Reading Room
The Reading Room at AADI is a virtual reading club hosted on Zoom in time of social distancing. It is Sahar Ali’s brainchild. An avid reader, a prolific writer and a professional journalist, Sahar Ali has continuously made sound literary decisions for AADI’s presence in the world of South Asian literature. The aim of the room is to bring back South Asian women into regular reading that brings the thought process to an intellectual level.
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Our next Reading Room will feature Michelle Obama’s Becoming.
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits—whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, and achieve success that lasts.
https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
Medallion Status by John Hodgman
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/595005/medallion-status-by-john-hodgman/9780525561101/
Neil Gaiman on Why We Read and What Books Do for the Human Experience
“The question of why we read and what books actually do for us is as old as the written word itself, and as attractive. Galileo saw reading as a way of having superhuman powers. For Kafka, books were “the axe for the frozen sea within us,” says Maria Popova in her article, Neil Gaiman on Why We Read and What Books Do for the Human Experience, published at www.brainpickings.org.
Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal
A delightful read (Unmarriageable - Pride and Prejudice in Pakistan) and it’s articulate author (Soniah Kamal) hosted by AADI to chat about the book, and how translatable and relatable Jane Austen is to modern-day Pakistan. AADI would like to thank Soniah Kamal for giving us the the gift of her company, and Maheen Baqai for hosting her in Austin and bringing her over. Our followers are readers! Way to go!