Zorba Books

07/08/2025

Author Anand Srivastava’s words reaffirm our mission — to transform manuscripts into masterpieces with unmatched speed and precision. Heartfelt thanks for your kind appreciation. Here's to stories well told and beautifully published.

06/08/2025

Online vs. Offline: Where Should Indian Authors Sell? 📚
Tennyson said it best—“The old order changeth...”
In the evolving book world, choosing the right platform can make all the difference.

To read more: https://www.zorbabooks.com/online-book-sales-vs-physical-stores-where-should-indian-authors-sell/

05/08/2025

🇮🇳 This Independence Day, let your words fly free!
Join the Zorba Books Writing Contest on the theme:
"Voices of Freedom: Stories That Move Us Forward"

✍️ Write a story, poem, article, or blog post
🌐 Publish on our DIY Platform
🏆 Get the highest views & win exciting Amazon Vouchers!

📅 Starts: 5th Aug 2025
🎉 Winners: 19th Aug 2025
👉 Enter now: https://www.zorbabooks.com/writers-challenge/



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03/08/2025

ख़्वाबों पे गुज़र कब होती है
एक पत्र की तरह, हर कविता में छिपा है एक अधूरा सपना..."
Anand Srivastava की आत्मिक कविताओं की नवीनतम पुस्तक
✨ "ख़्वाबों पे गुज़र कब होती है" अब प्रकाशित।
📖 पढ़िए, महसूस कीजिए, और अपने भीतर के कवि को जगाइए।

#ख़्वाबों_पे_गुज़र_कब_होती_है

02/08/2025

My Journey with My Pen
Anand Gokani. MD.

Is a Consultant Physician with Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases as a speciality. Dr Anand Gokani has practised at the Bombay Hospital and the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai for the past 36 years.

Influenced by Socrates’ cryptic missive, ‘the unexamined life is not worth living,’ I decided that it’s time to take a break from just reading voraciously and to start to pen my thoughts and experiences. The start, as with all things good, was difficult… the proverbial writer’s block or inertia… but as the thoughts began to flow, the mind raced far ahead of my pen. In the span of two years, my book—A Fistful of My Sky—started taking tangible shape. Many re-viewings and rewritings later, the final manuscript emerged. Of course, your own writing is never ever good enough, and so I kept feeling I could do better. However, at one stage, ‘I’m done!!’ … for better or for worse.

Aspiring Author Struggles:
Then came the search for a publisher. The big names apologetically proclaimed…’we don’t do this genre’… ‘we don’t take on newbies’…’why don’t you try….’ and they would refer me to someone else. Just as I was about to pack the manuscript in the oblivion bag, I saw an email… a random email…from Zorba Books… saying they’d help me self-publish! A veritable answer to my prayers! A few email exchanges, a reassuring telephone conversation, and very soon, the book, in reality, in tangible, readable form, was born.

Impact of a Published Book:
There is no looking back since that day. A series of book launches…meeting different people…words of praise …of appreciation… of awe and admiration… it was a whole, new, refreshingly different world opening up before my eyes. Attending book readings, lit fests, being recognised and appreciated was a new experience altogether.

Power of Storytelling:
What delights me most, above the new found glory, is the fact that one of my readers, a medical student, wrote to me saying that she was so influenced by the book that she has decided to pursue Community Medicine for her post graduation speciality and thereafter work towards making a difference to the lives of the marginalised humanity. I felt vindicated knowing that i had influenced at least one life towards making a difference. The first ripple in the pond!

A Fistful of My Sky, has attained yet another milestone in the fact that now more and more ‘haves’ of high society have become aware of the ‘have nots’ living in the forgotten heartlands of our country. People are waking up to their plight and are coming forward to help.

A Fistful of My Sky, has certainly awakened the soul of society and, sooner or later, like the ripples on the pond, the impact will spread far and wide.

01/08/2025

📚 Meet the Mind Behind the Words!
Join us for an exclusive author signing event with Mishti Verma at Kunzum Books, GK.
Her latest book Hide but Seek is a journey you don’t want to miss.
🖋️ Come, connect, and get your copy signed!

Kunzum Books
Kunzum Travel Café


Inner Katha Interventions

31/07/2025

Gratitude That Inspires Us

We are truly honored to share these heartfelt words from the author of “रेनेसां : एक अनन्त युद्ध”:

"You’ve captured the soul of my novel and brought it to life with such beauty and grace. Even I can’t believe it’s my own creation! Heartfelt thanks to the amazing team at Zorba Books."

At Zorba Books, we take pride in partnering with authors to turn their creative visions into beautifully published works. It's moments like these that remind us why we do what we do.

