Following the recent success of Ramesh Khanvilkar’s book launch ‘The Stormy Path’, Akshay Sonthalia the founder of Poets Choice and Free Spirit LLC once again unveils its latest offering — ‘Laugh and The World Laughs With You. Seeing Is Believing’.
This new title promises to be a compelling exploration of optimism, perception, and the transformative power of humor, inviting readers to embrace joy as a lens through which the world becomes more vivid and meaningful.
Akshay Sonthalia, the founder of Poets Choice and Free Spirit LLC speaks to Paresh B. Mehta, Editor of Filmytown.com about various titles published by his publishing house –
Please elaborate about the titles published by Poets Choice and Free Spirit LLC.
Our titles speak volumes about us. Every title is an epitome of intricately selected works. There are titles in foreign languages such as French, Italian and German. Then there are titles translated from English to : Farsi, Tagalog, Hindi and Spanish.
There are titles that deal with environmental issues, such as Global Warming, Stories Relating To The Environment and Dairy of a Social Worker. Then, there are four titles such as Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn tapping into all the four seasons of the year. We have also tapped into Facing Natural Calamities.
There are titles aiming at Business and Politics such as Business Stories, Business Stories Startups and More, Political Power Play. Then there are titles such as Below The Poverty Line, Small Towns and Folklore and Unfulfilled Dreams.
There are titles themed around Love with Love is in the Air, Time To Date a Person, Lost in Lust, Flirtations, Realm of Emotions and Love Couplets. Then, there are titles such as Dairy Of A Lonely Person, Art Of Betrayal, A Taste Of Reality and Euthanasia. Labelling People.
We have also tapped into medical conditions with titles like Dementia and Cancer. We have promoted authors who are suffering from Epilepsy, Autism, Deafness and Physical Disability.
Your roster of writers seems incredibly accomplished—could you share more about the backgrounds and genres they represent?
We have doctors on board as writers too. Amongst those who have worked as Judge in American and other courts. Lawyers from different parts of the world. Award winning filmmakers such as Francis DiClemente. We even have founders of other publishing houses, who claim we inspired them to open their own publications, after being our author.
Other genres include, but is not limited to, humor; word prompts; sports and games and crime.
If you had to capture the soul of the book in a sentence, what would it be?
‘Laugh and The World Laughs With You. Seeing Is Believing’, this book, that we are launching today conveys a message to everyone through its title. Take it from a wise man : Always look at the positive side no matter how powerful the negatives maybe. Just that one tinsy little positive, you’ll soon find, is more powerful than any strength the negative side can muster. Whether it is a place, person or situation, irrespective. The title of this book picks the positive side of both the popular phrases used to create this title.
What happens when voices from different time zones echo through pages?
This book has contributing co-authors from Austria, Australia and United States Of America. The cover is illustrated by an expert from Kolkata and designed by a professional from Germany. I will put it this way, see it, read it and only then one will realize the true essence of the title ‘Laugh and The World Laughs With You. Seeing Is Believing’.
Akshay Sonthalia, Founder of Poets Choice and Free Spirit LLC won the International Book Impact Award in America on 26th April 2025, in the Self Help Category for his book titled ‘Sparks Before The Fire’ – which effectively promotes all his publications in an innovative unprecedented way.
