Can you describe the personal anecdote the author shares about being sent back by Baba to finish reading a book?

Certainly. In Chapter 18, the author recounts a personal experience that illustrates Baba's insistence on completing spiritual practices. The author was in the middle of reading the Bhagavat when the group started heading to the Masjid. Eager to hear Baba's stories directly, he put the book aside and ran to join them. However, Baba, sensing the reading was left unfinished, was not satisfied. For this very reason, he insisted that the author go back and read the remaining part of the Bhagavat. The author reflects on this as a 'great marvel' and a sign of Baba's overflowing love, which prioritized the completion of the sacred reading.