of the both, mere creativity is always needed! Thus, I am showing you five ways to be creative to do so. 1. Get away from the computer Go somewhere, where your heart takes you. But please leave the desk, you have spent all your week in front of that flat bright screen, suffering from a god-knows-what syndrome or wrist cramp due to excessive use of keyboard. Give your hands a rest. Do something else. 2. Surround yourself with Creative people We all have some friends, who are creative. Hangout with […]
I first read The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien, the first book in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (though originally not a trilogy) last year in the summer, but left it in between and could not complete it. This year I started it again at the same time, summer, and I am glad I completed it. It’s epic in its own way. Tolkien certainly gets a place among top authors irrespective of the era or the century. The Lord of the Rings is one snippet. If you go on exploring his whole middle earth, that’s one big proof. After reading it, I am quite impressed by the depth of the book especially the part of Tom Bombadil, which was not in the […]
2014 has been a mixed bag year for me in reading. I have read a variety of authors, especially a lot of new authors this time, took non-fiction seriously and some interesting books on recommendations. My challenge to myself to read 100 books this year is on track and so far, as the year comes to half, I have read 49 books. The challenge bar on the goodreads.com tells me that I am “one book ahead of the schedule” which means I am doing well. Thus, here I am evaluating ten best reads I had so far in the year. 10. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Winner of Man Booker Prize 2009, Wolf Hall is amazing story written surrealistically from the POV of […]
It’s a brave challenge for any author. But as part of the Hogarth Shakespeare project, famed Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø has been given the epic task of retelling the classic tragedy of Macbeth in his own style. His new book, The Son, is his first standalone story in a while – having made his name these past 17 years with tough and tortured detective Harry Hole. His break into novels at the ripe age of 37 moved him on from previous incarnations as a footballer, economist and frontman of Norway’s premier rock band Di Derre, propelling him to bestseller status the world over.
This Monday certainly came quite fast for me. The weekend got over faster than the light travels. Still I managed to read two books, Drive and Driven both by James Sallis last week. Today I got Tess of D’Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy from my college’s library. I have this nostalgic feeling of reading something which will fill the void inside for quite a long time now. Yesterday, I even spent an hour on my laptop browsing the collection of eBooks I have but I was unable to decided on a particular title. So I thought it’d be better to read something in paperback. Also, it feels boring to me on reading on a laptop and that’s the reason I used my phone as an […]
There is so much about this character called Driver, that after watching the movie and reading the book it still bugs me. There is a movie adaption of the book (highly recommended to me by a friend) by the same name starring Ryan Gosling, Carry Mulligan and few more. The movie is an exception, the one you might have never seen before. It proves the statement, “Silence is so freaking good” true. Go and watch it yourself, and you won’t regret watching it. I am here to talk about the book more, and yes that’s what I’ll do. Drive is a new novella by one of the nation’s most respected and honored writers of noir fiction, James Sallis. Set mostly in Arizona and […]
The first step is admitting you have a problem, and I admit — I have an addiction to reading. So using my own personal experiences, I’ve compiled 21 signs that your love of books may have gotten out of hand. And don’t forget to share ‘what you’re reading’ in the comments below! You’ve spent hours in a bookstore. You’re super-tired at work because you stayed up way too late reading just one more chapter, and then another. You’re always making your partner or friends crazy by reading aloud lines from the book you’re reading. You get more than a little defensive of your favorite authors. You’ve been late to work/college classes to finish a book. You know the book will be better than the movie before it’s out. […]
I have never been on good terms when reading Agatha Christie. She made me bore and I confess guiltily (it’s not my habit generally) I have left her two books previously in between while reading. But few years back, a wise man recommended her to me, told me to read her books, stick to them. And this time I did. And There Were None by Agatha Christie, another recommendation by a special friend whom I’ll thank personally, wanted me to read this one. I read And There Were None in few hours (only two breaks in between) and it was hard to put down. A complete thrilling and terrifying experience which made me go mad and fall in love with it. After […]