Books on Toast
BoTCast Ep 4 feat. Kanan Gill - Part 1 of Strange and Unusual Books
updated
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Second Place by Rachel Cusk
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The Toni Morrison Book Club Audiobook by Cassandra Jackson, Winnifred Brown-Glaude, Piper Kendrix Williams, Juda Bennett
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Beloved by Toni Morrison
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Educated by Tara Westover
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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
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The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
Listen on Storytel: bit.ly/3hfSeAD
Fourth Estate by Jeffrey Archer
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
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In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Not That Bad by Roxanne Gay
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Know My Name by Chanel Miller
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Daily Rituals by Mason Currey
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The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
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Autumn by Ali Smith
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The Illuminated by Anindita Ghose
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The World Beneath Their Feet by Scott Ellsworth
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Books Discussed:
The Push by Ashley Audrain
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Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Listen on Storytel: bit.ly/darkmatterbot
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
Listen on Storytel: bit.ly/wifeupstairsbot
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Buy: amzn.to/3BIUQ1N
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Listen on Storytel: bit.ly/guestlistbot
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About Books on Toast:
Books on Toast is a community for readers created by Anuya Jakatdar and Sharin Bhatti, based out of Mumbai, India. We want to create a fun, panel-discussion free space for readers everywhere and make sure all experiences involving literature are actually LIT, y'know?
Since we are all shying away from travelling too far and wide, we got our favourite Travel Author and former @autocarindia1 writer @RishadSaamMehta to talk to us about his memorable travel adventures, road trips through India & Europe, his fave fiction and of course his books!
Link to caravanistan.com to plan your next road trip across international borders
Rishad's Books:
Hot Tea Across India
Paperback: amzn.to/3sLzg9A
Kindle: amzn.to/3Dk8ABx
Fast Cars and Fidgety Feet
Paperback: amzn.to/3BgESLN
Kindle: amzn.to/3gyM3qY
The Long Drive Home
Paperback: amzn.to/3jfRfSn
Kindle: amzn.to/38gZQxI
Books discussed:
Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbag, narrated by Darpan Mehta
Audiobook: bit.ly/StorytelBooks
River God by Wilbur Smith
Paperback: amzn.to/3kusUrp
Kindle: amzn.to/3mCX2Dw
Cry Wolf by Wilbur Smith
Paperback: amzn.to/3yd6xvq
Kindle: amzn.to/2WrTUiZ
One Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
Paperback: amzn.to/38gYF1w
Kindle: amzn.to/3mAMzsi
A Bridge too Far by Cornelius Ryan
Paperback: amzn.to/2WmML3i
Kindle: amzn.to/3kHj85t
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About Books on Toast:
Books on Toast is a community for readers created by Anuya Jakatdar and Sharin Bhatti, based out of Mumbai, India. We want to create a fun, panel-discussion free space for readers everywhere and make sure all experiences involving literature are actually LIT, y'know?
PLUS, he's promised Sharin he'll take her on his next road trip. So let's hold him to his promise fam.
VIDEO OUT: August 27, 2021
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About Books on Toast:
Books on Toast is a community for readers created by Anuya Jakatdar and Sharin Bhatti. We create a fun, panel-discussion free space for readers everywhere and make sure all experiences involving literature are actually LIT, y'know? We have author interviews, animated books discussions with famous reads and loads of LIVES.
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Video features Smriti Sant: Follow her channel: @SantReads
Books discussed:
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Paperback: amzn.to/2VQJB7u
Kindle: amzn.to/3yITH98
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Paperback: amzn.to/37zbd3O
Kindle: amzn.to/3ABFdsq
Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
Paperback: amzn.to/3scIewf
Kindle: amzn.to/3fZ3lNz
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai
Paperback: amzn.to/3xBvEaN
Kindle: amzn.to/3AHoP9T
Em and the Big Hoom by Jerry Pinto
Paperback: amzn.to/3fZ3DnD
Kindle: amzn.to/3iDEssr
Cobalt Blue by Sachin Kundalkar
Paperback: amzn.to/3iDEssr
Kindle: amzn.to/3lYIsGi
Hangwoman by KR Meera
Paperback: amzn.to/3yKIrt8
Kindle: amzn.to/3AHpUOZ
Yellow is the Colour of Longing by KR Meera
Paperback: amzn.to/3sb186u
Kindle: amzn.to/3fXWqnU
About A Boy by Vikram Seth
Paperback: amzn.to/3AGfwqH
Kindle: amzn.to/3scbvah
The Golden Gate by Vikram Seth
Paperback: amzn.to/2Uca2Et
In An Antique Land by Amitav Ghosh
Paperback: amzn.to/3jLATQA
Kindle: amzn.to/2VLF32z
The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh
Paperback: amzn.to/3sdn3df
Kindle: amzn.to/3jLM2Rn
The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh
Paperback: amzn.to/2VNIki5
Kindle: amzn.to/3APQzt1
Reading Right Now
The Illuminated by Anindita Ghose
Paperback: amzn.to/3sb2b6q
Kindle: amzn.to/37BEMSn
Shipped by Angie Hockman
Kindle: amzn.to/2VLJquv
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About Books on Toast:
Books on Toast is a community for readers created by Anuya Jakatdar and Sharin Bhatti, based out of Mumbai, India. We want to create a fun, panel-discussion free space for readers everywhere and make sure all experiences involving literature are actually LIT, y'know?
