The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

Hello!  & Achooooo! I am down with my annual summer cold and fever and life is pretty damn miserable!  UGH!  I hate having a sore throat which makes everything horrible. I'd rather have a high fever than have my throat all screwed up.  So let's take my mind off all things cold and cough and fever and focus on somethings that make me happy!  1. My gorgeous little blog planner. A full look inside it is coming soon.  2. Roses. Growing out of my upstairs neighbours window.  3. More flowers!  4. This gorgeous little book!  Nayak by Satyajit Ray, Novelised by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay  I cannot wait to read it.  5. Cool summer drinks to beat the heat. I can't wait for the rains to get here soon.  Apart from all of these things, I have been loving Netflix and it has been making me so happy.  Some of the things I've been watching lately on Netflix are... The Crown/// I am surprised by how much I love thi

Hello!  I've said it before and I'll say it again May has been such a good book buying month for me.  I've bought a ton of good books and some seriously beautiful books as well a bunch of eBooks that I will soon share on the blog.  I no longer just buy a ton of books each month, so when this does happen, I rejoice in it.  For today's post I want to share some books that combine some big loves of mine... Agatha Christie. Vintage Books.  Gorgeous Covers.  All wrapped up in one.  These Facsimile Christie covers are KILLING ME!!!! I mean just look at them. They are so gorgeous. I wish I could get them all but I just CANNOT justify getting them. I just can't! I own over 70 of Agatha's Christie's books and I love those editions too and so getting this whole bunch all over again is just too much, even for me.  Do you know that 25 of these editions even come in a gorgeous limited edition trunk? GAH! I want it so bad.  If I eve

Hello!  Long time no blog post.  I decided to take a little break from blogging this past week. Mainly to just have a bit of a break. My sister was travelling and I spent last week alone at home and I decided to spend it reading a lot, cooking but mostly just chilling out.  And I did just that. I also intended to write a lot but what do you know..no writing whatsoever happened!  I am not beating myself up because last week was a lazy, full of reading wonder. I regret nothing. I did mull over some writing but spent most of my time alone just being happy and reading!  Bliss!  My idea of a summer vacation!  This week it is back to work.  Back to blogging.  & Back to real life.  For now let's see glimpses of my week alone and some of what I read!  This is me all of this last week.  I read 3 books last week.  Two by Gulzar : A novella set a little before, during and long after the partition. It was short and poignant and showed many

Hello!  Time to share some of my newest bookish loves. So far, May has been a fantastic month for book buying.  I got all of these books from Amazon in the very beginning of the month and I got mostly a bunch of translated regional fiction. I found some great books and I am so excited to getting to them soon!  Here's what I added to my bookshelves recently... BOOKS BOUGHT///  The Greatest Urdu Stories Ever Told by Muhammed Umar Memon  The Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasam Diwali in Muzaffarnagar by Tanuj Solanki  Murder in the City by Supratim Sarkar  Karmachari by V.P. Kale  This book sounds so interesting and I am so happy to be reading some Marathi tales in translation. I also adore the cover illustration, a Mumbai local in all of it's glory.  My current read which I am enjoying a lot.  12 Cases from the Kolkata Police case files.  Short stories set in Muzaffarnagar. I have half a mind to save this book for D

Hello!  And how is this Friday treating you?  I, unfortunately, had a slight tumble down the stairs on Tuesday and have been trying to quietly recuperate from it ever since. I am trying to stay off my feet and rest the best I can.  My bruise is a lot better but I am still in a fair amount of pain. Nothing a little bit of rest and reading can't fix. Sadly, being an adult means you have to look after yourself and do a ton of home chores and such. So resting is not as easy as you would think.  :(  Don't grow up kids! It's a trap!  Let's focus on some happy things in life shall we?  Here are some recent favourites from my life.  1. My Current Read//// Murder in the City by Supratim Sarkar. A collection of 12 Case Files from Kolkata Police. I am a little bit in, around 4 stories and I am really enjoying it a lot. The cases range from murder, kidnapping and I love that the book comprises of cases from 1930s, 50s and 80s. I am so happy to be reading th

Hello!  May has so far been a glorious month as far as book buying goes. I've bought some books online and some from bookshops too.  Today I want to share a very special haul. A haul entirely of these minty gorgeous Penguin Moderns! Ah! Would you just look at them?  I had been lusting over them for a while but for some odd reason they are kinda pricey online and most of have them have a hefty delivery charge as well! No fun. So I meant to pick them up when I saw them in a bookshop in person.  Over this weekend, I finally saw them in Wayward and Wise and bought 10 of these beauties.  I just couldn't resist!  I think this whole 'mini' trend in books is a good thing be. It is a quick and swift way to read some good fiction and sample a writer you mayn't tried before. Plus, let's be honest these book are adorable. I know you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover but God, just see these beauties. Plus these are great to have in your bag and o