The Inscrutable Americans by Anurag Mathur was released on January 1, 1996. How Gopal, a boy from a small town, Jajau, in Madhya Pradesh, copes with the cultural differences when he goes to Eversville for his graduation forms the crux of the story.

Mitch Albom, a sports writer in the early days of his career, is now one of America’s best selling authors, a journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio and television broadcaster and musician. He is known for his poignant and touching writing, especially the way he interweaves characters and situations together and inspires people. As of now he has written four novels, the first of which was Tuesdays with Morrie.

Not being an avid reader, when I decided to review a book, the only author that struck me was Chetan Bhagat. With four novels of his released and appreciated, this IIM Graduate requires no introduction. Chetan Bhagat has become a popular name amongst people of all generations’ especially youngsters.

Anita Diamant is an American author accredited for writing some of the most gripping fiction and non fiction books. In her best selling novel The Red Tent, she attempts to build an imaginary story around the lives of Jacob, his wives and the only daughter born to him, Dinah. These characters are true biblical characters and the novel is written in consonance to the traditions of the biblical times.

Writing about a movie you’ve watched is always easier than writing about a novel you’ve read. Several people might disagree with me but a novel spends much more time with us. A movie review is done without much difficulty because the analysis tends to be very scientific, very straightforward and hardly ever subjective. But we tend to become biased with the novels we have read.

Dan Brown, an American author, is best known for his thriller fiction. A student of art history and an avid Mathematician, Brown was interested in codes, ciphers, anagrams, etc., since his childhood. Inspired by Sidney Sheldon, Dan Brown’s novels have given a new meaning to thriller fictions.

The Kite Runner was Khalid Hosseini’s first novel, published in 2003. It is a story which revolves around the friendship [...]

Meg Cabot, is one of the most widely read chick-lit authors, who shot to popularity through her successful series Princess Diaries. Her genre is fun and relatable books for young adults, especially girls. Meg broke into adult fiction with She went all the way & Boy next door. Boy meets girl is her newest work in this genre.

Amitav Ghosh is an Indian author recognised for his works in the english language. He was born in Kolkata and earned a D. Phil in social anthropology from Oxford University. He currently lives in New York with his wife, who is an author as well, and his two children. Ghosh is a faculty member at Queens college, University of New York and a visiting professor at Harvard University.

The book, Love, Life & A Beer Can! has been written by debutant author Prashant Sharma, an alumnus of Delhi College of Engineering (2007 batch) and IIM Lucknow (2009 batch). He works in an MNC bank. The inspiration behind the book was the thought that one moment of madness could change whatever you have done in life – good or bad. Besides, he always wanted to write a book. He enjoys watching movies and cricket.