Thank you for trusting us with your story. Here's to many more literary journeys together! 📚✨

🔗 Explore the book here:
https://www.zorbabooks.com/store/love-romance/fiction/renaissance-ek-anant-yudh-रेनेसां-एक-अनन्त-युद्ध

#रेनेसांएकअनन्तयुद्ध

30/07/2025

🔥 Now Released! 🔥
रेनेसां — एक अनन्त युद्ध
By प्रसेनजीत

यह कोई साधारण कथा नहीं,
यह है एक चेतनात्मक युद्ध — जहाँ
🧠 विज्ञान टकराता है आत्मा से,
🌑 अंधकार उभरता है भीतर से,
और
🔍 भ्रम बन जाता है सबसे बड़ा शत्रु।

थ्रिल, फैंटेसी, ह्यूमर और आत्मचिंतन का अद्भुत संगम
अब आपके हाथों में।

📖 पढ़ें अब — और जानें कि जब युद्ध भीतर हो, तो योद्धा भी आप ही होते हैं।

👇 Grab your copy today!
ooks.com/store/love-romance/fiction/renaissance-ek-anant-yudh

#रेनेसां

30/07/2025

Authors in India — Ready to 3× Your Book Launch Impact?
Discover how WhatsApp Communities can become your secret weapon for direct-to-reader promotion! 📚🔥
Don’t miss this powerful, underused strategy 👇
🔗 https://www.zorbabooks.com/whatsapp-communities-guerrilla-tactics-for-your-book-launch/

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27/07/2025

Fearless BEiNG

In the quest for growth, we often rush toward the next goal—forgetting to pause and honor how far we’ve already come.

Fearless BEiNG is an invitation to reflect, reconnect, and rise. It empowers you to face life’s “Momentary Unknowns” with resilience and clarity—using ten transformational tenets like Curiosity, Mindfulness, Gratitude, and more.

You don’t need to eliminate fear to grow. You just need to move forward with awareness, one decision, one moment, one leap at a time.

✨ Own your journey. Embrace your evolution. Become your Fearless Being.

📖 Explore the book here: https://www.zorbabooks.com/store/self-help/fearless-being/

24/07/2025

A New Chapter: From Studio Walls to Storybook Pages

RAEVA and QUIVERFLY’S SECRET: How a Grandmother Became an Author

Ritu Sangal

Dr. Ritu Sangal a co-founder of Arts Studio-Culture Chauraha, uses storytelling to impart values and connect children with nature and culture through tales taken from her childhood and Indian folklore.

Books were my first window to wonder. As a child, they weren’t just stories—they were adventures, friendships, and secret hideaways. As the daughter of an Army officer, my childhood was dotted with constant relocations. Each move brought new friends, languages, festivals, and stories. Much of this was nurtured by my mother, who encouraged me to explore the arts. For over five decades, my life revolved around teaching, exhibiting and curating art.

Then came a new phase, becoming a grandmother. I began noticing the quiet power of stories once again, this time through the wide-eyed curiosity of my grandson, Arhan.

Watching Arhan dive into picture books was a revelation. His eyes sparkled with excitement, his spontaneous questions, giggles, and observations felt like a world far removed from the structured rhythm of my art classes. But what surprised me even more was how naturally he began to invent stories—stories about animals, clouds, secret creatures, and everything in between.

I started recording his tales, sketching alongside, often laughing at the unexpected turns his imagination took. Slowly, I felt myself pulled into a new world. A world of storytelling that was playful, vivid, and deeply alive.

This path led me to something I’d never imagined: digital illustration. As someone trained in traditional art, this felt like unfamiliar terrain. But with it came surprising joy and a sense of freedom. Then one day, I stumbled upon the image generation tool on the Canva App. It felt like stumbling upon a magical toy store. I was giddy with excitement—Diwali and Christmas rolled into one.

I played. I experimented. The speed and ease were thrilling, especially compared to the long hours I spent with brush and paper. But once the novelty wore off, a quiet truth settled in—those images lacked soul. They didn’t carry the warmth, the intent, or the spark I wanted for Arhan.

I considered outsourcing the illustrations. After all, I had so many stories in mind. But I kept wondering—how would I explain the exact mood, the brightness I loved, or the character’s charm that would delight Arhan? So, I returned to the drawing board. Literally.

I spent hours teaching myself digital illustration. Slowly, line by line, a new language unfolded—a fusion of traditional aesthetics and playful, contemporary visuals. I found myself creating with intention, drawing for Arhan, but also for the child in me.

This book is the beginning of a new chapter. A story of Quiverfly, a talking butterfly, and her precious egg’s life-changing journey. Some stories, like this one, are rooted in my own childhood—shaped by the wisdom and warmth of Indian folk tales. Others come from Arhan’s ever-changing stories, reflections of his boundless world.

They say retirement is a time to slow down. For me, it has been a time to begin again—with joy, curiosity, and a renewed sense of purpose.

As I publish this first book with Zorba Books, I’ve also discovered the world of self-publishing—another first in a year full of new beginnings. I look forward to many more stories to come—some remembered, some imagined, all told with love.