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Megha Majumdar's A Guardian and a Thief is a Karan Johar pretending to be Satyajit Ray

December 19, 2025 5:47 pm

The novel may have been Oprah approved but even at its most lyrical, it struggles to shake off the sheen of Americanised exotica

In new novel Katabasis, RF Kuang blends myth, romance and academic satire

December 19, 2025 5:47 pm

Even as the author jostles with questions about the afterlife, she does that with a clear-eyed focus on the here and now

The critic is dead. What comes after might be worse

September 12, 2025 3:47 pm

The internet killed the critic and replaced her with an algorithm. But can virality replace value? After all, culture without criticism is like a library without catalogues

Dinkar Srivastava's 'Pakistan: Ideologies, Strategies and Interests' is an examination of the ideologies that shaped Pakistan's foreign and domestic policies

July 22, 2025 11:45 am

Informative and well-written, it explores the ideological moorings and philosophy of India's neighbour

5 horror novels Stephen King wrote as Richard Bachman; and why the pseudonym

July 15, 2025 11:07 am

Stephen King, for a while, had an alternate writing personality named Richard Bachman until Steve Brown, a bookstore clerk, identified him by similar writing style.

5 must-read Elizabeth Gilbert books that go beyond Eat, Pray, Love

July 15, 2025 11:06 am

From being an inspiration to challenging the human comfort, these 5 books showcase evolution of Elizabeth Gilbert’s versatility.

5 John Grisham novels you shouldn't miss if you are a fan of his legal fiction

September 08, 2025 6:25 pm

Renowned legal fiction writer John Grisham hooks the readers with courtroom dramas, often inspired by real life events.

Bestsellers behind the box office: 5 books that made Bollywood history

June 25, 2025 2:15 pm

Cinema taking inspiration from literature and illustrating through Indian storytelling.

PK Sreenivasan’s Midnight Knock is an ode to newsrooms of a bygone era

June 28, 2025 10:46 am

This thinly fictionalised account of the 1975-1977 Emergency years is a breath of fresh air

Navina Jafa’s Exhibiting India explores how heritage tourism can become inclusive and sustainable

September 15, 2024 5:41 pm

The book explores how local communities can be involved and compensated for their efforts, as well as how to make tourism sustainable

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