Best Zombie books
Best Zombie Movies
Best Zombie TV Shows, and
Best Zombie Video Games
All books discussed:
World War Z by Max Brooks
Paperback: amzn.to/3Cm0yHM
Kindle: amzn.to/3lB1Cl8
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
Paperback: amzn.to/3jx6bdw
Kindle: amzn.to/2Vm0S97
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Paperback: amzn.to/2VovrLk
Kindle: amzn.to/3jxW5cD
Breathers: A Zombie's Lament by S.G. Brown
Kindle: amzn.to/3lQy8Ab
The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell
Paperback: amzn.to/2VuMF9J
Kindle: amzn.to/2VrSlkI
Feed by Mira Grant
Paperback: amzn.to/3jxWQCv
Kindle: amzn.to/3fCpGjO
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Get rich, but don’t die trying! We got prolific and extremely motivational 8-books-old self-published author Pravin Shekar to share his success story on how to ace being an author professionally. In addition, he also shares his writing and marketing tips while talking about the benefits of self-publishing on Notion Press, his go-to platform.
00:00 Introduction
1:09 Say hi to Pravin Shekar, the Outlier Marketer and author of 8 BOOKS!
1:53 Pravin's wife please subscribe to Books on Toast
2:14 Learn the correct way to pronounce 'raconteur'
3:03 Book recommendations: What Pravin, Anuya and Sharin are Reading RN, the list is below
5:43 What is Notion Press? Sing up using this link http://bit.ly/BOTNotionPress
6:48 Pravin talks about the benefits of publishing his books on Notion Press
8:40 5 motivational ways to be a more productive writer
10:12 All books by Pravin Shekar listed below
12:34 How to become a successful and rich author
16:20 Where to place an order for this T-Shirt?
16:36 Best books to read on Notion Press - Pravin's faves
19:10 Sharin's reading list on Notion Press
20:26 Who remembers the Cuckoo Club ? :-(
21:27 Anuya’s reading list on Notion Press
22:52 Benefits of reading on Notion Press
24:35 Shoutout to the unsung editor of Notion Press
25:00 Reasons why self-publishing is amazing
27:13 Who is also addicted to book smell?
27:35 Advice for aspiring authors
29:11 Jaldi 5 - Booksy Rapid Fire with Pravin Shekar
31:55 ***GIVEAWAY*** by Notion Press
33:12 Like our video, share with your friends and subscribe to Books on Toast so you can too become evangelists and outliers
Bye,
Notion Press is a self-publishing platform that allows authors to publish their books, work with editors, keep 100% of the rights and 70% of the profits on book sales, plus an on-demand printing function as well. You can learn more by clicking here: http://bit.ly/BOTNotionPress
Books Discussed:
Pravin Shekar's Books on Notion Press
Devil Does Care
Link: bit.ly/3xOBbfk
With You For You
Link: bit.ly/3rivOma
How To Get My First Paid Speaking Gig?
Link: bit.ly/3z3LLiz
The Ghatotkacha Game co-authored with Shraddha Anu Shekar
Link: bit.ly/3hLAUUw
Throne Wars
Link: bit.ly/3wKOUlN
Climb Your Way Out of Hell
Link: bit.ly/3igzoJp
Book recommendations on Notion Press
Management Lessons from Movies by Gokul Santhanam
Link: bit.ly/3wEIhl2
Love & Marriage Lessons from Movies by Gokul Santhanam
Link: bit.ly/3BblWPt
Signs, Symbols and Marketing Effectiveness by Hamsini Shivakumar and Pranab Bobo Dutta
Link: bit.ly/3eqeUg4
Anthology: Pause by various authors
Link for Vol I: bit.ly/3eqgy16
Link for Vol II: bit.ly/3xKdPHr
Nine Tales and Other Tales by Levi Vaguez
Link: bit.ly/3kov2lU
Don't Start-Up by Karthik Kumar
Link: bit.ly/3BdzbPw
Kalith: Origin of the King’s Nine by Khyati
Link: bit.ly/3eqfD0M
Kalith : Tiyasa’s Malediction by Khyati
Link: bit.ly/3hJnBUH
Other books discussed:
Eating the Big Fish by Adam Morgan
Kindle: amzn.to/2UM3TPc
Elephant Song by Wilbur Smith
Paperback: amzn.to/36DSfZt
Kindle: amzn.to/36D9jPa
Narratives and Numbers by Aswath Damodaran
Paperback: amzn.to/3kmLCmk
Kindle: amzn.to/2URWMVg
Daughters of Jorasanko by Arunava Chakravarti
Paperback: amzn.to/3igEchQ
Kindle: amzn.to/3hHxZw7
The Wildlings by Nilanjana Roy
Kindle: amzn.to/3hL0mcW
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Video edited by: Yohann Benson
Video contains paid promotion of Notion Press
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Books Discussed:
Sahir Ludhianvi, The People's Poet by Akshay Manwani
Buy: amzn.to/3jCdNNS
Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of the Punjab by Khushwant Singh
Buy: amzn.to/3dyffwz
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Buy: amzn.to/3qFqfxA
India, A History by John Keay
Buy: amzn.to/3hwK5qy
The Ibis Trilogy by Amitav Ghosh
Buy: amzn.to/3jB1wZP
Jorasanko by Aruna Chakravari
Buy: amzn.to/3qHTRdQ
Freedom at Midnight by Dominic Lapierre and Larry Collins
Buy: amzn.to/3jxIFip
The Courtesan, The Mahatma and the Italian Brahmin by Manu S Pillai
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Akbar: The Great Mughal by Ira Mukhoty
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Edited by: Yohann Benson
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The Flat Share by Beth O'Leary
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The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez
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Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella
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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
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Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
Buy: amzn.to/3jcTFS5
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
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Books Discussed:
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
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The Silk Road by Peter Frankopan
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Yayati by V S Khandekar
Buy (English): amzn.to/2TJmMSa
Buy (Marathi): amzn.to/2SLZESW
The Fourth Peshwa/ Swami by Ranjit Desai
Buy (English): amzn.to/3vCmgmj
Buy (Marathi): amzn.to/3xuG38z
Natasamrat by V.V. Shirvadkar
Buy (Marathi): amzn.to/3q3WfLI
Batatcya Chaal by P.L Deshpande
Buy (Marathi): amzn.to/3vwvQqU
