Three-time Gourmand Award winner, and Pakistan’s leading independent publishing house Markings Publishing, in association with Topical Printers, is recently launched “Finding Lahore”, by photographer Amna Zuberi, at AdAsia Lahore 2019 on the 5th of Decemb
Let’s start with a little fun fact – this was written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. An original version of the manuscript In 1864, on this day, November 26th, Lewis Carroll sent Alice Liddell the handwritte
“My infant,” he said, “duchesses, do not dance on chairs, nor do they call their brothers ‘imbecile.’” Léonie twinkled irrepressibly. “I do,” she said firmly. Georgette Heyer I had met the mysteriously charming Duke of Avon and the vivacious Léon/Léonie,
Growing up, everyone reads romance novels (yep we’re looking at you too, guys!) and enjoys the journey of lovers, both turbulent and sweet from the cute moments to the weeping protagonists. This week, instead of giving you a synopsis of our favourite roma
We love decorating our houses with candles, superb marble and wooden furniture and plants – but that finishing touch is needed for the consoles and tables and because we are huge fans of coffee table books, we have listed our top 10 which we think you sho
Our woman of the month is a true beauty with brains, writer and author, Maheen Humayun. Inspired by the cobblestoned streets in Rome, Maheen started a page dedicated to poetry, art, and being REAL with the handle @girloncobblestones – poetic even its name
F. Scott Fitzgerald is famously known as the Jazz-Age writer to read and is also perhaps the eras harshest critic. On writing, he once advised, “Don’t write and drink. It has become increasingly plain to me that the very excellent organisation of a long
Roald Dahl was born 0n September 13th and to commemorate his birthday, we took a trip down memory lane! The Welsh author was referred to as “the most popular writer of children’s books since Enid Blyton”, according to Philip Howard, the literary editor
Elif Shafak is no stranger to the world of bibliophiles, especially after her smash hit, The Forty Rules of Love which took the world by a storm. She of course, has more household names like The Bastard of Istanbul, The Architects Apprentice, and The Flea
Summer is here, and that means you’re going to be spending these long, warm (read: deathly hot) days either by the beach in some exotic destination or indoors with your AC cooling you off. To keep you from being bored or letting the heat get to you, readi
After a five year long wait highly anticipated Pakistani author Mohammad Hanif’s latest novel just became so much more real. It has a title, publisher and—as of this week—a cover. Titled ‘Red Birds’ the novel comes after his 2013 book “The Baloch Who Is N
There is nothing quite like cuddling up with a good book and a piping hot cup of chocolate in the chilly winter months. Here are out top picks for November! Inspired by Jane Austen and set in contemporary Pakistan and England, Austenistan is a collection
A grand achievement always raises expectations for its follow-up. Add two decades of anticipation into the mix, and you have a recipe for a frenzy of excitement and high hopes that, given the probable mean age of the earliest fans, is nothing less than Po
2015 is expected to be another great year for book-to-film adaptations. So if you’re one of those people who enjoy a good read as well as a good watch, then you’re in for an exciting ride. It’s like going to the fun land and getting your favorite ice crea
