Read Your Library

notes on books that collect dust and other musings

In fact, of course, there is no secret knowledge; no one knows anything that can’t be found on a shelf in the public library.
— Ishmael (Daniel Quinn)
The Drama - A Commentary
Nithya Garg Nithya Garg

The Drama - A Commentary

I notoriously watch one good film every 3-5 years. Film is a harder medium for me to digest than literature. I am left with a gnawing sense of foreboding along with endless questions running through my mind from watching this film. It is rare that a film enters my psyche this deeply.

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What Makes a Writer…
Nithya Garg Nithya Garg

What Makes a Writer…

There are these rare and stunning moments when you come across a piece of literature that absolutely changes you. I felt that upon reading James Baldwin’s novel, Giovannis Room.

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