Thread by @vivekisms

Starting book recommendations today. 5 per day.

Starting with @FaizaYousuf , I recommend "We Were the Mulvaneys" by Joyce Carol Oates. A stunning portrait of an American family, in the wake of a tragedy. Tragic, and hopeful. A must-read!

This one is for @CrookedBong "Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line" by Deepa Anappara.

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line is wondrous. The story is dark, and will bring you down, but will also make you smile and maybe make you a little hopeful. #vivekismsrecommends

And a recommendation for @vyatikram188 "The Diary of a Social Butterfly" by Moni Mohsin. A book that should be read right now - it is hilarious and laugh out loud funny. A social butterfly in Pakistan and a great one at that. #vivekismsrecommends

This one is for @oomang_j Aurangzeb: The Man and the Myth by Audrey Truschke. A well-written biography of a misunderstood man and ruler. Interesting to the boot. #vivekismsrecommends Hope you like it.

And the last recommendation of the day is for @MeeenCurry I think you might like this one: Irrfan Khan: The Man, The Dreamer, The Star by @chhabs . An extremely easy-to-read biography of an actor of many talents and empathy. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. #vivekismsrecommends

Books recommended today:

We were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
The diary of a social butterfly by Moni Mohsin
Aurangzeb: the man & the myth by Audrey Truschke &
Irrfan Khan: the man, the dreamer, the star by Aseem Chhabra

Starting book recommendations for today.

This one is for you @thebooksatchel if you haven't read it already. Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. I'm reading it right now and thoroughly enjoying it. I know you will love it. How Shakespeare came to write Hamlet overcoming personal grief.

Hey @radzzzzster ! I think you will really enjoy this graphic novel if you haven't read it already. Daytripper by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá. It is about death, hope, and extremely heartfelt.

Knowing you, I know you will enjoy this @TheRadiowala The Sixth River: A Journal from the Partition of India by Fikr Taunsvi is heartbreaking and unlike anything I've read on the Partition. In fact, I will reread it soon.

Hey @shinysuraj30 for you, I recommend This Side, That Side : Restorying Partition (if you haven't read it already), curated by @VishwajyotiG ! A stunning compendium of graphic narratives about the Partition, loss, and what home means to you.

And the last recommendation of the day to @KelvinAroza - A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham. About three people, varied lives, and what it takes to raise a child together. Beautiful prose.

Books recommended today: 27/03

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Daytripper by Fábio Moon & Gabriel Bá
The Sixth River by Fikr Taunsvi
This Side, That Side: Restorying Partition. Curated by Vishwajyoti Ghosh
A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham

Hey @serenavora My recommendation to you is I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib. There are a lot of books like these – on identity, migration, immigration, the need to belong, and yet there is something about this one that struck home and stayed.

Hello you @shirinmehrotra I recommend When Death Takes Something From You Give It Back: Carl’s Book by Naja Marie Aidt. Translated from the Danish by Denise Newman. Naja’s book made me see how I deal with death. How I manage my emotions, what I feel, & how I communicate.

Hey @panktimehta I strongly recommend The Dragonfly Sea by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor to you. The Dragonfly Sea is the kind of book that will keep you enthralled, and make you wonder about the Kenyan landscape – more than anything else it will leave you wanting more of Owuor’s writing

Hello @srijandeep , I think you will enjoy this one a lot: A Gujarat Here, A Gujarat There by Krishna Sobti. Translated from the Hindi by Daisy Rockwell. A Gujarat Here, A Gujarat There is a book that juxtaposes the past & the present, with nostalgia and loss at its core.

And the last recommendation of the day is for @ItemMom I recommend this book to you: Hide by Matthew Griffin.

“Hide” is about love between two men – the companionship, the marriage, the need to be with and want each other.

Books recommended today, 28/03/2020:

I Was Their American Dream -Malaka Gharib
When Death Takes Something From You Give It Back - Naja Marie Aidt. Translated by Denise Newman
The Dragonfly Sea -Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

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Books recommended today, 28/03/2020:

A Gujarat Here, A Gujarat There by Krishna Sobti. Translated by Daisy Rockwell.
Hide by Matthew Griffin

Hey @wolfmomz my recommendation to you is Bossypants by Tina Fey, if you haven't already read it yet. Hilarious and just what you wanted. Hope you like it (or have in the past).

Hey @MrNarci Here's my recommendation for you: Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates. Norma Jean behind the Marilyn. The human being behind the star. A stunning fictional account.

And for you @shobhit_kanpur , for you, I recommend Justine by Lawrence Durrell. Second World War. Alexandria. A cast of characters who fall in and out of love, passionately, and with madness. A brilliant portrayal of love and so lyrical.

Hey there @kadwikalicoffee for you, I recommend Armour - a book about love and lovers, all real, all only too human, a coffee-table book at that, with stories that would want you to hug someone (from afar though).

And the last recommendation of the day is for @dhan_fulloflife - To you, I recommend Crowfall by Shanta Gokhale. A beautiful book on art, madness, identity, and the city of Bombay as seen through a bunch of friends.

Books recommended today, 30.03.2020:

Bossypants by Tina Fey
Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates
Justine by Lawrence Durrell
Amour by Stefania Rousselle
Crowfall by Shanta Gokhale

Hi @kaur_yaaaar , I recommend City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert. A great read about women in theatre in New York in the 40s. A fictional take and a great one at that.

Hello @paintedverse , for you I recommend Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie, chronicling the rise and fall of the Romanov dynasty, with a beautiful and all-consuming love story at the heart of it.

Hey @PennyLooney For you I recommend, The Worm and the Bird by Coralie Bickford-Smith. A beautiful children's book for adults on finding and discovering beauty in the world. Left me wanting more.

Hi @lime_walls here's my recommendation for you: Things in Jars by Jess Kidd. A kidnapping of a child in Victorian London, sets in motion some detective work, and a whole lot of adventure. Hope you enjoy it.

Hey Sai @ZanyAnomaly Here's your recommendation: In the Darkroom by Susan Faludi. A daughter's attempt to get to know her parent who has undergone a sex reassignment surgery, through images, dark histories, and empathy.

Books recommended today, 31/03:

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie
The Worm and the Bird by Coralie Bickford-Smith
Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
In the Darkroom by Susan Faludi