The Ranch

Padmini Rajappa (Author)

Kadambari: Bana

Bana is among the three most important prose writers in classical Sanskrit, all of whom lived in the

Thomas Rasche (Author)

They Huffed and They Puffed: Why The Three Little Pigs Chose Their Buildings

The fable of the three little pigs is retold here. Understand why they made their building choices!

Jonathan Whitelaw (Author)

The Village Hall Vendetta

There's a fine art to murder... Hal Mulberry has long dreamt of owning the iconic painting, Buttermere at Dawn. And now the entrepreneur has got his hands on it, he's determined to bring it back to the Lakes where it belongs and put it on show, turning Penrith Village Hall into a cultural hotspot - with the painting at its heart. Journalist Jason Brazel is delighted to get the exclusive. Even if his mother in law, Amita, thinks he's making a fuss about an ugly piece of modern art. But when Amita uncovers a theory that the painting is cursed, she wonders just what Hal is bringing to their door: hex, hoax or dirty-deal? While the great and the good gather for the unveiling, someone's got murder on their mind. And it's up to Jason and Amita to find who is trying to put people out of the picture ... permanently.