Newsletters

e-granth - Anvita and Anika's Book Newsletters

130 books and series reviewed.

#11 - May 2018

Editor: Anvita

Link to original newsletter (PDF), blog post
Books included in the newsletter:

1.  Point Blank (Alex Rider Book 2), by Anthony Horowitz
2. Time Riders - Book 1, by Alex Scarrow
3. Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer
4. The Last Ghost: A Belladonna Johnson Adventure, by Helen Stringer
5. Rosa and the Special Prize (Magic Ballerina, Book 10), by Darcey Bussell
6. Middle School: The Worst Years of my life, by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts
7. Middle School: Save Rafe!, by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts
8. The Adventures of Stoob: A Difficult Stage, by Samit Basu
9. Carrie, by Stephen King
10. Ayesha and the Fire Fish, by Ajay Chowdhury
    

#10 - January, 2018

Editor: Anika

Link to original newsletter (PDF), blog post, pdf
Books included in the newsletter:

1. The Power of Five: Raven's Gate, by Anthony Horowitz
2. Cosmo and the Great Witch Escape, by Gwyneth Rees
3. Linga Purana, translated by Bibek Debroy
4. The Kishkindha Chronicles: Saraswati’s Intelligence, by Vamsee Juluri 
5. Avishi: Reimagining Vishpala of the Rig Veda, by Saiswroopa Iyer
6. Bookasura #2: Koobandhee, by Arundhati Venkatesh
7. My top five books of 2017 on Hinduism
1. Lanka’s Princess, by Kavita Kane
2. The Puranas, translated by Bibek Debroy
3. Purna Vidya (series) by Swamini Pramananda, Sri Dhira Chaitanya
4. Culture Course by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
5. Sita’s Sister by Kavita Kane

 #9 - December, 2017

Editor: Anvita
Link to newsletter - blog post, pdf

Books included in the newsletter:

1. A Wrinkle in Time
2. Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead
3. Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor
4. Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer
5. Mistress Masham’s Repose
6. The Incredible History of India’s Geography
7. Book Uncle and Me
8. James and the Giant Peach
9. Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
10. Tom Gates: Genius Ideas Mostly

#8 - November, 2017

Editor: Anika
Link to newsletter - blog post, pdf

Books included in the newsletter:

1. Secrets of Zynpagua: Birth of Mystery child
2. Vishnu Purana
3. The Adventures of Stoob: Testing Times
4. The Enchanted World
5. Demigods and Magicians
6. Tintin
7. The Storm Thief
8. Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories
9. The Throne of Fire
10. The Serpent’s Shadow

#7 - October, 2017

Editor: Anika
Link to original newsletter blog post, pdf
Books included in the newsletter:

1. Calvin and Hobbes
2. The Pelican Brief
3. Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle
4. Encyclopedia Brown
5. Trixie Belden: The Red Trailer Mystery
6. Petu Pumpkin: Tiffin Thief
7. Petu Pumpkin: Tooth Troubles
8. Carry on Jeeves
9. Albert Einstein and Relativity for Kids: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities and Thought Experiments
10. Asterix
11. Garuda Purana
12. Cat O’ Nine Tales
13. The Kashmiri Storyteller

#6 - September, 2017

Editor: Anika
Link to original newsletter (PDF), blog post
Books included in the newsletter:

1. George and the Blue Moon
2. Kane Chronicles - The Red Pyramid
3. Secrets of Zynpagua – Search of Soulmates
4. Harry Potter – The Cursed Child
5. The Firm
6. The Boxcar Children
7. Malgudi Days
8. The Magic of the Lost Temple
9. The Thama Stories
10. The Book Thief
11. Shrilok Homeless
12. Nancy Drew: The Chocolate Covered Contest

#5 - August 2017

Editor: Anvita
blog post (Part 1, Part 2)
Books included in the newsletter:

1. Percy Jackson – Heroes of Olympus, By Rick Riordan
2. A Mauryan Adventure, by Subhadra Sen Gupta
3. Secrets of Zynpagua: The Return of the Princess by Ilika Ranjan
4. Vicious Vikings Here We Go (Horrible Histories) by Terry Diary
5. Gita for Children by Roopa Pai
6. The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat by Theoni Pappas
7. The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures by Malba Tahan
8. School Studies: biology
9. Complete Peanuts Vol. 4 1957-1958 by Charles Schulz
10. Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
11. Sita - Warrior of Mithila by Amish
12. Jeeves and Wooster by P.G. Wodehouse
13. Krishnavatara – V The Book of Satyabhama by K.M. Munshi
14. George and Unbreakable Code by Lucy & Stephen Hawking
15. The Mystery of the Silk Umbrella by Asha Nehemiah
16. The Black Stallion by Walter Farley

#4 - July, 2017

Editor: Anika
Link to original newsletter, blog post
Books included in the newsletter:

1. Lanka’s Princess
2. Scion of Ikshvaku
3. Esperanza Rising
4. Gilda Joyce: Ladies of the Lake
5. Six Spellmakers of Dorabji Street
6. St Clare’s
7. Knowledge Triffic Chocolate
8. Heidi
9. Jane Eyre
10. The House on Mango Street
11. Ruskin Bond
12. Roald Dahl
13. Dracula

#3 - June 2017

Editor: Anvita
Link to original newsletter, blog post
Books included in the newsletter:

1. Bunnicula
2. Araminta Spook
3. The Lemonade War
4. Horrible Histories - Wicked Words
5. George's Adventures, Stephen and Lucy Hawking
6. Sheltie in Danger
7. The Worst Witch Series
8. The Dragon Slayers Academy
9. The Call of the Wild
10. Karna's Wife
11. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Culture Course
12. Ponniyin Selvan

#2 - May 2017

Editor: Anika
Link to original newsletter, blog post
Books included in the newsletter:

1. Shiva Purana
2. Magic Tree House
3. Awful Auntie
4. Squiggle
5. Sanctuary Magazine
6. The Wizard's Wand
7. Taranauts
8. Harry Potter
9. The Midnight Gang
10. Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You
11. Just Add Magic, Season 2
12. Diary of a Wimpy Kid

#1 - April 2017

Editor: Anvita
Link to original newsletter, blog post
Books included in the newsletter:

1. A Series of Unfortunate Events
2. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
3. Just Add Magic
4. Tiger by the Tail
5. Dead as a Dodo
6. Monkey See Monkey Do
7. Ambushed
8. Sanctuary Magazine
9. Dungeon Tales
10. Mr. Stink
11. What-If
12. Joy of X
13. Gangsta Granny
14. Sita's Sister
15. Purna Vidya
16. Feluda (Volume 1)
17. Moin the Monster Songster