The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

Hello!  I want to share a tiny little book haul today of tiny little books!  Mini books have been quite a trend in the publishing world in the last few years.  I have some of the Penguin Minis and of course like everyone else went a bit mad for the Penguin Little Black Books!  I didn't know that Vintage Books had their own little minis.  I spotted a bunch of these when I was last browsing on Amazon and had to control myself and get only 3 of these to start with. They have some excellent title to choose from and I am definitely going to go back and get more.  I love these mini books, they are a great way to read a little something when you are on the go, a nifty sized book to keep in your bag and or course a great way to sample a new writer.  I am especially excited to finally read some Proust!  I have meant read him for ages, if just to say I've read Proust!  I hope I understand/enjoy this book!  ...

Hello!  As you may know, I have been loving using the Bullet Journal set up for a few months now. Since May, to be precise.  I love it's convenience and I love making lists in it.  Honestly, my BuJo is basically my place to make to-do lists in!  I meant to share these pictures a long, long time back..but well...it kinda slipped through the cracks.  But better late than never.  This was my BuJo set-up for June and July.  I used this utterly beautiful fabric dori from Lyra and Co made in this stunning Rifle Paper Co fabric.  I was so happy using this set-up that I used it 2 months in a row.  I decorated my dori with this bow that came in one of the Planner Society Kits.  I felt like they went well together.  The dori has a pocket on the inside and I used it to store some cute die-cuts and stickers, which I use in the course of the month.  I used this first notebook in May.  ...

Hello!!  Today I want to share a small haul of some delightful things I recently got from Lyra and Co. A pencil case. & A micro sized fauxdori.  This is a new size for me, I have some tiny notebooks in my stash and I felt it would be nice to have a traveller's notebook to house them in. I am thinking I might actually use this size for my Bujo next month.  I wonder if it will be too small....we'll find out!  Brown paper packages are some of the happiest things in life!  Sock monkeys are the best!  There is something so endearing about these delightful things.  I love my sock monkey Laali that my sister got me from Boston, so when I saw this print in the shop I had to get it.  Plus it's pink!  This my second pencil case from the shop.  It is nice and slim.  My sister is currently using this, since I am very set with my pencil cases at the moment.  The print on this pencil ...

Hello!  Time to share Part- I of my August Book Haul.  I bought a few good books this month and most of them are Indian, I guess I am fully immersed in my Indian Books in August theme.  Some of these I am so tempted to read this month itself, I am trying to stick to my pre-decided TBR but these books are calling out to me!!!!  Also there will an ebook haul soon of some thriller books I got mid-month when my sister was in a reading slump and was in desperate need of a fast paced thriller!  But for now, let's jump into these books that I've added to my bookshelf this month!  I got all of these books on Amazon during their big sale. Good deals, Good Books! What's not to love?!!!  BOOKS BOUGHT  The Crows of Agra by Sharath Komarraju  One Thousand Days in a Refrigerator by Manoj Kumar Panda  Three Thousand Stitches by Sudha Murty  Pyre by Perumal Murugan  In The Country of Deceit by Shashi Des...

Book: The Child Author: Fiona Barton Pages: 368 Read on: Kindle Read in: 3 hours Publisher: Random House / TransWorld Digital Plot Summary:  As an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers a tiny skeleton, buried for years. For journalist Kate Waters, it’s a story that deserves attention. She cobbles together a piece for her newspaper, but at a loss for answers, she can only pose a question: Who is the Building Site Baby? As Kate investigates, she unearths connections to a crime that rocked the city decades earlier: A newborn baby was stolen from the maternity ward in a local hospital and was never found. Her heartbroken parents were left devastated by the loss. But there is more to the story, and Kate is drawn—house by house—into the pasts of the people who once lived in this neighborhood that has given up its greatest mystery. And she soon finds herself the keeper of unexpected secrets that erupt in the lives of thr...

Book: Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer Author: Cyrus Mistry Pages: 248 Publisher: Aleph Books Read On: Paperback How Long it Took Me To Read: 2 days Plot Summary:   At the very edge of its many interlocking worlds, the city of Bombay conceals a near invisible community of Parsi corpse bearers, whose job it is to carry bodies of the deceased to the Towers of Silence. Segregated and shunned from society, often wretchedly poor, theirs is a lot that nobody would willingly espouse. Yet thats exactly what Phiroze Elchidana, son of a revered Parsi priest, does when he falls in love with Sepideh, the daughter of an aging corpse bearer... Derived from a true story, Cyrus Mistrys extraordinary new novel is a moving account of tragic love that, at the same time, brings to vivid and unforgettable life the degradation experienced by those who inhabit the unforgiving margins of history. General Thoughts: I've had this book on my bookshelves for a while, I got it because ...

Book: The Liar's Weave Author: Tashan Mehta Pages: 330 pages Read: The hardcopy pictured above; kindly sent by Juggernaut Read in: 5-6 hours Publisher: Juggernaut Plot Summary:  Born into an alternative history of our world where birth charts are real and one's life is mapped out in the stars, Zahan Merchant has a unique problem: he is born without a future. This cosmic mistake gives him an unusual power: the ability to change reality with his lies. But there is a catch, of course. How like the Gods to build a catch. Zahan's older brother Sorab becomes the only one to share his secret, and help him keep it, while from afar, the Greatest Astrologer That Ever Lived (the Second), Narayan Tarachand, continues to quietly ponder the mystery of the child whose birth chart he couldn't decipher. But when Zahan's adventures with his best friend Porthos – who has his own secret – brings them to the attention of the hatadaiva, the ill-fated who must bear the br...

Today I want to share something really special that my sister got custom made for documenting our trip to Landour earlier this year- a beautiful nature-themed junk journal. A junk journal is a hand-sewn journal made up of paper and ephemera odds and ends, which gives this journal a very cozy and rustic feel! I'll now hand this over to my sister, who will take you through some of the beautiful pages in this junk journal. My junk journal lives in my Brown Traveler's Notebook. I thought that the colours and theme of this journal really complemented the brown TN in terms of the overall rustic look-and-feel.  Here's the first page of the junk journal or the cover, actually. I love the wildflowers and vintage ephemera theme that is going on here.  I ordered this junk journal from Jibid over on Shire Wool (Etsy). She makes custom junk journals and her collection of vintage ephemera is just beautiful! She is such a talented artiste!...

Hello, hello! A quick little (pun unintended!) haul of tiny notebooks from Ali Express. These are made by a Korean brand called Iconic and are a little smaller than the Passport size Traveler's Notebook inserts. Look at how pretty they are! Flowers and a donkey (?!). So whimsical!  This mint coloured one has crocodiles, a cat and random birds. So cute!  This is probably my favourite- Sakura flowers and colourful, chubby birds! And this notebook was a fun coincidence because we actually have a pencil case with the same design!  Here they all are. My sister uses these for her daily writing in her Passport TN.  They take gel pens and fountain pen ink quite well.  I hope you guys are having a great weekend. See you tomorrow!