1. Magic – Be it a rabbit out
   of a hat or a circus that magically appears or wizards and dementors,
   magic captivates me, every time.
2. Books – Books about books,
   bookstores, libraries, publishing houses – well, you get it, books about
   anything to do with books
3. India – Books about India,
   by Indian authors, featuring Indian characters – all these pique my
   interest
4. History, especially
   historical romances– I love books which are based in the or about
   something in the past (and if they are also travel related, that is a
   bonus) – non-fictional accounts like ‘Journeys on the Silk Road’, ‘Road to
   Timbuktu’ and others. Historical romances are my favorite pastime – they take
   me to a world of romance and ballrooms and nobility and Bow Street and so
   much more. They help me forget, for a little while, what I do not want to
   dwell upon
   – nothing serious, just the humdrum of life.
5. Stories set in wartime –
   The Book Thief, Gone with the Wind, Anne Frank – while Gone with the Wind
   was definitely more Scarlett’s story, books such as these keep me
   grounded, remind me of the world out there that I never was in and still
   is there today, unfortunately.
6. Anything my kids will love
   to read – picture books, adventures, stories of wimpy kids or Fancy
   Nancies – I read them all.
7. Cookbooks – devour these
   for the photos themselvesJ
   and love experimenting with different cuisines, different flavors
8. Compilations – short stories,
   poems, essays
9. Science fiction and of late the dystopian
   stories are holding my interest longer than they did earlier. 
10. Parenting/Self-Help/Family and relationships type of books – I just like reading these books, though I might not need or be able to use all the advice in these books, it is good reading, and there are nuggets of wisdom that I can impart to others, and also end up using a few of them!

For Teaser Tuesdays over at Should be Reading, I have a teaser from  ‘Fifty Shades of Kale: 50 Fresh and Satisfying Recipes That Are Bound to Please   by Drew Ramsey M.D., Jennifer Iserloh’ by

‘Serve these elegant canapes as your sweetie walks through the door after work and you are sure to set the mood for the evening to come. You’ll also be giving your honey some serious brain food.’
Pg 60/169 of the digital ARC from Edelweiss