A haunting in the Indian heartland ends with a priest’s violent death.
Enter Samir Grey—fiendishly intelligent, terminally unsociable and catastrophically human. No divine
visions, no lightning-shaped scar—just a mind that won’t quit and a tongue sharp enough to draw blood.
To uncover the truth, Samir must descend into a nightmare of uniquely Indian horrors: corpse-eating
vetalas, vengeful pishachs, ghouls, demons, and the most terrifying of all, bureaucracy and red tape.
Wickedly funny and blisteringly acerbic, The Waking Dead drags urban horror kicking and
screaming into small-town India, where folklore and reality bleed into each other—and the real monsters
may be the ones still breathing.
Before Draupadi, there was Hidimbi. The first, the eldest Pandava daughter-in-law—a status denied to her through her life, through the years, down the centuries. She remains the forgotten wife, the forgotten queen, the forgotten woman, in the Mahabharata.
Hidimbi was a demoness by birth and a queen by right. In the shadows of the great Indian epic, she stands alone. She saved Bhima. She bore his son. She stood by the family that killed her brother. And when the call of war came, she sacrificed her only child—Ghatotkacha, the first Pandava grandson—for a cause that never truly embraced her.
Why was her story never told? Was it because she was a rakshasi, or because the heroes of the epic could do no wrong?
This powerful reimagining gives voice to Hidimbi and her story of love and betrayal, strength and sacrifice.
Discover the enchanting bird legends of the Himalayas—stories that soar beyond time.
When Birds Talked by Neha Negi is a lyrical and beautifully illustrated collection of folklore that reimagines the myths of Himalayan birds. Drawing on Uttarakhand’s rich oral traditions, these tales trace the origins of birds such as the Himalayan Monal, Fire-capped Tit, Spotted Forktail and many others—bringing alive stories of transformation, longing and resilience.
Through dramatic storytelling and hand-painted illustrations, Negi creates an enchanting tapestry that connects mythology, ecology, and human imagination. At its heart, the book is an ode to the deep bonds between people and nature, a celebration of vanishing traditions, and a call to protect the fragile ecosystems of the Himalayas.
Blending myth, art and reflections on the environment, When Birds Talked is as much a preservation of cultural heritage as it is a modern eco-fable for readers of all ages.
In the lost Archipelago of Kumarikandam, ruled queen Devi when an alien invasion sets forth on the Earth. Driven by ambition and motivated by science, their leader Naqta brings to life a half beast-half alien Mahishasura who has now taken over Kumarikandam. As the premonitions of Aggatiar, the sage comes to life, Devi is now faced with an intergalactic war with Mahishasura and his army to save her kingdom.
Set 70,000 years ago, Mahishasura is an ultimate ode to the supreme energy mentioned in the Devi Purana. An exploration of the feminine form of parashakti, in the world of Anand Neelakandan, science, technology and AI clashes with the long-lost tales from the puranas retelling Indian mythology for the modern readers.
Rushdie turns his extraordinary imagination to life’s final act with a quintet of stories that span the three countries in which he has made his work—India, England, and the US—and feature an unforgettable cast of characters.
“In the South” introduces a pair of quarrelsome old men—Junior and Senior—and their private tragedy at a moment of national calamity. In “The Musician of Kahani”, a musical prodigy from the Mumbai neighborhood featured in Midnight’s Children uses her magical gifts to wreak devastation on the wealthy family she marries into. In “Late”, the ghost of a Cambridge don enlists the help of a lonely student to enact revenge upon the tormentor of his lifetime. “Oklahoma” plunges a young writer into a web of deceit and lies as he tries to figure out whether his mentor killed himself or faked his own death. And “The Old Man in the Piazza” is a powerful parable for our times about freedom of speech.
Do we accommodate ourselves to death, or rail against it? Do we spend our “eleventh hour” in serenity or in rage? And how do we achieve fulfillment with our lives if we don’t know the end of our own stories? The Eleventh Hour ponders life and death, legacy and identity with the penetrating insight and boundless imagination that have made Salman Rushdie one of the most celebrated writers of our time.