Listen to Batatyachi Chaal: bit.ly/3gzqU0g
Kazalmaya by G.A Kulkarni
Buy (Marathi): amzn.to/3iOB3Yv
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Books discussed:
Later by Stephen King
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The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Buy: amzn.to/3vdllIZ
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Buy: amzn.to/3gp8rlG
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
Buy: amzn.to/3pH2PYl
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T J Klune
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Edited by: Yohann Benson
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Some of us are feeling despair, anger, frustration, sadness, and some of us are just numb. Either way, we have all lost greatly and are struggling to cope with our grief. In this video, Sharin talks about the 4 books that are helping her grieve. The process will remain WIP, but she, like all us perhaps, can only hope to be whole again. See below for quotes and books:
List of Books:
Dark Demon by Christine Feehan
Kindle: amzn.to/3vR3l8m
The Long Goodbye by Meghan O Rourke
Audible: amzn.to/3fMfkhY
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Kindle: amzn.to/3ifsPrU
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Paperback: amzn.to/3chJBTA
Kindle: amzn.to/3chnwER
100 Selected Poems by Emily Dickinson
Hardcover: amzn.to/3ilv7G3
Kindle: amzn.to/2SUzlKi
____________________________**________________________________________
Quotes from The Long Goodbye by Meghan O Rourke:
“The people we most love do become a physical part of us, ingrained in our synapses, in the pathways where memories are created.”
“Nothing prepared me for the loss of my mother. Even knowing that she would die did not prepare me. A mother, after all, is your entry into the world. She is the shell in which you divide and become a life. Waking up in a world without her is like waking up in a world without sky: unimaginable.”
"So much of dealing with a disease is waiting. Waiting for appointments, for tests, for “procedures.” And waiting, more broadly, for it—for the thing itself, for the other shoe to drop."
____________________________**________________________________________
Quotes from The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
“ We have no way of knowing that the funeral itself will be anodyne, a kind of narcotic regression in which we are wrapped in the care of others and the gravity and meaning of the occasion. Nor can we know ahead of the fact (and here lies the heart of the difference between grief as we imagine it and grief as it is) the unending absence that follows, the void, the very opposite of meaning, the relentless succession of moments during which we will confront the experience of meaninglessness itself.”
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Verses from I Measure Every Grief I Meet by Emily Dickinson
I measure every grief I meet
With analytic eyes;
I wonder if it weighs like mine,
Or has an easier size.
I wonder if they bore it long,
Or did it just begin?
I could not tell the date of mine,
It feels so old a pain.
I wonder if it hurts to live,
And if they have to try,
And whether could they choose between,
They would not rather die.
____________________________**________________________________________
Edited by: Yohann Benson
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Books Discussed:
The Graveyard Book
Buy: amzn.to/3gjt7x0
Trigger Warning
Buy: http://amzn.to/2rVxxm7
Fragile Things
Buy: http://amzn.to/2DOj5hw
Smoke and Mirrors
Buy: http://amzn.to/2nlK2mw
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Buy: http://a.co/bkFRoq8
Anansi Boys
Buy: amzn.to/3af7Y3p
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
http://a.co/2zEu2X5
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Buy: http://amzn.to/2oaF25F
The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
Buy: http://amzn.in/7v4BZmz
Books Discussed:
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Paperback:amzn.to/2PuCpev
Kindle: amzn.to/39TpLNt
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Paperback: amzn.to/3mg3YV1
Kindle: amzn.to/39BjYfe
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Paperback: amzn.to/3wnjV03
Kindle: amzn.to/39BjYfe
The Push by Ashley Audrain
Paperback: amzn.to/2PUAQX5
Kindle: amzn.to/3fABRyl
The Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Paperback: amzn.to/39BHd93
Kindle: amzn.to/2QZIiku
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri
Hardcover: amzn.to/3cHb9lZ
Kindle: amzn.to/3cKV5j7
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Paperback:amzn.to/3fBufMk
Kindle: amzn.to/3rJX63e
Pyaar Bina Chain Kahaan Re by Bappi Lahiri
The City of Good Death by Priyanka Champaneri
Paperback: amzn.to/39BWOVZ
Kindle: amzn.to/3wlQagl
The Last Queen by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Hardcover: amzn.to/3rMCKq9
Kindle: amzn.to/3sQZTt2
Jane Eyre by you all know how don't make me type it
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
Paperback: amzn.to/3fFukhR
Kindle: amzn.to/3wp9wkS
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Anuja is India's bestselling and best-loved romance novelist. Her pacy dialogues, witty set-ups, unapologetically desi and quirky characters have made her books a joy to read. Her latest novel, CLUB YOU TO DEATH is our new favourite and 'surprise surprise', is a whodunnit romance set in Delhi. All her books are linked below:
Club you to Death
Paperback: amzn.to/3cdG1dv
Kindle: amzn.to/2QrTi9S
The Zoya Factor
Paperback: amzn.to/2Pp96tq
Kindle: amzn.to/3sj854V
Battle for Bittora
Paperback: amzn.to/3fgseFb
Kindle: amzn.to/3d6f3Uv
Those Pricey Thakur Girls
Paperback: amzn.to/3sjUzOv
Kindle: amzn.to/396vxe7
The House that BJ Built
Paperback: amzn.to/3vSLcY9
Kindle: amzn.to/3rfCakj
Baaz
Paperback: amzn.to/3siqJKj
Kindle: amzn.to/3riFICH
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Edited by: Yohann Benson
Links to all books discussed below:
Uplifting, feel-good, makes you giggle, haha, etc.
