The Swahili word “safari” means trip.
In our lifetimes, we all embark on multiple safaris — trips that are sometimes real and other times, imaginary or metaphorical. What better way is there to keep tabs on our daily journeys (to places known and unknown) than through the written word? Join us on a daily literary safari as we travel and discover the world through books, art, movies, music, family, and more.Featured Stories
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Holiday Cadeaux II: Get Lost in the Pages of a Fresh Adventure Story: “The Lost Island of Tamarind” (plus a giveaway!)
Posted on December 17, 2008 | 7 CommentsHere’s the second in a series of reviews of books that I think would make great gifts this holiday season. Part II here. Plus, we’re giving away two free copies... -
Holiday Cadeaux: A Photo Book You Won’t Want to Give Away
Posted on December 15, 2008 | No CommentsHere’s the first in a series of reviews of books that I think would make great gifts this holiday season. Rang (pronounced rung) is the Hindi word for color. It... -
Great Expectations for Slumdog Millionaire
Posted on November 13, 2008 | 2 CommentsThe Oscar buzz has already started and it’s only been one day since “Slumdog Millionaire†was released. So far, the new offering from British director Danny Boyle (of Trainspotting fame)... -
Review: “Amadi’s Snowman” by Katia Novet Saint-Lot
Posted on November 3, 2008 | 1 CommentI’m excited to be a part of a global virtual book tour for the recently published picture book Amadi’s Snowman (Tilbury Press, 2008) by Katia Saint Novet-Lot. Later, we’ll feature... -
Whip Out a Diwali Book for Kids! But first, this round-up
Posted on October 30, 2008 | No CommentsI read Devis with Babies post “How to Celebrate Diwali with Your Kids” with interest. Though I don’t have those mommy duties yet, I could appreciate the second-gen challenges of... -
Review: “The Toss of a Lemon” by Padma Viswanathan (plus giveway)
Posted on October 11, 2008 | 12 CommentsThis review was originally published at Sepia Mutiny. For a chance to win my galley (i.e. extra) copy of this novel, drop me a comment. I’ll pick the “winner” at... -
3 Picture Books for the 3 Days of Eid
Posted on September 26, 2008 | 2 CommentsNext week, the holy month of Ramadan will come to its conclusion and millions of Muslims around the world will be celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr. “Eid” is an Arabic word meaning festival... -
A Little Bit of Thoreau By My Side These Last Days of Summer …
Posted on September 3, 2008 | 6 CommentsWe stopped by at Walden Pond on the way to Maine this past weekend. Though I’ve read Walden; or, Life in the Woods many more times than I can remember,... -
Review: Evening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan
Posted on August 5, 2008 | 3 CommentsWhen I started reading Preeta Samarasan’s Evening is the Whole Day, I couldn’t help but compare it to V. V. Ganeshananthan Love Marriage. The human mind likes to do that:... -
Quickie Review: Climbing the Stairs, by Padma Venkatraman
Posted on July 30, 2008 | No CommentsSeveral historical novels set in the Indian diaspora have been published in recent months. I wrote earlier about Shehnaz Nanji’s Child of Dandelions. Another one that has been on my... -
Review: Outside Beauty by Cynthia Kadohata
Posted on July 10, 2008 | No Comments“It was the summer of 1983. School was out, Sally Ride had just become the first American woman in space, and we were the most amazing girls in the world.... -
Review: Child of Dandelions, by Shenaaz Nanji
Posted on June 24, 2008 | 1 CommentRead an interview with author Shenaaz Nanji here. In 1972, military ruler General Idi Amin gave all 80,000 Asian Indians living in the Uganda 90 days to pack up and...