‘The Plague Upon Us’ is a ballad on individual suffering amidst the collective trauma of Kashmir

Chitra Ahanthem

· Oct 23, 2021 · 05:30 pm

‘Alipura’: A delightful romp in the Hindi heartland turns into a grim narrative of powerlessness

Saloni Sharma

· Oct 23, 2021 · 08:30 am

‘400 days’: Chetan Bhagat’s new novel targets Diwali sales with the formula of mystery meets romance

Chetan Bhagat

· Oct 21, 2021 · 05:30 pm

‘Operation Haygreeva’: Former intelligence officer writes a thriller about catching terrorists

Prabhakar Aloka

· Oct 20, 2021 · 05:30 pm

‘On the Open Road’: A breezy novel asks if young people can quit their jobs to follow their dreams

Stuti Changle

· Oct 19, 2021 · 09:45 pm

‘House Next to the Factory’: How to write readable stories where nothing much really ever happens

Sahana Hegde

· Oct 17, 2021 · 12:30 pm

These short stories by the author of ‘Babu Bangladesh’ portray many Bangladeshes

Numair Atif Choudhury

· Oct 14, 2021 · 05:30 pm

What have fake news and lies got to do with Amitava Kumar’s new novel? Everything

Amitava Kumar

· Oct 06, 2021 · 05:30 pm

‘The Thinnai’ is a rollicking saga of the colourful past and present of Pondicherry

Ari Gautier

· Oct 05, 2021 · 05:30 pm

‘The Grand Anicut’: The Cholas are in control, and a dam is coming up on the Kaveri in this novel

Veena Muthuraman

· Oct 04, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Vasudhendra’s new book of short fiction explores the contradictions of modern life in urban India

Vasudhendra

· Oct 01, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Namita Gokhale’s new novel locates the Covid-19 crisis within the Indian joint family

Namita Gokhale

· Sep 28, 2021 · 06:30 pm

Five of the best new crime novels to read this autumn (and one golden oldie)

Alec Charles, The Conversation

· Sep 22, 2021 · 05:30 pm

A new book of interlinked short stories charts the life of a Delhi family over thirty years

Sonal Kohli

· Sep 21, 2021 · 05:30 pm

‘Lahore’: This ambitious partition trilogy begins with negotiations and a love story

Manreet Sodhi Someshwar

· Sep 20, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Abul Bashar’s stories, now translated into English, offer an intricate, intimate view of lived Islam

Abul Bashar

· Sep 17, 2021 · 05:30 pm

‘The Earthspinner’: Anuradha Roy’s new novel fluidly tells unconnected stories and overwhelms you

Gayathri Sankar

· Sep 12, 2021 · 08:30 am

Even if you know everything about Emperor Ashoka, there are very good reasons to read ‘Asoca’

Sahana Hegde

· Sep 11, 2021 · 12:30 pm

‘Alipura’: The definitive novel of Bundelkhand, funny and tender, can now be read in English

Gyan Chaturvedi

· Sep 10, 2021 · 05:30 pm

‘Earthspinner’: Anuradha Roy’s intricate new novel is centred on a potter and a horse he creates

Anuradha Roy

· Sep 09, 2021 · 05:30 pm