Vidya Varadarajan

Would your kids like to be the first to know about new AKA books, sketches and giveaways? Then join my AKA Club on WhatsApp, using the link in the bio!

One time. Just one time, and they'll always have more questions. 😂

If you didn't catch me yesterday at you can still catch the book! Get your copy of The Mystery of the Graveyard Gold, right at their counter.

Head over to today for a unique session for your kids. ❤️

Who on earth sings drunken songs in a kids book?!

So have you picked up your kids summer reading books yet?

And then what happened? 🙂

Team book smart or Team street smart?

Had a great day with 4th, 5th, 6th AND 7th standard kids! 😅

Got to do a variety of interactions with the wonderful students from National Hill View, Banashankari. Thank you and thank you

Be part of the adventure! Like these kids from 😃 It was great visiting your school today!

I loved read aloud day, so I'm going to do that again and read aloud the first chapter of my book The Mystery of the Graveyard Gold tomorrow night (Monday, Feb 12, 2024) at 9:00 pm, LIVE. Jump on to hear how the story begins...

2nd place in .club very first Quiz League! This was a first for me as well, and what a ride! It's hilarious how all things become equal when you are frantically shaking your team mates for answers. 😅

That's right. That's exactly right.

Thank you and for allowing me to share a little about books to your students. And a special thanks to the Book Club Student Council! ❤️

Save the date! ..
Join us LIVE on Instagram on the 7th & 8th of February to celebrate World Read Aloud Day with 3 beautiful stories by 3 wonderful authors. Join Mili on her quest to find her brother and her chicken Chamki, uncover the Mystery of the Graveyard Gold and find about the countess questions asked by little Yash as you dive into these stories.

Does anyone else fondly remember reading in bed with a flashlight 🔦 😬 See link in bio. .

To be continued....

Once upon a time there was a girl who wanted to tell a story. But she couldn't do it alone....

Young or old, nothing brings people together like books! Thank you to the Defence Colony Book Club, for allowing me to share some of my stories with you. 🥰

Meet my imaginary kids. Karthik, Asha and Aarav. I've been told that there is a favourite!

Illustrations by the utterly amazing
Published by

The book is now available on Amazon. Link in my bio.

Exciting news! My early author copies of "The Mystery of the Graveyard Gold" have arrived, courtesy of

This new middle school mystery is perfect for young readers between the ages of 9-13.

As a special treat, I'm giving away the first three copies! If you know a young reader who would love to receive this book, please leave a comment below. Let's encourage a love for reading and discovery together.

Legos? What legos... they just disappear on their own. It's a mystery!

📚 For those of you who have been asking, this is the first book of the 🔍 AKA Detective Club Series 🔍 a Bangalore-based urban mystery for middle school children! 📚

This version is being published by and contains illustrations by the amazing and I hope many of you will be recommending it 🗣️ to your young friends and family.

My close friends and family would have gotten a view of the story last year. 🥰 Those of you who have been asking about book 2, it'll be out this summer! So stay tuned! 😀

Christmas 2023

Diya received her signed copy of What Do We Name This Dog, from today! She received it for her winning story about naming our dog Oreo! 🥰

Thank you for the chance to talk to your students and share my story. 🥰

Diya's first win for her story about our dog Oreo. ❤️