**Club you to Death by Anuja Chauhan** -
NEW RELEASE
Paperback: amzn.to/3aW6gVp
Kindle: amzn.to/3kswOQU
X: A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century by Chuck Klosterman
Paperback: amzn.to/3uCk7HW
Bedtime Stories for Stressed out Adults by Lucy Mangan
Hardcover: amzn.to/37PhoRE
Kindle: amzn.to/37PXnL0
A Slip of the Keyboard by Terry Pratchett
Paperback: amzn.to/2Mrcink
Audible: http://amzn.to/37NN1v0
Regency Romance
Arabella by Georgette Heyer
Paperback: amzn.to/3dP7cMQ
Kindle: amzn.to/3pWwDP2
Books on Egypt
The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan
Paperback: amzn.to/3pQcw5a
Kindle: amzn.to/3kxBR2H
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt by Joyce A Tyldesley
Paperback: amzn.to/3uzzG3j
Kindle: amzn.to/3pSh0bz
Daughters of Isis by Joyce A Tyldesley
Paperback: amzn.to/3pUiW31
Kindle: amzn.to/2O0NnYb
Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh by Joyce A Tyldesley
Paperback: amzn.to/3uyMyGW
Kindle: amzn.to/3raf1kp
Underrated Lit Fic, book that ended my reading slump
The Beekeper of Aleppo by Chrsty Lefteri
Paperback: amzn.to/3uuOdgN
Kindle: amzn.to/3dNR6TP
Best Books of 2020
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
Hardcover: amzn.to/2NYvqJQ
Kindle: amzn.to/3qZKqFT
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Paperback: amzn.to/2O5SztH
Kindle: amzn.to/2ZTRlo8
Best Non-Fiction
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Paperback: amzn.to/2P60O9K
Kindle: amzn.to/3aSjZMJ
Non-Fic that reads like Fiction
Bad Blood Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
Paperback: amzn.to/2NEUeXm
Kindle: amzn.to/3q0OMv8
Crime mystery
Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine
Paperback: amzn.to/3bzw9sU
Kindle: amzn.to/2ZQhuV1
Indian historical fiction
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Paperback: amzn.to/3soZwoA
Kindle: amzn.to/3uA3Fs0
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Books Discussed:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Book: amzn.to/3pz0pcy
Kindle: amzn.to/3ubWshk
The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl
Book: amzn.to/3sbZmRF
Myth = Mithya by Devdutt Pattanaik
Book: amzn.to/3k0WOTv
Kindle: amzn.to/3bedHWM
A Matter of Honour by Jeffrey Archer
Book: amzn.to/3pz5jGn
Kindle: amzn.to/3pwgnUJ
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Book: amzn.to/3ubXCcG
Kindle: amzn.to/3uneTQu
The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Book: amzn.to/2ZrpSdg
Kindle: amzn.to/3sbn8Nl
Video edited by: Anuya Jakatdar (yay she learn new skill!)
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Buy Book 1 in the series here: amzn.to/3mtahUF
Pssst: Anuya finished Book 2 in the series, A Heart So Fierce and Broken, and CANNOT WAIT for A Vow So Bold and Deadly to release!!!
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Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.in/12-Commandments-Being-Woman/dp/9353451213
Books Discussed:
The Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak
Buy: https://www.amazon.in/Three-Daughters-Eve-Elif-Shafak/dp/0241288045
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Buy: https://www.amazon.in/Becoming-Michelle-Obama/dp/0241334144/ref=sr_1_3?crid=E8I8GN16BIU7&dchild=1&keywords=michelle+obama+becoming&qid=1605096642&s=books&sprefix=michelle+%2Cstripbooks%2C373&sr=1-3
40 Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
Buy: https://www.amazon.in/Forty-Rules-Love-Elif-Shafak/dp/0241972930/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=40+rules+of+love&qid=1605097171&s=books&sr=1-3
Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
Buy: https://www.amazon.in/Men-Without-Women-Haruki-Murakami/dp/1784705373/ref=sr_1_5?crid=EEYOZH7BUKL4&dchild=1&keywords=haruki+murakami&qid=1605097218&s=books&sprefix=haruki+m%2Cstripbooks%2C441&sr=1-5
The Secret Library by Haruki Murakami
Buy: https://www.amazon.in/Strange-Library-Haruki-Murakami/dp/1846559219/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2KC53JFA422S5&dchild=1&keywords=strange+library+murakami&qid=1605097368&s=books&sprefix=strange+librar%2Cstripbooks%2C317&sr=1-1
The JCB 10:
Aayushi: instagram.com/_penandpapers
Apurva and Mansi: instagram.com/frenchflaps_and_deckleedges
Chitra: instagram.com/talksbooksandmore
Deepa: instagram.com/deetalkz
Mir: instagram.com/khubaibliophile
Mridula: instagram.com/ecstatic_yet_chaotic
Padmaja: instagram.com/thebookishtales
Rhea: instagram.com/rufusreads
Smriti: instagram.com/sant.reads
Sumaiyya: instagram.com/sumaiyya.books
Books Discussed:
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
Hardcover: http://bit.ly/djinnpatrol
Kindle: http://bit.ly/djinnkindle
A Burning by Megha Majumdar
Hardcover: http://bit.ly/burninghardcover
Kindle: http://bit.ly/burningkindle
Chosen Spirits by Samit Basu
Hardcover: http://bit.ly/chosenhardcover
Kindle: http://bit.ly/chosenkindle
Simoqin Prophecies by Samit Basu
Paperback: http://bit.ly/simoqinpaperback
Kindle: http://bit.ly/simoqinkindle
Prelude to a Riot by Annie Zaidi
Hardcover: http://bit.ly/preludehardcover
Kindle: http://bit.ly/preludekindle
Undertow by Jahnavi Barua
Hardcover: amzn.to/35VpyXh
Kindle: http://bit.ly/undertowkindle
