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Cricket’s Complex Riddle

January 10, 2015 03:40 IST

A book that explains Pakistan, the wild child of international cricket

Will you accept Chetan Bhagat’s 100-day fitness challenge?

January 5, 2015 17:42 IST

The bestselling novelist has associated with fitness brand Reebok for the challenge, titled 'Reeboot 100'.

As extremists do not read literature, we are safe: Pakistani writer Intizar Husain

January 4, 2015 01:00 IST

One of the stalwarts of Urdu literature, Pakistani writer Intizar Husain on his childhood in India, the politics of language and the intolerance towards minorities in Pakistan.

Meet the team behind the first Indian-language version of Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore

January 4, 2015 01:00 IST

After his return from Japan, Mukherjee began started translating Japanese fiction just for lark.

Fire to Ashes, Star to Dust

January 3, 2015 04:15 IST

The tragedy and triumph of Rajesh Khanna, India’s first superstar

How Not to Read an Election

January 3, 2015 04:01 IST

This mix of second-hand gossip and first-hand conspiracy theories tells you zilch about Verdict 2014

Amazing Grace

January 3, 2015 03:52 IST

In Lila, as in Marilynne Robinson’s other novels, there is compassion and perception on every page.

Jaipur Literary Fest, AKLF to share speakers

December 30, 2014 11:31 IST

India's cultural heritage and commemoration of 125th birth anniversary of Pt. Nehru, will be the highlights.

What a book with an unsatisfactory ending means

December 29, 2014 11:27 IST

A book with an unsatisfactory ending is nothing short of a betrayal.

A Taste for Death: The sharpest crime novels of the year

December 27, 2014 04:34 IST

The pace never slackens, the sparring between characters is constant.

That Old E-Book Smell

December 27, 2014 04:23 IST

The anxiety about ink on paper losing ground to pixels on screens had just kicked in.

Top of the Shelf

December 27, 2014 04:15 IST

The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam was philosophically acute, but politically deeply problematic.

Knock knock. Who’s there? Amazon’s best-selling holiday author

December 20, 2014 11:50 IST

Rob Elliott, currently owns the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on Amazon.com’s best-selling book list.

The Eye of the Tiger

December 20, 2014 03:13 IST

For lovers of wildlife, some unique snapshots of the tiger from Indian sanctuaries.

The Lucknow Boy Returns

December 20, 2014 03:08 IST

In the sequel to his autobiography, Vinod Mehta brings the world of the media to life with a refreshing lack of tact

When You Say Nothing At All

December 20, 2014 02:46 IST

The spectre of silence looms large over Pranab Mukherjee’s narrative on the events of the tumultuous Seventies.

‘Culture’ gets nod as Merriam-Webster’s 2014 word of the year

December 16, 2014 12:57 IST

"Culture" was named word of the year by U.S. dictionary Merriam-Webster on Monday.

How to Catch a Star

December 13, 2014 01:26 IST

A book that cashes in on the curiosity over India’s space programme after its successful Mars mission

In the Winter of Our Lives

December 13, 2014 01:19 IST

A doctor speaks for the elemental desire of the elderly to age with grace and dignity

In High Places

December 13, 2014 01:18 IST

The book meanders through the past and recent history of Nepal and the layer upon layer of myth and legend which anoint every nook and corner of its capital city.

Indian-American author’ novel among NYT’s 10 best books of 2014

December 12, 2014 10:47 IST

Akhil Sharma's novel "Family Life" has been selected by The New York Times Book Review as one of the ten Best Books of 2014.

Comics review: Powerpuff Girls, Dexter’s Laboratory are as captivating in comics as they are on TV

December 9, 2014 19:18 IST

Your favourite Cartoon Network characters just got a comic book makeover. The channel has joined hands with publishing house Pepperscript.

Spotlight on Britain at 39th Kolkata book fair

December 9, 2014 13:31 IST

39th edition of the International Kolkata Book Fair, will focus on literary works from Britain.

Book Review: Transform your life with 12 holistic principles

December 8, 2014 14:09 IST

If you want to let go and feel easy, you find practical solutions in a new book "Feeling at Ease with Yourself" by Rajiv Parti.

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