Fiction
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Fiction: A boy ends up in a burns ward. His mother and sister have their versions of what happened
Krupa Ge
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Fiction: Ollie has a strong sense of smell. Her life changes when she moves into her ancestral home
Hemangini Dutt Majumder
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How Agatha Christie’s mid-century ‘manosphere’ reveals a different kind of dysfunctional male
Gill Plain, The Conversation
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Fiction: When the enigmatic artist Mira dies suddenly, her nurse, Sona, comes under suspicion
Alka Joshi
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Fiction: A woman has inherited a bungalow from her grandfather, but it bears memories of violence
Ponnu Elizabeth Mathew
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‘Inside the Mirror’: A coming-of-age novel set in the 1950s gets women’s desire for true freedom
Shivani Patel
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Valley of Words Book Awards announces its 2025 longlists across eight categories
Scroll Staff
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Fiction: Bibi carries the weight of untold stories and quiet resistance as she meets various men
Afsar Ahmed Kathakali Jana
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Stephen Alter’s novel brings to life an older version of Rudyard Kipling’s young hero, Kim, as a spy
Stephen Alter
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Sunday book pick: Husband vs best friend vs child vs career in ‘Goodbye Without Leaving’
Sayari Debnath
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Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse
Manjul Bajaj
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Fiction: A scheme to unearth the ‘lost’ Saraswati river becomes an act of Hindu nationalist pride
Gurnaik Johal
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For children: Poltu’s holiday takes an unexpected turn when a train full of ghosts pulls up
Sudeshna Shome Ghosh
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Jeet Thayil’s new ‘documentary novel’: The restless lives of those shaped by separation across times
Jeet Thayil
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Fiction: Abandoned by everyone she has ever known, Monica rediscovers her first love, photography
Vrushali Samant
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Short fiction: Young Aarav and his mother try to return to life after his father’s death
Neera Kashyap
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Climate fiction for children: Gogol’s friends have to leave as forests are cleared to build houses
Rajat Chaudhuri
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‘What’s Your Price, Mr Shivaswamy?’ tries to gauge the true cost of wanting to own a home
Sayari Debnath
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For children: Four friends are on a camping trip in a grand amusement park, but something is fishy
Neil D'Silva
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Fiction: Will Sonali forget her bitter marriage and start afresh, or will she be happier on her own?
Shubha Sarma