Moustache by S Hareesh, translated from Malayalam by Jayasree Kalathil
Paperback: http://bit.ly/moustachepaperback
Kindle: http://bit.ly/moustachekindle
These Our Bodies Possessed by Light by Dharini Bhaskar
Hardcover: amzn.to/31Q40d5
Kindle: http://bit.ly/lightkindle
The Machine is Learning by Tanuj Solanki
Hardcover: http://bit.ly/machinehardcover
Kindle: http://bit.ly/machinekindle
In Search of Heer by Manjul Bajaj
Hardcover: http//bit.ly/heerhardcover
Kindle: http://bit.ly/heerkindle
A Ballad of Remittent Fever by Ashoke Mukhopadhyay, translated from Bengali by Arunava Sinha
Hardcover: http://bit.ly/balladhardcover
Kindle: http://bit.ly/balladkindle
Link to Annie Zaidi's Yo Yo Honey Singh essay: sunday-guardian.com/artbeat/an-open-letter-to-honey-singh-2
Video Edited by: Yohann Benson
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TRIGGER WARNING: Sensitive topics - sexual assault
Books Discussed:
1. Tenderness by Y.A. Cormier
2. My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
3. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Book Club Discussion Questions:
1. Did your definition of victimhood change after reading this book?
2. Because we saw Jacob Strane from Vanessa’s perspective, we never really hated Strane, even though we knew somewhere deep down that he was the villain in this story. What do you feel about him?
3. Let's discuss the line between consent and rape here; if Vanessa was three years older, would all of this be okay?
4. The book opens with a Facebook post, in which the victim of sexual assault outs her perpetrator… How has social media shaped the discourse around consent/ agency in today’s times?
What is the Books on Toast Reader's Club?
#BOTReadersClub or Books on Toast Reader's Club is a unique space that curates the hottest novels and timeless books for our members to discover and read in the genre of your choice each month. We will bring you exclusive deals - BOOKS, secret sessions with Anuya and Sharin, AND access to the author. Wu-hu. The book club has very 'limited seats' and comes at a very nominal membership fee per month, which includes a free copy of the book of the month.
To become a part of the club:
1. Fill this form: bit.ly/botreadersclub. If you've already filled, don't do it again.
2. Check your email within the last week of the month for limited invites
3. Follow us on Instagram - @booksontoast - where we will put up about all book club announcements timely reminders so you never miss an update
Edited by: Yohann Benson
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This video has been made in a Paid Partnership with Storytel India. But the book reccos and passion for audiobooks are all ours!
You can download the Storytel app here: http://storytel.in/
Starring: Yohann Benson as Perseus Chopra III
Sharin Bhatti as Shagun
Anuya Jakatdar as Priya
Written by: Anuya Jakatdar
Edited by: Yohann Benson
Books Discussed:
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck: bit.ly/3j3YnOu
The Iliad by Homer: bit.ly/2SYjHdk
Waking the Witch by Pam Grossman: bit.ly/2FCGTuQ
The Little Duck Girl by Anita Nair: bit.ly/352xvJD
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari: bit.ly/3lPV5ju
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: bit.ly/3lQDAj4
Books on Toast is a books channel where we discuss literature: the good, the bad, the timepass, the serious, the best, the worst and everything else in between. Be sure to check back every week to see waddup!
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Mom, Kanwal and Sharin read books by two Contemporary Indian female authors who are creating waves with their brand of fiction, Balli Kaur Jaswal and Anukriti Upadhyay. Both had loads to say about books and other things. We'll let you watch the video to figure the rest.
Books discussed:
By Balli Kaur Jaswal
Inheritance
Kindle: amzn.to/32dQcK6
Paperback: amzn.to/3k1B20B
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters
Kindle: amzn.to/2R8sTep
Paperback: amzn.to/32axrY4
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
Kindle: amzn.to/2R5em3c
Paperback: amzn.to/3hcSgWY
By Anukriti Upadhyay
Kintsugi: A Novel
Kindle: amzn.to/35kpkdx
Hardcover: amzn.to/35olqAb
Bhaunri
Kindle: amzn.to/2ZCAJll
Paperback: amzn.to/3ierPBE
Books on Toast is a books channel where we discuss literature: the good, the bad, the timepass, the serious, the best, the worst and everything else in between. Be sure to check back every week to see waddup!
Shot on: iPhone
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The book came out earlier this year and has been creating quite a stir worldwide. It became a New York Times Bestseller and our fave Yaa Gyasi called the book "an excellently crafted, utterly thrilling novel full of characters that I won't forget soon."
Since we shot the interview, A Burning has also been longlisted for The JCB Prize for Literature, 2020.
Link to buy A Burning by Megha Majumdar
Kindle: amzn.to/2Z3L3SO
Hardcover: amzn.to/3bqI4sS
Book recommended by Megha
A House is a Body by Shruti Swamy
Kindle: amzn.to/2Z2M7qe
Hardcover: amzn.to/3jMxP57
What is the Books on Toast Reader's Club?
