Review: “Sometimes you have to just lean into life.” How often do we overlook our parents' choices, assuming that we know what is best for them? Why do we associate…
Review: Forgive yourself for not knowing how to protect your heart Some books feel like a little light at the end of the darkest tunnel, and A Light That Never…
Review: “We are the storm that bends the trees, the restless tides of untamed seas. We have braved the dark. We have faced the night and found within our fiercest…
About the Author Francois Viljoen is a novelist whose fascination with the complexities of human nature finds expression in stories that challenge perception and explore the unexpected connections between memory,…
Review: “You can copy everything, but you can never copy the soul. You can't copy the intent behind the craft, or the years of care that give a place its…
Review: “And every kindness gently sown,Will make the earth feel less alone.” There are books that make us reflect on thoughts and emotions we have been avoiding, and A Penny…
Review: “Love, it turns out, is not always softness. Sometimes it is pattern recognition sharpened by fear.” Some books surprise you because they turn out to be completely different from…
Review: “The room is still there. Mostly, you work through it without thinking now, the way water forgets it was ever called, settling instead into the only shape that made…
Review: “There are moments when a decision is made quietly. Something important is placed in your hands, and you must decide whether you are willing to carry its weight.” Building…
Review: "It's not about becoming better. Just softer with your own grief, with your own guilt, with the versions of yourself, you are still learning to forgive. There's a silence…
Review: “Your mind is the actor and you are the director.” Some books feel like reminders of things we already know but often forget in the chaos of everyday life.…
Review: “Nothing is random doesn't mean you don't act. It means you believe that life, with its precise design, is intentionally arranging itself to give you an opportunity to act.”…
Review: “If someone tries to tell your story, don't let them. Your story is yours to tell. Own it.” There are books that take you on an unexpected journey -…
Review: “I do not orbit like the other ones, because I remember. I remember what it means to be torn apart and reformed.” We all know Venus as the planet…
Review: “Never go by assumptions in life and maths.” It has been a while since I read a collection of short stories, and Five Spice Curry felt like a refreshing…
I Am Diya is a story of love, heartbreak, identity and the courage to begin again. In this conversation, Sangeeta Kampani takes us behind Diya’s journey and shares her own…
Review: “It’s hard to be in love because it’s not about the green flags we have, but the red flags we choose to live with.” Some stories feel like reminders…
Review: “Maybe I am lost, but I'm lost in you.And that feels safe. It feels like coming home.Even if no one knows where I have gone.” Some books feel less…
Review: “Who we are in private eventually becomes who we are in public.” Reading this book felt like learning from the best. Everyday Etiquette: The Art of Mindful Living by…
Review: “It's tragic how many people will never know you because of that one person who couldn't love you the right way.” Books stay with us long after we have…