My name is Ekta R. Garg, and I’m a Reviewer, Editor, Author, and Dreamer of stories and books. Above you’ll find links that tell you how these four roles fuel my tremendous passion for words.

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The Witch’s Apprentice and Other Stories

This micro collection of short stories fills the gaps in the fairy tales and nursery rhymes we all know and love by answering questions like, “Why did Jack and Jill need that pail of water in the first place?” Click on the cover for purchasing links and more!

Here’s what the fantastic Kevin Stone had to say about this cover as he worked on it: “When presented with this cover, I thought of old storybooks, [and] fairy tale collections [and] what would truly capture that feeling. That look of old books, of Aesop and Mother Goose, but in a more modern feel. Something you may have seen in an old bookstore, maybe a lost-half remembered memory of childhood filtered through a modern sensibility.“

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My second book and first full-length novel, out now by Atmosphere Press, In the Heart of the Linden Wood is the winner of the 2024 Kindle Book Award for Best Cover! Click on that gorgeous cover below for reviews, purchasing links, and more.

Once again the incomparable Kevin Stone did the cover! This is what he said about it:
“When I was designing the cover for In the Heart of the Linden Wood, I was inspired by Ekta’s vivid descriptions of a land draped in wonder and mystery and wanted to reflect the beauty and specificity of that place and time.”

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My first book, both from Atmosphere Press as well as my first published book-length work ever, is The Truth About Elves, my award-winning holiday novella for grownups. This book won the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Best Novella. Click on the cover below for reviews, purchasing links, and more!

Garg - Cover Project front jpg — Cover designer Kevin Stone said:
“There’s something magical about the very idea of Christmas. It is one of the enduring archetypes worldwide. I wanted to capture some of the magic and mystery and sometimes sadness that surrounds the concept and notion. A feeling of nostalgia we all have for the day that is filled with joy, a joy we can’t tangibly hold.”

(If you’re a writer and want to know how Kevin can help you, check out his website or chat with him on Twitter.)