Iyashi-kei-eiga: The Quiet Force of Healing in Naoko Ogigami’s Rent a Cat
Sayako often speaks of an emptiness within people, a hole that yearns to be filled. And she discovers a beautiful solution for that: renting out cats to lonely souls, holding onto the hope that the hole in our hearts will slowly begin to mend. Naoko Ogigami’s Rent a Cat
Why Everyone Can’t Be Ronaldo
A story of diligence, Ronaldo’s rise to the momentum of strength and power rests in the extraordinary perseverance of a boy who wanted to succeed at any cost. We can dream of the impossible and achieve, as ‘Nike’ says, but to reach Ronaldo’s stature one requires the strong genes he
From an Intense, Sizzling romance to a Domestic Tragedy; What is Eva Baltasar’s Boulder?
Boulder means a large rock, typically one that has been worn smooth by erosion. Eva Baltasar’s Boulder features an unnamed protagonist, a woman who is called “Boulder” by her lover. The title metaphorically gives away the central theme of the novel. Like a large boulder, Baltasar’s central character, who is
Book Review: A Grain of Sand by Narendra Murty
In A Grain of Sand, one of India’s finest-selling authors, Narendra Murty, gives the reader a reflective and enlightening account of symbolism in Sanatana Dharma. It calls to look beyond the forms and rituals towards that wisdom they veil. This is a book that invites inquiry rather than instruction, reflection
