Kannada author Vivek Shanbhag, of Ghachar Ghochar fame, on what interests him in a story, continued collaboration with Srinath Perur and the future of writing in the age of AI.
In an exclusive interview, Dutch author Mineke Schipper, who was in India for her talk at Delhi's India Habitat Centre’s festival of languages and literature, Samanvay 2023, spoke about her latest book which yet again establishes the relationship between proverbs, the female body and powerlessness.
Veteran sports journalist Norris Pritam's book's release is well-timed as Chopra prepares to train ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he will have to defend his title. The book is, however, not the first such account of his family and friends and there is a glaring omission.
1971 has not ended. Can discussions on Hilsa and Jamdani take a break? Can India get real and solve this humongous crisis of the Hindus of Bangladesh? Authors Deep Halder and Avishek Biswas walk the unchartered territory with 'Being Hindu in Bangladesh: The Untold Story'.
While Hill does address many aspects of facial recognition and how Clearview AI is still planning to go ahead with its business plans, there are few instances of what can be done about it.
Shishir Vayttaden conjures the world of Big Law in this caustically witty book, telling stories of Bombay Boardroom and their victories big and small
'The Book of Body Positivity: How We Got It All Wrong and What We Can Do about It' uses an empowering tone, assuring readers that obesity should not be reduced to a personal failure. It is caused by multiple factors.
In her non-fiction book on Varanasi's corpse-burner Dom community, 'Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras', debutante author-journalist Radhika Iyengar demonstrates how caste-heteropatriarchy controls who gets to have a choice in the life they lead.
Courting India is an intriguing non-fiction account of the English entry into the subcontinent, taking cues from the first English ambassador in India, Thomas Roe.
The bestselling author and screenwriter analyses his success, joys of fatherhood, his writing process and how he deals with self-doubt.
On Halloween, here’s a look at some of the best writers of ghost stories from India.
According to government data, an average of 618 Indians renounces their citizenship every day. Injam’s stories are a moving reminder that their choice has difficult personal consequences. Given the statistics, immigrant literature will grow. This well-crafted collection stands out in its candidness and maturity.
In terms of methodology, Mehta’s second novel has much in common with the works of Jorge Luis Borges and Italo Calvino, while its fragmentary nature and adroit usage of scientific language recalls science fiction masters Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke.
In these holidays, take your own trip into India's past with these charming historic whodunits.
Life has thrown many challenges at the Yoga Institute director and popular YouTuber, including the loss of a son. But the 76-year-old, who recently launched the Hindi version of her book, takes everything in her stride.
Art historian Navina Najat Haidar, the Nasser Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah curator in charge of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, talks about her new book 'Jali: Lattice of Divine Light in Mughal Architecture'.
His life journey is no less than a movie in itself, marked by suffering and grit, his lifelong fight against caste and for the marginalised, and his rise to a life of literature. The three-time JCB prize-listed author on how one’s weakness can become their biggest strength.
On World Tourism Day, September 27, here are classics, comic travelogues, guide books and more that will transport you to every corner of the globe. No plane ticket required.
MacInnes doesn’t endorse the term ‘climate-change novel’ as his book is increasingly getting referred to as. The novel is difficult to categorise into any genre for multiple reasons.
Set in an Irish town, 'The Bee Sting' is about a family of four, and a saga of decisions that turn out badly.
In 'The Eight Per Cent Solution: A Strategy for India’s Growth', Gupta addresses the lack of attention towards finances of the household sector and the unlisted corporate sector. One of the surest ways to incentivise companies to align with national objectives is to link the latter with higher profits, he says.
The longlist for the sixth edition of the Prize features four translations, three debut novels and marks the return of authors Manoranjan Byapari and Perumal Murugan, whose works have been previously longlisted twice for the Prize, and of previously longlisted author Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar as a translator.
Kingsolver's Dickensian story captures the slice of life in the southern Appalachian Mountains of Virginia through her child narrator who grows up amid poverty, addiction, and, sometimes, people's kindness.
Books offer clues to their contents before you read their first lines. Deciphering them can help you decide whether they’re worth picking up.
After his critically-acclaimed debut novel 'Gods and Ends', the journalist’s second book 'The Memoirs of Valmiki Rao' retells the story of Ramayana, set against a riot-torn Mumbai.
