Heena is the author of the award-winning novel Deceived. She works as the novel critic and the chief editor at a local publishing house in Pune, India. She is an animal lover as well as an animal activist.
She loves books, music and wine. Travelling and learning about new cultures is an integral part of her life.
She is presently learning Piano and French language.
She lives in Pune, India with her beloved husband and 6 cats.
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Cover Reveal: Legends Over Generations by Ashraf Haggag
Welcome to TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome author Ashraf Haggag, for the cover reveal of his upcoming book Legends Over Generations. Presenting the artful and elegant cover of Legends Over Generations by Ashraf Haggag [divider] About The Book: Since the beginning of human settlement, a lot of people came up with ideas, philosophies, beliefs, experiments, research,…
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Book Excerpt: From Wrath To Ruin by Justin Enos
Welcome to TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome author Justin Enos, for sharing with us the excerpt from his upcoming novel From Wrath To Ruin. Read ahead to get a sneak-peek into this amazing new release. ABOUT THE BOOK: In exile from his homeland… As a mercenary, Tijodrin has wandered far and wide, and now…
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Author Interview: Hunter Trammell
Welcome to TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome Hunter Trammell, author of Bitterhold, for an author Interview. [scroll-box]ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Hunter Trammell is an independent novelist and owner of Outland Publishing. He primarily writes science fiction but enjoys reading and writing other genre’s. When he is not behind a keyboard Hunter can typically found behind his…
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The Ticking Clock
Lately, I’ve developed this (somewhat weird) obsession with keeping track of the time all the time… All. The. TIME. And the weird part (even more so) is that it started out of nowhere! I’d always been mildly time-conscious and have had an obsession about doing things on time, but never did I obsess over each…
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Word Of The Week #47
Word Of The Week (WOW) is a weekly prompt created by me, Heena Rathore P, in my quest to improve my word knowledge by learning a new word every week (or so.) Being bilingual and an English language writer, English serves as my main language. I also read in the English language which makes learning new,…
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Word Of The Week #46
Word Of The Week (WOW) is a weekly prompt created by me, Heena Rathore P, in my quest to improve my word knowledge by learning a new word every week (or so.) Being bilingual and an English language writer, English serves as my main language. I also read in the English language which makes learning new,…
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My First Bullet Journal – BuJo 2018
I fell in love with the idea of Bullet Journaling in December 2017 when I came across a couple of BuJo flip-through videos on YouTube. Before that, I did see a couple of posts on my Instagram feed on BuJos but they never really caught my attention the way some of these beautiful videos did.…
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Thai Cuisine? Check!
I’ve wanted to learn Thai cuisine for so long that I don’t even remember since when exactly… and finally, I did it!! Tada… 2018 has really started out well for me and I’m really grateful for it. Last year Vishal wanted to learn Italian cuisine as he and I both love Italian food, and he…
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How To Develop A Reading Habit
This article is for those book lovers who haven’t been able to cultivate a reading habit for some reason and need a direction to follow or have, for whatever reason, fallen out of a reading habit and looking for a way back in.