Rukmini aunty’s newly built house in Mysore is near a dilapidated relic with its roof caved in, marring the view from her specially designed Zen-like meditation nook. She abhors the house that reeks of litigation and lawsuits and wants it gone, until she discovers that the house belonged to the illustrious writer, R.K. Narayan. It is close to being torn down brick by brick, when the city authorities step in and designate it as a Heritage building and stop the demolition. The fate of Narayan’s abode hangs between the builder’s scalpel and the limited coffers of the city, while they scramble for funds to buy it from his heirs at the prevailing market rate. Only Rukmini aunty and the ‘R.K. Narayan Fan Club’ ladies group in her neighbourhood can now save the house
“कई चाँद थे सरे आसमाँ…” यह उपन्यास लेखक की लंबी शोध यात्रा, भाषा पर अद्वितीय पकड़ और मुग़लकालीन समाज की बारीक समझ का अद्भुत मेल है। उपन्यास की मुख्य पात्र वज़ीर खानम एक निडर, बुद्धिमान और विलक्षण महिला है, जिसने अपने समय की सामाजिक सीमाओं को चुनौती दी। वह एक ऐसी स्त्री है जो अपनी शर्तों पर जीती है।
यह 18वीं सदी के उत्तरार्ध और 19वीं सदी की शुरुआत की मुग़ल दिल्ली की पृष्ठभूमि में रचा गया एक ऐसा उपन्यास है, जिसमें मुग़ल दरबार, नवाबी तहज़ीब, शायरी, मोहब्बत, साज़िशें और सांस्कृतिक उथल-पुथल सब कुछ जीवंत हो उठता है।
The Family Cabin: A Gripping Psychological Thriller
A weekend retreat at the family cabin was meant to be a joyful celebration for Mike’s 40th birthday, planned as a surprise by his wife. But their once-happy marriage is unraveling. Mike’s frequent absences leave his wife and young son alone, and she’s desperate to reconnect. This getaway was supposed to fix everything.
But when she arrives to set up, strange noises echo from the basement. There, she discovers a terrified young woman, bound and pleading for help. Before she can act, Mike arrives unexpectedly. Who is this stranger? Why is she here? And what secrets is Mike hiding?
From the acclaimed author of The In-Laws and The Patient’s List, The Family Cabin is a heart-pounding psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the final page. Perfect for fans of Daniel Hurst and Freida McFadden, this page-turner will leave you breathless.
Order now and dive into a chilling tale of secrets, betrayal, and suspense!
- Fast-paced & unputdownable – A tense, twist-filled psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the final page.
- Dark twists and shocking turns – Perfect for fans of Gone Girl, The Wife Between Us, and The Silent Patient.
- Short, sharp chapters – Ideal for readers who love thrillers you can binge in one breathless sitting.
- Perfect gift for thriller lovers – Addictive, unpredictable, and impossible to forget.
The In-Laws is a page-turning psychological thriller that will have you guessing till the very end.
He visited them for the weekend. Now they won’t let her leave.
Chelsea Jameson married the perfect husband, but he doesn’t like to talk about his past.
She finds out why when his parents invite them to stay at their off-the-grid cabin in the woods.
His mother dominates his life, even though her only son is in his thirties. Her mother-in-law creates conflict and tries to manipulate her husband against Chelsea.
When Chelsea discovers more about her husband’s parents, dark family secrets are unearthed, revealing the truth. This is not a regular visit to the in-laws.
Isolated and in the middle of nowhere, Chelsea needs to play their game if she wants to survive her visit.
- Fast-paced & unputdownable – A tense, twist-filled psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the final page.
- Dark twists and shocking turns – Perfect for fans of Gone Girl, The Wife Between Us, and The Silent Patient.
- Short, sharp chapters – Ideal for readers who love thrillers you can binge in one breathless sitting.
- Perfect gift for thriller lovers – Addictive, unpredictable, and impossible to forget.
A woman who has left two husbands announces she will celebrate her 55th birthday by holding a swayamvar. Drawn from an ancient custom in her Indian culture, this is an event in which suitors line up to compete in a feat of wills and strength to win a beautiful princess’s hand in marriage. The woman, a renowned and respected intellectual in an American town who had once declared she was “past such petty matters as love,” knows she is now setting herself up for widespread societal ridicule, but her self-esteem and sexual libido are off the charts even as her body withers from disability, fading beauty, and her appetite for cake.
To her surprise, a cast of characters shows up to support her call—a wedding planner looking for the next enchanting thing, a disability rights activist making a documentary film, and even, begrudgingly, her own young adult son. The Men’s Rights Movement protests her project, angry at her objectification of men. She is waylaid by visitations from goddesses and princesses past, who either try to slap sense into her or cheer her on. She must also reckon with a brutal love story in her ancestry that was endangered by the caste system—a story that placed a generational curse on those in the family who show an intemperance of spirit. As her whole plan spirals into a spectacle, the woman embarks on a journey to decide what feat her suitor must perform to be worthy of her wrinkling hand. What feat will define a newer, better masculinity? What feat will it take for her to trust in the tenderness of love?
Intemperance is at once a satirical feminist folktale and a meditation on how we might reach past all sense and still find love.