#BOTReadersClub or Books on Toast Reader's Club is a unique space that curates the hottest novels and timeless books for our members to discover and read in the genre of your choice each month. We will bring you exclusive deals - BOOKS, secret sessions with Anuya and Sharin, AND access to the author. Wu-hu. The book club has very 'limited seats' and comes at a very nominal membership fee per month, which includes a free copy of the book of the month.
To become a part of the club:
1. Fill this form: bit.ly/botreadersclub. If you've already filled, don't do it again.
2. Check your email within the last week of the month for limited invites
3. Follow us on Instagram - @booksontoast - where we will put up about all book club announcements timely reminders so you never miss an update
Shot on: Zoom
Edited by: Yohann Benson
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Fall of Giants by @kenfollettauthor - Book One of the Century Trilogy - and Quiver by Javed Akhtar.
About Quiver by Javed Akhtar:
The poems in this collection contain the poet's reminiscences of his childhood, and regret the loss of its innocence with passage of time. They are about love, its complications, pains and joys.
About Fall of Giants by Ken Follett:
It is 1911. The Coronation Day of King George V. The Williams, a Welsh coal-mining family is linked by romance and enmity to the Fitzherberts, aristocratic coal-mine owners. Lady Maud Fitzherbert falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German Embassy in London. Their destiny is entangled with that of an ambitious young aide to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and to two orphaned Russian brothers, whose plans to emigrate to America fall foul of war, conscription and revolution. In a plot of unfolding drama and intriguing complexity, "Fall Of Giants" moves seamlessly from Washington to St Petersburg, from the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty.
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To put it simply, the Shiny Happy Book Club combines reading and mental health! It's a club started by Here Comes The Sun and Books on Toast, with the aim to combine mental well-being with books! 🧠♥️📚
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Here's how you can participate:
The SHINY HAPPY BOOK CLUB IS ON INSTAGRAM. You can follow us there and:
1. Pick any one (or both if you feel like it) and finish reading it in the month of August
2. Share your choice on your Feed or Story with #ShinyHappyBookClub and tag @shinyhappybookclub or @booksontoast and @herecomesthesunofficial
3. Discuss it with us on a YouTube Live on the @Booksontoast YT channel (www.youtube.com/booksontoast). Watch out for reading tips and more!
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We're Reading: A Burning by Megha Majumdar #BoTReadersClub #August
Watch this if you are looking for reading motivation. :-)
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Use the hashtag #BOTReadersClub and tag us while sharing your reviews about A Burning
Music playlist: Focus Music on Apple Music
We felt extra happy doing this video where both of us, Anuya and Sharin, were in the SAME FRAME AFTER SO LONG! Do you guys miss this as much as we miss doing this?
We thought the best way to make this day extraaaa special is by celebrating it with the Booktube community.
So thank you so much YUMI the BOOK DEMON for starting this tag. Link to her channel: youtube.com/channel/UCWNOCmOw_h4puHYNkqjcmYw
PS: How cute is this channel name! We love
AND a very shoutout to Harshpreet for tagging us in this challenge, so yay. Go subscribe to her awesome self at YouTube: youtube.com/harshherself
Books we discussed:
The Nightingale: Bravery, Courage, Fear and Love in a Time of War by Kristin Hannah
Kindle: amzn.to/3gIC946
Paperback: amzn.to/2PFdl18
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Kindle: amzn.to/3fFhs7W
Paperback: amzn.to/30FeZWz
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Paperback: amzn.to/3ac201H
SPQR by Mary Beard
Kindle: amzn.to/2DQUcGx
Paperback: amzn.to/3gKKjcb
Latitudes of Longing by Shubhangi Swarup
Kindle: amzn.to/30FfmAr
Paperback: amzn.to/3gGkkm8
Foundation by Issac Asimov
Kindle: amzn.to/30EPeWo
Paperback: amzn.to/2XIMVQd
Then we spoke about Haruki Murakami and Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche's novels as our favourite POC authors
We tag and send subscribe shoutouts to:
Sant Reads: youtube.com/santreads
Chalchitra Talks: youtube.com/chalchitratalks
Shot on: Zoom
Edited by : Yohann Benson
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Books discussed:
The Collaborator by Mirza Waheed
Paperback: amzn.to/337jyee
Kindle: amzn.to/33cpDpo
The Book of Gold Leaves by Mirza Waheed
Paperback: amzn.to/39EZLDO
Kindle: amzn.to/2Dg1tzw
No Guns at My Son’s Funeral by Paro Anand
Paperback: amzn.to/2CXC1iw
Kindle: amzn.to/3hPAJVM
The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay
Paperback: amzn.to/3gb4a42
Kindle: amzn.to/3gm95is
Munnu: A Boy From Kashmir by Malik Sajad
Graphic Novel: amzn.to/2DjxXsU
The Night of the Broken Glass by Feroz Rather
Paperback: amzn.to/2X7jHu4
Kindle: amzn.to/3jO1nQt
Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
Paperback: amzn.to/2P7cxSk
Kindle: amzn.to/2P7zsg8
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Shot on: iPhone
Edited by: Yohann Benson
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Get to know the author in this super-rare video interview where he talks to (nervously giggling dork) Sharin about books he grew up reading, his books, THE NEW FICTION NOVEL HE IS WRITING, political essays, his view point on his current OCI status, his family, what he's binge-watching and so much MOAR!
