New Books
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After over thirty years, John Grisham’s character Mitch McDeere returns in a sequel to ‘The Firm’
‘The Exchange’ sees the return of the protagonist and his wife 15 years after fleeing Memphis.
Scroll Staff
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‘The Lying Life of Adults’: What to expect from Elena Ferrante’s new novel coming this September
Her writing is subversively unforgiving.
Devanshi Khetarpal
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‘It was difficult to imagine that people can run a trade in organs’: Benyamin on his new novel
‘Body and Blood’, recently translated into English from Malayalam, explores the interstices between organ donation and a religious group.
Shevlin Sebastian
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is Deepa Anappara’s ‘Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line’ the toast of international publishing?
A engagingly written and thoroughly researched grim novel about India’s missing children seen through a child’s lens.
Jane Wallace
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With just two novels, Sally Rooney is fast becoming the definitive chronicler of millennial love
Both ‘Conversations With Friends’ and, now, ‘Normal People’ have established the growing reputation of the 27-year-old writer.
Neha Bhatt
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Stephen King’s latest novel wrestles with the question of how to be in two places at one time
Is it science? Is it a miracle? Is it supernatural?
Lloyd Strickland, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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‘I Do What I Do’: Raghuram Rajan’s book on his time as RBI chief will be out on September 4
Besides Rajan’s commentary, it will also include speeches that convey what it was like to head the central bank during his time, publisher HarperCollins said.
Scroll Staff
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Why Venezuela is caught in a vicious cycle of tyranny and liberation
Simon Bolívar’s eventual affinity for dictatorial rule has haunted the South American country.
Kajsa Norman
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Mark Twain's bedtime fairytale to his daughters will be published this year
'The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine' will hit the stalls on September 26 to mark the 150th anniversary of the author’s first book.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Arundhati Roy announces her new novel, ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’
The publisher, Hamish Hamilton UK and Penguin India, said it was an honour to be associated with the book, which has been in the making for 20 years.
Scroll Staff
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A new JK Rowling series, 'Stories from Hogwarts' appears to be out for pre-order
The three books are available in ebook format on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, but no official announcement has been made on them.
Scroll Staff
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child released in India after months of anticipation
The eighth instalment of the popular series takes the form of a script, with the play version being staged at London’s West End in two parts.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
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IPL 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind knock powers Delhi Capitals to win over Mumbai Indians