A literary agent lists ten books from outside the subcontinental mainstream we should be reading

Fiction from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Tibet and parts of India that sometimes gets overlooked, points out Amish Mulmi.

Amish Raj Mulmi

· Jul 09, 2019 · 09:23 am

An extraordinary book explores identity and anxieties in Kumaon through human-animal relationships

In ‘Animal Intimacies’, anthropologist Radhika Govindarajan writes with tenderness and insight about the spaces of relatedness between humans and other animals.

Amish Raj Mulmi

· Mar 31, 2019 · 07:30 am

This crime series set in Bangkok’s neon-lit streets brings the city’s lurid side to life

British writer John Burdett’s Sonchai Jitpleecheep series compels Western readers to look beyond Thailand’s beaches and the fetishisation of its sex industry.

Amish Raj Mulmi

· Feb 16, 2019 · 08:30 am

Before Lisbeth Salander: The couple that invented Nordic noir with the Martin Beck series of books

Bleak landscapes and brooding detectives with personal demons are par for the course in books and TV now because of Swedish writers Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo.

Amish Raj Mulmi

· Jan 12, 2019 · 12:30 pm

Being Muslim in the West: This crime fiction series set in Toronto shines as a beacon of hope

Ausmat Zehanat Khan’s series of crime novels starring Detective Esa Khattak counters the demonisation of Muslims by right-wing forces.

Amish Raj Mulmi

· Dec 15, 2018 · 05:30 pm

To understand modern China read this crime fiction series featuring a poetry-loving detective

Qiu Xiaolong is a poet, translator and critic whose crime books starring the reluctant detective Chen Chao show a side of China beyond the news.

Amish Raj Mulmi

· Nov 17, 2018 · 08:30 am

Why are we still fascinated by tales of the ‘shikaar’ despite the ecological horrors of hunting?

From Jim Corbett to Donald Anderson, what lies behind the love of literature about hunting in colonial India?

Amish Raj Mulmi

· Apr 22, 2018 · 06:30 pm

Writers’ journeys: So your book’s been commissioned. Here’s what will happen next

Brace yourself. There’s a lot more you have to do than just write your book.

Amish Raj Mulmi

· Nov 04, 2017 · 07:00 am

In a bookshop in Gurgaon, a Rs 13,500-copy of ‘Don Quixote’ sets the tone for what to expect

Chapter 101 is a space where collectors of rare books can spend their entire lives.

Amish Raj Mulmi

· Sep 28, 2017 · 08:30 am

‘A new literary culture does not permeate in Nepal unless it comes bundled with flashing lights’

A candid conversation with Rabi Thapa, Nepali writer in English.

Amish Raj Mulmi

· Sep 16, 2017 · 08:30 am

How many copies must a book sell to be a bestseller in India (and why are there so many lists?)

The truth is that there is no one accurate estimate of the sales of a book.

Amish Raj Mulmi

· Aug 20, 2017 · 08:30 am