We also talk about 2020, the pandemic, languages, royals, Mishima, Marquez, Maupassant, Manto, VS Naipual - we could go on, but why don't you just watch :-D
Books by Aatish Taseer
Stranger to History
The Twice Born
Manto: Selected Short Stories
Books discussed:
The Journal of a Plague Year by William Defoe
Kindle: amzn.to/3hEKhTk
Mishima (Biography) by John Nathan
Paperback: amzn.to/3f3W9ws
Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima
Paperback: amzn.to/3gb1t2t
Time Regained by Marcel Proust
Kindle: amzn.to/2EscNsV
Cousin Bette by Honoré de Balzac
Paperback: amzn.to/3gbj5LE
Kindle: amzn.to/3gcn0rl
Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac
Paperback: amzn.to/30a2ORn
Kindle: amzn.to/3hQZ8tJ
Une Vie by Guy de Maupassant (that's the book he calls A Life)
Kindle: amzn.to/334nrjP
Living to Tell the Tale by Gabriel García Márquez
Paperback: amzn.to/3g9Fid3
Kindle: amzn.to/39BiKPT
Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet
Paperback: amzn.to/3g9XMKd
Kindle: amzn.to/30YySH9
You can support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/booksontoast
Books on Toast is a channel where we discuss literature: the good, the bad, the time pass, the serious, the best, the worst and everything else in between. We mostly have a video out each week, so check back in to see waddup!
Shot on: iPhone
Edited by: Yohann Benson
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Follow Saransh on
Instagram/Twitter: @saranshgoila
Books Discussed:
India on my Platter by Saransh Goila
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K.Rowling
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Anthem by Ayn Rand
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Flavour Thesaurus by Niki Segnit
Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Born to Run by Christipher McDougall
You can support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/booksontoast
Books on Toast is a channel where we discuss literature: the good, the bad, the time pass, the serious, the best, the worst and everything else in between. We mostly have a video out each week, so check back in to see waddup!
Edited by: Yohann Benson
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Books discussed:
Chemmeen by Thakazhi Sivasankarapilla (Translated by Anita Nair)
Seasons in the Palm by Perumal Murugan (Translated by V. Geetha )
Pulayathara by Paul Chirakkarode (Translated by Catherine Thankamma)
Heat by Poomani (Translated by N Kalyan Raman)
Meesa (Moustache) by S Hareesh (Translated by Jayasree Kalathil)
Not translated
Karikkottakkari by Vinoy Thomas (Malayalam)
English only
Coming Out as Dalit by Yashica Dutt
Bonus reading
Randidangazhi (Two Measures of Rice) by Thakazhi Sivasankarapilla (Translated by Shakoor)
Thottiyude Makan (Scavenger's Son) by Thakazhi Sivasankarapilla (Translated by R. E. Asher)
Poonachi by Perumal Murugan (Translated by N Kalyan Raman )
One Part Woman by Perumal Murugan (Translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan)
You can support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/booksontoast
Books on Toast is a channel where we discuss literature: the good, the bad, the time pass, the serious, the best, the worst and everything else in between. We mostly have a video out each week, so check back in to see waddup!
Edited by: Yohann Benson
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Instagram/Twitter: @deetalkz
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If you are watching this in 2543 and wondering what this is - let us give you a primer. Basically, Humanity faced its greatest crisis in history when every human being was at risk of being infected by a deadly, invisible coronavirus. Economies shut down and governments ordered everyone to go under lockdown to stay safe and reflect on their life decisions - like facial threading!
Anyway, it gave us plenty of food for thought and reading time.
Sharin utilised this time by reading books that made her feel 'light-headed', happy and TRIPPY! It's all in this video
Books discussed:
FICTION
Mort by Terry Pratchett - Discworld Series
Demon’s Mark by Nora Ash
Caging Skies by Christine Leunens
Folktales of Bhutan by Kunzang Choden
Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
NON-FICTION
How to Change Your Mind – What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan
Podcasts recommended:
The Writer’s Voice – New Fiction from The New Yorker
The New Yorker: Fiction
Terry Pratchett Books, Where to Start, Discworld and Good Omens with Sharin video link: youtube.com/watch?v=O34hbPEgyjQ&t
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Books on Toast is a channel where we discuss literature: the good, the bad, the time pass, the serious, the best, the worst and everything else in between. We mostly have a video out each week, so check back in to see waddup!
Shot on: iPhone
Edited by: Yohann Benson
Location: Banyan Bliss
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youtube.com/channel/UC0Lxku2vG4Tw34XtY9x-DqQ
Follow her on Instagram:
instagram.com/sant.reads & Twitter - @santreads as well. :)
BLACK LIVES MATTERS:
Link to Website: blacklivesmatter.com
Link to Petitions: blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#petitions
Link to Donate: blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#donate
Watch the following video (and keep your ad blocker off) for the proceeds of the adsense to go to the BLM movement. You can also check out the description for relevant links.
youtube.com/watch?v=bCgLa25fDHM&feature=youtu.be
Just a few black booktube creators:
Bookish Realm: youtube.com/user/bookishrealm
Bowties & Books: youtube.com/channel/UCTIbjVYcbwhoqFeWdiJGfkA
Novel Lush: youtube.com/channel/UCv_Uj4QhCCBCTAdg3iV156g
ONYX Pages: youtube.com/channel/UC_reNHCI5mUeKGbvkN2_bTA
Mrs Dunn Reads: youtube.com/channel/UCV-CCAdesJqgtJjzP9YhvAw
Books with Shae: youtube.com/channel/UCQNOAiZTxovSEewA62We-0g
Mina Reads: youtube.com/channel/UCMNrAmbO7lmiGdFK0PWkBwA
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Books Mentioned:
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
On The Come Up by Angie Thomas
Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Between The World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates
The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin (The Broken Earth Trilogy)
Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward
The Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
A Song Below Water by Bethany C Morrow
Parable of Sorrow by Octavia E Butler
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Color Purple by Alice Walker
Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
Video edited by: Yohann Benson
Books on Toast is a books channel where we discuss literature: the good, the bad, the timepass, the serious, the best, the worst and everything else in between. New video every Wednesday!
