Books
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The rhythms of the field: Exploring the poetry of India’s farmlands
Lathika George
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Meet Bombaykala, the young book publishers ready to shake up the industry
Jaya Bhattacharji Rose
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The adventures of a Lucknowi flaneur should be required reading in Yogi Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh
Malini Nair
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The French are weak degenerates: An Indian voyager’s account from Paris in early 19th century
Blake Smith
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A heritage walk in Chennai is uncovering a forgotten world of books, libraries and publishing houses
Karthik Shankar
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Haunted trains and railway stations have a long history in Bengal – and its literature
Arup K Chatterjee
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Acclaimed American science fiction author Ursula K Le Guin dies at 88
Scroll Staff
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Five book designers present the favourite covers they worked on last year
Shashank Bhargava
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Josy Joseph, Sujit Saraf and Karan Johar among the winners of this year’s Crossword Book Awards
Scroll Staff
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What will Westland’s new politically-engaged literary imprint bring? Ask publisher Karthika VK
Harsimran Gill
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Five revolutionary books for young adults to read in these troubled times
Theresa Rogers, The Conversation Caroline Hamilton, The Conversation
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Watch: This pavement bookseller of Mumbai could teach all salespeople a thing or two
Scroll Staff
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One of India’s earliest crime fiction stories was about a delicious scam involving books
Abhijit Gupta
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From ‘Sleeping Beauty’ to ‘Cinderella’, no fairytale should be banned for supposed sexual content
Michelle Smith, The Conversation
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This club in Kolkata celebrates books and reading (and talking about both) over breakfast by a lake
Anchita Ghatak
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Five new books to read in January (and set the tone for the new year)
Harsimran Gill
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Make your characters relatable, even if they aren’t human: Advice to YA writers from a 14-year-old
Sahar Beg
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Amitav Ghosh, Jerry Pinto and Namita Gokhale on the shortlist for the Crossword Book Jury Awards
Scroll Staff
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Yes, teenagers don’t read books. But here are five that can turn them into critical thinkers
Heba Elsherief, The Conversation
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How the Ganga-Jamuna tehzeeb enriched Lucknow’s cuisine (and why it’s better than food in Lahore)
Chand Sur and Sunita Kohli