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State of Art

When the masters rendered those classics of yore, literacy of the times was limited to the core. Invariably that confined literature to the connoisseur and kept it away from the crassness of the masses. However, it is the increase in literacy that paradoxically caused the degradation of literature! With the multitudes of the educated abounding, publishing appeared a fetching proposition to the enterprising. After all, business acumen is all about catering to what the market demands, isn’t it?

Media and Literature

But for wasting the precious media space on many a penny work, the hype wouldn’t help, for after all the discerning readers would have seen through the game any way. True, in the short run, the hype turns the novice into a literary celebrity before anyone had shown any inclination to read his work! But being the talk of the town for a while, most of these books collect dust in the bookstores before they become fodder to the shredding machines in time.

Indie Thrillers That Will Keep You Guessing Until the Last Page

The first indie thriller that wrecked me kept me up all night. At 10 p.m., I planned to read one chapter—by 3 a.m., a final twist left me stunned. I texted a friend: “I can’t tell you anything. Just read this.” That’s when I realized the best, most unpredictable suspense comes from indie authors. If you want stories that grip you, this list is for you.

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