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Ann Patchett’s Whistler review: Fact, fiction, and Three Fathers
April 14, 2026 9:14 pm
Is Ann Patchett’s new novel 'Whistler' biographical? We explore the connections between her life, her essays, and the unforgettable characters in her latest book.
No place for AI in real creative work: The Magnificent Ruins author Nayantara Roy
April 13, 2026 4:08 pm
Nayantara Roy, author of The Magnificent Ruins, spoke to The Indian Express about her evocative debut novel, her intimate relationship with Kolkata, and her new book coming out later this year.
Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal is as much a political satire as it is a paean for rivers
August 14, 2025 11:35 am
Structured in the qissa format, the author's debut novel blends fact and fiction to paint a picture of the current political climate
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.
10 lesser-known facts about Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway on its 100th anniversary
July 30, 2025 9:22 pm
From its original title to its surprising literary influences, here are 10 things you might not know about Mrs Dalloway
Vikas Swarup: ‘Books have lost their aura, now just another product’
August 03, 2024 5:49 pm
The former diplomat on his latest novel, The Girl with the Seven Lives, how publishing has changed since Slumdog Millionaire, and how he sifts through fact for his fiction
Achla Bansal’s Rain in Bulandshahr is a tragic friends-to-lovers story
June 22, 2024 8:36 pm
The novel follows the lives of two couples and the battle of wills that begins when their paths cross
Enter Ghost: The revolutionary power of theatre
May 25, 2024 7:36 pm
The novel by British-Palestinian writer Isabella Hammad has made it to the Women’s Prize 2024 shortlist. We speak to critic Jonathan Gil Harris on its themes of art as a means of resistance
Until August review: Gabriel Garcia Marquez's posthumous novel is a testament to his genius
July 24, 2025 2:17 pm
Despite occasional unevenness, Gabo's skill with metaphor, imagery and depictions of love shines
'Knife': Salman Rushdie's memoir about his stabbing to release on April 16
April 04, 2024 4:24 pm
The 76-year-old has recalled in the book the attack's aftermath, his journey toward physical recovery and healing
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What is the world's oldest novel?
January 16, 2026 1:30 pm
Ever wondered what was the world's oldest novel? Here's everything you need to know about it.
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Stalin: ‘Vajpayee froze delimitation to preserve balance…Why abandon wisdom now?’
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A day after issuing a “final warning” to the Union government over delimitation, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin moved swiftly from rhetoric to mobilisation, convening an urgent meeting of DMK district secretaries on Wednesday and calling for statewide black flag protests on Thursday. Stalin suggested that if institutional responses failed, public expression would follow.
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