My Honeymoon with a Pinch of Salt; Virender Kapoor (UBS Publishers, 2008, pp 185, Rs 175) This book takes a different approach towards work-life balance in today’s hectic, competitive, dog-eat-dog world.

Between Empires— Print and Politics in Goa; Rochelle Pinto (Oxford University Press, 2007, pp 299, Rs 645) This book offers the first systematic analysis of the relationship between print culture and colonial rule in Goa.

English Couplets (Volume II and III); M R Shetty (Pentagon Press, 2007, pp 752, Rs 395-for volume II, Rs 295-for Volume III) This book contains couplets and its contents make for a ‘delectable read’.

The City of Love; Rimi B Chatterjee (Penguin, 2007, pp 321, Rs 295) This is a fascinating tale of passion and high adventure in which truth, virtue and friendship make war upon the darkness of the human soul.

The Small House; Timeri N Murari (Penguin, 2007, pp 314, Rs 325) This is a many-layered exploration of the fragility of modern day relationships, of desire, passion and ambition and of memories that lie in wait to threaten the present.

The Indian Family in Transition— Reading literary and Cultural Texts; Edited by Sanjukta Dasgupta and Malashri Lal (Sage, 2007, pp 380, Rs 650) This book critiques literary and cultural representations of the Indian family to explore the manner in which the family and its structure are in transition.