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Word Of The Week #45
I am continuing the Word Of the Week (WOW) series where I left off in Feb 2016. Word Of The Week (WOW) is a weekly prompt created by me, Heena Rathore P, in my quest to improve my word knowledge by learning a new word every week (or so.) Being bilingual and an English language writer,…
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Happy New Year – 2018
I’ve been continuously blogging over at TRB since December and also in the first week of 2018, so it feels weird to do my first post here SO LATE. Still, I have to do it to get past the “first-post-of-the-year” thing and get on with a much defined regular schedule of posts. Late 2017 proved…
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RMFAO 2018 Classics Catchup
Want to read more classics? Re-read an old favourite? A book you missed by a favourite author? Or just browse and discover a forgotten author? This year we are moving the general guideline up to pre-1950, but there are quite a few later books (mainly from the 1960s) that are also acceptable. A wonderful bonus…
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TRB On WordPress.ORG
I’ve been meaning to redesign The Reading Bud – TRB, for a long time now. Ever since I laid eyes on the Tweak Me theme by NoseGrace 2 years back, I knew I HAD to get it. And finally, I did. It was a huge step as a blogger because shifting platforms is never easy…
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RMFAO 2018 Genre Challenge
We are here with the 4th instalment of the most amazing reading challenge on this planet *drumroll* – RMFAO 2018 Genre Challenge. For those who are new to this challenge, for Genre Challenge, we read one genre (sometimes even two when we have the alternate-genre month) every month. We post the genre list in advance…
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Author Interview: Stacey Salinas
Welcome to TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome Stacey Salinas, author of Philippines’ Resistance, for an author Interview. About The Author: Stacey Anne Baterina Salinas is an history PhD student currently attending the University of California, Davis. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Irvine and received her Master’s degree from California Polytechnic…
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Author Interview: Stacey Salinas
Welcome to TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome Stacey Salinas, author of Philippines’ Resistance, for an author Interview. About the author: Stacey Anne Baterina Salinas is an history PhD student currently attending the University of California, Davis. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Irvine and received her Master’s degree from California Polytechnic…
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RMFAO Buddy Read: On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
This month for RMFAO we’re having a buddy read for On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers. So far we have 4 people reading the book and the reading is going great. I’m presently halfway through the book and enjoying it so far. One of the main reasons why I was so eager to start reading this…
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Writing Rituals Tag
A few weeks ago, I was tagged for The Writing Rituals Tag by my dear friend Galit. Though it’s a bit late, I thought I’d do this tag as I, for one, have tons of small Writing Rituals that I am very fond of. If you haven’t visited Galit’s amazing blog, Coffee n’ Notes, then…
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I Love Me – #ILoveMe
I love wearing shorts that are just too short and the tees that are a little too big. I love wearing fuzzy pink slippers cuz they make me feel like the little girl I was. I love curling up on my bed with a book I want to read for the night. I love shutting…
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Guest Post: Forgiving The Unforgivable by Emily Stroia
Today, at TRB Lounge, we are hosting author Emily Stroia, author of Into The Light. Presenting Emily Stroia… Forgiving The Unforgivable For the longest time I didn’t know how I could forgive my parents. All I ever wanted from them was to have a loving healthy relationship. I couldn’t understand why or how they became the…
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Author Interview: Emily Stroia
Welcome to TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome Emily Stroia, author of Into The Light, for an author Interview. About the author: Emily is an intuitive teacher, spiritual leader, author and artist. Emily first discovered her gifts of intuition and creativity as a child and was placed in a highly gifted program for children. She often…
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Speak Up #domesticviolenceawareness
As a child of a functioning alcoholic, I have seen domestic violence at very close quarters. Though not a direct victim myself, my father loved me too much, I do know how it is as my mother was always on the receiving end. Having stayed up most of the nights with my mother, standing between…
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Author Interview: J.D. Oldenburg #authorinterview
Welcome to TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome J.D. Oldenburg, author of Horatio And The Fear Of Dying, for an author Interview. About the author: J.D. Oldenburg (Jose Diaz-Oldenburg) grew up with an unusually intense fear of death. He didn’t suffer trauma or family member’s death in his early youth, yet as a little kid he…
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Author Interview: Serina Adham
Welcome to TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome Serina Adham, author of Lulu’s Balallam-Bam-Bam Grooves, for an author Interview. About the author: Serina Adham drew on her experience as a dancer and dance instructor to give you this fun new adventure with Lulu and all her animal friends. She hopes that Lulu will teach children to…
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Downtime
I’ve been feeling down from a long time and finally, after a lot of cloudy days and a ton of brooding and despair, I’ve finally started pulling myself out of depression. I’ve been suffering from depression since the age of 10, so it’s always on and off with me, but this time it really hit…
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Guest Post: Tone Is Everything by Tyfany Janee
Today, at TRB Lounge, we are hosting author Tyfany Janee, author of The Invitation: To Journey Through A Conscious Mind. Presenting Tyfany Janee… Tone Is Everything Tones are categories that characterize the dimension of a given text, the emotion that must be evoked in the reader. They, therefore, define the scope and usefulness of a literary text.…
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Unboxing Book Mail #1
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Author Interview: Tyfany Janee
Welcome to TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome Tyfany Janee, author of The Invitation: To Journey Through A Conscious Mind, for an author Interview. About the author: Tyfany Janee is a devoted mother and a graduate of Strayer University in Virginia. She is a prolific writer, author and poet and she has an upcoming plan of releasing a…
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Happy 71st Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day!