Bound’s Top Non-Fiction Picks of 2025

Bound’s Top Non-Fiction Picks of 2025 Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in Discover the must-read non-fiction books of 2025, from memoirs and biographies to investigative journalism and cultural criticism. This year’s non-fiction books offered a wide expanse of insights, inspiration and a deeper look into the world we live in. Whether you’re interested in history, culture, memories or… Continue reading Bound’s Top Non-Fiction Picks of 2025

Bound’s Top Fiction Picks for 2025

Bound’s Top Fiction Picks for 2025 Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in Looking for the best fiction books of 2025? Explore our curated list of must-read novels that defined the year. Some years give us good books while others give us books that stay with us for a long time. 2025 was definitely the latter. With bold voices,… Continue reading Bound’s Top Fiction Picks for 2025

The Silence in Room Seven: A Fusion Court Wedding Story

The air in Room Number Seven of the City Marriage Registrar’s office was not just thick; it was actively suffocating. It smelled of three conflicting entities: stale government paper, the metallic tang of anxiety, and the competing perfumes of fifty people crammed into a space designed, generously, for six. The room itself was a low-ceilinged… Continue reading The Silence in Room Seven: A Fusion Court Wedding Story

Things I Ate at an Indian Wedding – Nandhitha B

THE BRIDE: Priya, 7:30 PM, Staring at Paneer Butter Masala I’m not eating. Well, I’m eating. Obviously, I’m eating. The aunties would drag me to a doctor if I didn’t touch the food at my own wedding. But I’m eating the way you eat when your stomach is a tight fist of anxiety and your… Continue reading Things I Ate at an Indian Wedding – Nandhitha B

Plus None – Maryann Taylor

The Lake Palace glittered like a gem on the Pichola, looking like something from a dream, or rather something from an expensive advertisement in a glossy magazine. Vikram’s taxi lurched through Udaipur’s narrow lanes before depositing him at the jetty where a private boat waited to ferry wedding guests across the lake. Three days, Vikram… Continue reading Plus None – Maryann Taylor

Italian Marble and Pearls – Nirav Mehta

Ba was eighty-three years old, barely five feet tall even in her best slippers, and she was about to go to war. She sat on the corner of the sofa in her granddaughter’s flat in Ghatkopar and surveyed her troops. Thirty-two relatives crammed into a living room meant for maybe fifteen, all talking at once,… Continue reading Italian Marble and Pearls – Nirav Mehta

Letter to Tina Malhotra from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai – Gayatri Varma

Tina. Tina. Tina. Do you know it all began with you? I was six, or seven when I saw you, but I found you in retrospection. Do people get crushes when they are six or seven? Maybe they do, maybe they don’t. I still don’t know, but looking back, maybe I did. Maybe it feels… Continue reading Letter to Tina Malhotra from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai – Gayatri Varma

Letter to Rosa Diaz from Brooklyn 99 – Abhigya Singh

Dear Rosa Diaz, I first met you in quarantine. The world outside had come to a stop, but inside, everything was falling apart. I was mourning the loss of people I loved. The pain wasn’t loud or theatrical. It was still and heavy. It lived in the silence of every room. I turned to Brooklyn… Continue reading Letter to Rosa Diaz from Brooklyn 99 – Abhigya Singh

Letter to Shaleen from Jaane Tu Ya Jaana Na – Priyanka Sankaran

Hey Shaleen, I hope you’re doing great. Hard to believe that its been almost 17 years since we graduated college. Wow, that feels like another lifetime. You were my best friend and I was too naïve to assume that it would be forever. Looking back, I was this shy introverted girl, and couldn’t imagine even… Continue reading Letter to Shaleen from Jaane Tu Ya Jaana Na – Priyanka Sankaran

Who is the Ideal Participant for the Travel Writing Retreat

What comes to mind when you hear about a travel writing retreat? An inspired novelist in the mountains, already working on their third draft? A poet by the sea, crafting their beautiful verses like it’s second nature? Yes, they are invited. But so are you! A travel writing retreat is not just for established writers… Continue reading Who is the Ideal Participant for the Travel Writing Retreat