Some books take you somewhere you've never been. And then there are books that take you somewhere you remember dearly. Lallan Sweets felt a little like that to me. Set in the small town of Siyaka in the 1990s, the book follows Tara, her family, an old friendship, a sweet shop, and a rather unusual search for the secret ingredient in her grandfather's laddoos. But strangely, it wasn't the mystery that stayed with me. It was the world around it, the 1990s, those Hindi songs, th

Tuesdays with Morrie Some books entertain you. Some books teach you something. And then there are a few books that quietly sit beside you for days after you've finished reading them. Tuesdays with Morrie is one of those books for me. On the surface, it is a simple story. A former student reconnects with his old professor, Morrie Schwartz, who is slowly dying from ALS. Every Tuesday, they meet and talk about life, love, work, relationships, aging, forgiveness, and death. Nothi