Articles by Sonya Dutta Choudhury
Book Box: JLF Diaries
Friends, family, book clubs and school groups, get together with authors to discuss stories from science, history, economics, literature, travel and so on.
Published on Jan 21, 2023 06:14 PM IST
Book Box: The Ghostwriter and the Prince
A ghostwriter speaks for a prince in this must-read memoir. Also, meet Nishka Rathi who reveals the secrets of good ghostwriters.
Updated on Jan 16, 2023 10:23 AM IST
Book Box: The Life-Changing Magic of Reading Plans
Do you want to read more this year? Why not try a reading plan?
Published on Jan 07, 2023 03:24 PM IST
Book Box: Letter from the Andaman Islands
If you enjoy the sea and scuba diving, these five books will draw you to these rugged and remote islands.
Updated on Jan 05, 2023 12:26 PM IST
Book Box: The Big Listen: Audiobooks for the Holidays
Walk 10,000 steps and up your IQ and EQ with these five audiobooks, each one in a different style
Updated on Dec 25, 2022 02:27 PM IST
Book Box: Racy Reads for the Holidays
Five fast-paced reads to round this year off with - a murder mystery, a thriller, an unusual epic, a romance and a snarky startup story
Published on Dec 17, 2022 08:11 PM IST
Book Box: Best Book Club Reads of 2022
Seven Book Club reads to spark conversations and give you new ways of looking at the world
Published on Dec 10, 2022 06:50 PM IST
Book Box: Why We Need Memoirs — 2
You don't have to be famous to write your memoirs. Here's why. Plus a chat with Dr Leena Chatterjee on why she gets management students to write their life stories.
Updated on Dec 04, 2022 06:55 PM IST
Book Box: Why We Need Memoirs — 1
A policewoman, and a Nobel prize winner, and seven reasons to read memoirs.
Updated on Dec 04, 2022 06:55 PM IST
Book Box: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly of YA
Pick up these five pacy books. And meet Menaka Raman, who says reading YA helps her be more understanding and empathetic with her two boys.
Published on Nov 22, 2022 02:43 PM IST
Book Box: What do you read before Harry Potter?
Celebrate Children’s Day with these stunning picture books on art, science, food and personal finance. And meet M Venkatesh, Organiser of the Bookaroo Children’s Literature Festival.
Updated on Nov 11, 2022 05:35 PM IST
Book Box: Kickstart Your Writing Life
Join the NaNoWriMo writing challenge and experience books that fight writer's block, help you plan plots, and create powerful characters and settings. And meet writing coach Chetan Mahajan
Updated on Dec 04, 2022 06:55 PM IST
Book Box: Confront Your Fears with these Spooky Stories
Celebrate Halloween with these spooky stories. And meet horror writer Chandrima Das, who divides her time between writing, podcasting, trading and investing.
Published on Oct 31, 2022 02:00 PM IST
Book Box: The Gifts of Reading
Celebrate Diwali with these exquisite essays on why books make the best presents. Dip into this reading guide and buy these book gifts.
Updated on Oct 22, 2022 09:04 AM IST
Book Box: The Many Ramayanas
Celebrate Diwali with many Ramayanas. And meet Sumedha Verma Ojha, translator of the beautiful Mewar Ramayana, who read her first Ramayana at 9.
Published on Oct 17, 2022 04:21 PM IST
Book Box: Fiction for Economists
Why reading fiction will help you be a better economist, plus 5 fiction books with economic themes.
Published on Oct 07, 2022 06:05 PM IST
Book Box: Why read translations
From detective novels set in France, Italy, Russia and Japan, to a book club buffet, here are some gems to celebrate International Translation Day
Published on Sep 30, 2022 06:26 PM IST
Book Box: The Things They Carried
September born authors give way to a banned book.
Published on Sep 25, 2022 07:35 PM IST
Book Box: The secret life of democracies
Read these five democracy books and meet M R Madhavan, who tells us why “Game of Thrones” is essential reading for anybody investigating democracy
Updated on Sep 16, 2022 04:19 PM IST
Book Box: How to raise a reader
Use these six strategies to give your child a love of books. Also, meet Sangeeta Bhansali of Kahani Tree and read this fabulous book for the Queen.
Updated on Sep 12, 2022 08:37 AM IST
Book Box: Dumbledores and Tiger Moms
Debate education through books, meet teachers both real and imaginary.
Updated on Sep 03, 2022 12:15 PM IST
Book Box: Equal, Yet Different
A meeting with author Anita Bhogle brings out many different stories
Published on Aug 26, 2022 07:02 PM IST
Book Box: Why Salman Rushdie?
Sample Salman Rushdie — sign up for his Substack newsletter, 'Salman's Sea of Stories', read his essays and revisit his award-winning novels to find out what the fuss is all about.
Updated on Aug 26, 2022 03:35 PM IST
Book Box: How Independent is Serena Williams?
Examine biological, political, social, and cultural independence with these 4 books. And celebrate India’s 76th Independence Day, with your children, with these 2 books.
Published on Aug 13, 2022 05:05 PM IST
Book Box: Gifts for Brothers, Sisters, and Friends
Celebrate Rakhi and Friendship Day with these seven gift books to share and discuss with brothers, sisters, and friends
Updated on Aug 05, 2022 04:55 PM IST
Book Box: Hack Your Financial Life
Master the technicals of money, teach your children finance and understand the psychology of money with these 5 books. And meet Gautam Baid, author, The Joys of Compounding
Published on Aug 01, 2022 04:17 PM IST
Book Box: A South African Odyssey: Rage, Rugby, Lions & a Signature Campaign
Read these five fabulous books from South Africa. And meet motorbike-riding South African animal rights advocate, Irma Wouters, who tells us about her wildlife reads.
Updated on Jul 22, 2022 04:19 PM IST
Book Box: How to fall in love with books (again)
Use these five strategies to read more, in a world of digital distractions. And meet behavioural scientist Neela Saldanha, to talk reading goals and desert island books.
Updated on Jul 15, 2022 08:35 PM IST
Book Box: Dear Dalai Lama, what do I read?
Celebrate the Dalai Lama's birthday with these books on history, psychology, religion and the environment. And meet "bad Buddhist" Tansy Troy.
Updated on Jul 08, 2022 09:34 PM IST
Book Box: Medical Stories
A day after National Doctors Day, read these uplifting books by doctors. Also meet Kavitha Rao, author of ‘Lady Doctors’
Updated on Jul 04, 2022 01:04 PM IST