Sonali Jain 
If you grew up as a bookworm in the late 2000s or early 2010s, chances are, you’ve read a Percy Jackson book or two. Percy Jackson and the Olympians were all the rage when I was in middle school. I had friends who had never … (Continue Reading)
Any book lover knows what a classic is; they’re usually old, celebrated books that are often directly referred to as classics on the cover itself. But apart from a book’s age, it’s hard to understand what it is exactly that makes one book a classic, … (Continue Reading)
Let’s be honest. Everyone loves a good fairytale. Stories about princesses, mysterious creatures, magic, and mystery enthrall us all. A key reason why so many of us grew up with fairy tales was Disney movies, which adapted many popular fairytales from around the world for … (Continue Reading)
In a time when print media is plodding to a slow death, publishing houses are faced with shrinking markets, bookstores across the world are shutting down, and fewer and fewer people have the patience to read; there is one genre that continues to thrive: Celebrity … (Continue Reading)
Every story you’ve ever read or seen has more in common than you think. What if I told you, a bloodcurdling horror movie with zombies and a Shakespeare play has the same building blocks? Sounds bizarre, doesn’t it? But it won’t be once you understand … (Continue Reading)
Four Hundred and Fifty-Seven (457!) years after he was born, Shakespeare continues to be one of the most recognisable names in English literature. That’s almost 500 years, and Shakespeare’s plays and poems still get printed, read, analysed, taught and revered. If you think that’s insane, … (Continue Reading)
Do you love reading classics? If yes, chances are, you’re already familiar with some of the popular names in this genre – authors like Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and George Eliot transport us to a bygone era in English history. Likewise, gothic writers like Bram … (Continue Reading)
Quick question before we start: Is Frankenstein the monster? The apparent answer is no. Frankenstein is the name of the scientist who creates the monster, and not the monster itself. But this is the question Mary Shelly wants you to answer in her 1818 novel … (Continue Reading)
You’ve heard of Jekyll and Hyde. Whether in a classroom or passing conversation or one of its many reiterations, you’ve heard of Jekyll and Hyde – the ‘good’ Jekyll and the ‘evil’ Hyde. Some theories go as far as to suggest that Stevenson was describing … (Continue Reading)
The name Sylvia Plath instantly calls to mind the author-poet’s untimely and disturbing suicide; infamously killing herself by sticking her head in an oven, Plath has become something of an icon among existentialists and people who suffer from mental illnesses alike. Sylvia Plath (under the … (Continue Reading)