When I was eight, Ma told me never to go near the woman in Quarter Number 7. “That woman is not good,” she said, while washing fish at the courtyard tap. “Why?” I asked. Ma flicked the scales into the drain with her thumb. “Children don’t need to know everything.” We lived in the government… Continue reading Quarter Number 7 – Dr. Anamika Nath
One morning, she heard someone calling her from the wall. Usha sat up, afraid. “Kaun?” She walked to the scullery that shared a wall with another house and asked, “Kaun…kaun bol raha hai?” “Arey main Alka. I am Alka, Sharma ji’s wife.” “Oh, Alka, Namaste. How do you know my name?” “Sandhya ne bataya, to,… Continue reading Four Cups of Tea and Two Brides – Rijuta Pandey
“I often picture myself living on a mountaintop, in the stormiest country (not the coldest) in the world. Is there such a place? If there is, I shall go to it someday and turn my heart into pictures and poems.” This excerpt is from one of Kahlil Gibran’s letters, dated 1st March, 1914. I have… Continue reading All the Lights We Can See – Sohagni Roy
They used to mark the wall with a pencil every year, as the river started to behave abnormally. The line was slightly lighter, and it was drawn near the kitchen door. The morning light is coming out of the kitchen grill; the cooker whistles and settles down for breakfast. Meera was cleaning the front space,… Continue reading The Measure of Water – Azalea
December! Pa cried rising to turn off the speaker. He picked his mobile and hobbled into the balcony, where he could continue the conversation with Kaka more guardedly. Until then the entire house was all ears to the brothers conversation. Ma referred to it as the “All India Sunday Broadcast’ and Manu wearily corrected her… Continue reading Pari Island – Hemalata P Shetti
The morning air was no longer filled with the aroma of dew, wet promise of growing algae. Instead, it was thick with the flavour of charred iron and the choking scent of drying silt. What had once been a glittering, deep-diving paradise, a realm of endless blue, had been strangled by the unrelenting, unblinking sun.… Continue reading The Scorched Pond: A Requiem for the Wetlands – Bhawana Sethi
If you’re preparing a book proposal and hoping that it will catch the attention of commissioning editors, you’ve probably noticed that most of them ask for one specific section that often feels intimidating: marketing ideas. For many writers, this raises immediate questions. Isn’t marketing the publisher’s job? Why do I need a marketing plan when… Continue reading What Editors Look For: Why Marketing Ideas Matter in Book Proposals
You’ve poured all your effort into your book, and now it’s time to create the tool that sells it: the book proposal. This document acts as your project’s business plan. Whether you are pitching a novel, a memoir, or a poetry collection, the proposal needs to clearly convince an agent or editor that your book… Continue reading 5 Things You MUST INCLUDE in a Book Proposal
If you’re working on a book proposal or preparing to pitch to agents and publishers, sooner or later you’ll come across one essential requirement: comp titles. They’re one of those publishing terms that sound more intimidating than they actually are, and yet choosing the right ones can make a huge difference to how your book… Continue reading What Are Comp Titles, and How to Come Up with Them
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
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