Instagram: booksontoast
Facebook: booksontoast
Twitter: booksont
Books Discussed:
Chosen Spirits by Samit Basu
The Hidden Girl by Ken Liu
Broken Stars by Ken Liu
The City we Became by N.K. Jemisin
Turbulence by Samit Basu
The Candyland Dynasties Trilogy - Ken Liu
The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K.Jemisin
The Sandman Series by Neil Gaiman
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
Video edited by: Yohann Benson
Books Discussed:
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
A Life Less Ordinary by Baby Halder
On Photography by Susan Sontag
Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
The Power by Naomi Alderman
All About Love by Bell Hooks
Seeing Like a Feminist by Nivedita Menon
The Annihilation of Caste by B.R. Ambedkar
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Books on Toast is a books channel where we discuss literature: the good, the bad, the timepass, the serious, the best, the worst and everything else in between. New video every Wednesday!
Instagram: booksontoast
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Twitter: booksont
Do follow him on Instagram + Twitter at @akvarious where he posts about books and plays that he's reading and all the behind the scenes action from his day job.
SHOW ON BOOKS
Black Books
Books and plays discussed:
BOOKS
The Devil in the Kitchen by Marco Pierre White
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby
Funny Girl by Nick Hornby
About a Boy by Nick Hornby
Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
Wishbones by Tom Perrotta
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez
Escape from Baghdad! by Saad Hossain
On Writing by Stephen King
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Carrie by Stephen King
Shakespeare in Kabul by Stephen Landrigan & Qais Akbar Omar
The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell
PLAYS
The Interview by Siddharth Kumar
Dhumrapaan by Adhir Bhat
Baghdad Wedding by Hassan Abdulrazzak
Veronica's Room by Ira Levin
Books on Toast is a books channel where we discuss literature: the good, the bad, the timepass, the serious, the best, the worst and everything else in between.
Instagram: booksontoast
Facebook: booksontoast
Twitter: booksont
Books discussed:
The Importance Of Living by Lin Yutang
amzn.to/3dfXBLA
Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
amzn.to/2xDlKfV
Girl Alone: An Australian Outback by Lucy Walker
amzn.to/3fpmLJF
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
amzn.to/3clHfRq
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
amzn.to/3c5jFsa
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
amzn.to/2zbJf0e
Selected Poetry by Lord Byron
amzn.to/2YDFMSL
The Third Eye by T. Lobsang Rampa
amzn.to/3ccWcoU
Desiree by Annemarie Selinko
amzn.to/35zaBcL
Chariots of The God by Erich Von Daniken
amzn.to/3bdF7d7
Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
amzn.to/35AH16A
The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
amzn.to/2zkmKpF
Dopehri by Pankaj Kapur
amzn.to/2YDuIoA
Books on Toast is a books channel where we discuss literature: the good, the bad, the timepass, the serious, the best, the worst and everything else in between.
Shot by: The Addicted Yogis
Edited by: Yohann Benson
Shot at the Cuckoo Club, Bandra, Mumbai.
Here Comes the Sun is an initiative by Shaheen Bhatt encouraging conversation around depression & anxiety. Follow it on Instagram for updates - @herecomesthesunofficial
Books discussed + links to buy:
I've Never Been Unhappier by Shaheen Bhatt
Paperback: amzn.to/2xQGsJ7
Kindle: amzn.to/2U3UFeu
The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer
Paperback: amzn.to/2vxzLe5
Kindle: amzn.to/2QtqcUH
The Wars of the Roses by Alison Weir
Paperback: Lancaster And York: The Wars of the Roses
Kindle: amzn.to/3bclimT
SPQR by Mary Beard
Paperback: amzn.to/2QqAzIW
Kndle: amzn.to/2UkQucW
Early Indians by Tony Joseph
Kindle: amzn.to/2WrSzXs
Night by Elie Wiesel
Paperback: amzn.to/3b8Ufcq
Kindle: amzn.to/3b4VEkb
The Guns of August by Barbara W Tuchman
Paperback: amzn.to/3926TrW
Kindle: amzn.to/3dawYsn
Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder
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When Women Ruled the World by Kara Cooney
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The Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen
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The Courtesan, the Mahatma and the Italian Brahmin by Manu S Pillai
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Remnants of a Separation by Aanchal Malhotra
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Books on Toast is a books channel where we discuss literature: the good, the bad, the timepass, the serious, the best, the worst and everything else in between.
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MARCH READS FOR THE SHINY HAPPY BOOK CLUB ARE HERE!
Curator: @shaheenb
Our first ever Shiny Happy Fiction Pick is Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a book about aliens, towels, restaurants at the end of the universe and more, though most important is the message etched in its pages: DON'T PANIC.
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Our first ever Shiny Happy Non-Fiction Pick is Matt Haig's Reasons to Stay Alive, a book about the author's inspiring journey of living with depression and panic disorder.
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Both books have been selected by Curator of the Month, @ShaheenB for the #ShinyHappyBookClub
It's a club we've started with @herecomesthesunofficial, and our aim is to combine mental well-being with books! 🧠♥️📚 Here's how you can participate:
1. Pick any one (or both if you feel like it) and finish reading it in the month of March.
2. Share your choice on your Instagram Feed or Story with #ShinyHappyBookClub
2. Discuss it with us on an Insta Live with our awesome curator @ShaheenB on March 31st
3. Watch out for giveaways and more!
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