What to read in September: Six new works of fiction usher in the end of summer

Sayari Debnath

· Sep 03, 2023 · 01:30 pm

‘The Memoirs of Valmiki Rao’: A clever reimagination of the Ramayana that terrifies and evokes pity

Sayari Debnath

· Sep 03, 2023 · 08:30 am

Three translations from South Asia longlisted for the 2023 ALTA National Translation Awards in Prose

Scroll Staff

· Sep 02, 2023 · 02:35 pm

2023 JCB Prize for Literature longlist: Four translations, three debut novels. A reader’s guide

Scroll Staff

· Sep 02, 2023 · 11:30 am

Fiction: Chennai apartment residents lead a happy life – until a developer threatens to take over

Hema Sukumar

· Aug 31, 2023 · 05:30 pm

Fiction: Revathi, an engineer, marries Ravi, an auto driver, defying her family. Will she be spared?

Imayam GJV Prasad

· Aug 29, 2023 · 05:30 pm

Women in Translation Month: Travel the world with 12 books written – and translated – by women

Sayari Debnath

· Aug 27, 2023 · 05:30 pm

Women in Translation Month: Fiction by ten women authors from Latin America to read in English

Sayari Debnath

· Aug 26, 2023 · 01:30 pm

‘Unspoken’: A fictionalised examination of the moral framework of what infidelity might mean

Diya Isha

· Aug 26, 2023 · 07:30 am

This book of short stories explores modern lives with twists in the tales

Yashraj Goswami

· Aug 25, 2023 · 05:30 pm

‘The Book Of Vows’: This retelling of the Mahabharata is aimed at today’s readers

Amit Majmudar

· Aug 24, 2023 · 05:30 pm

Fiction: The marriage of Siddhartha Gautama and how it crumbled in his quest for spirituality

Shyam Selvadurai

· Aug 23, 2023 · 05:30 pm

For young adult readers: An adventure-packed reimagination of the legendary sailor Sinbad

Kevin Missal

· Aug 23, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Fiction: A boy feels at home in a travelling theatre, but will his family accept him for who he is?

Shastri Akella

· Aug 22, 2023 · 05:30 pm

Fiction: What do you cook when your son invites an American friend home for lunch?

Nishanth Injam

· Aug 21, 2023 · 05:30 pm

For young readers: Dhara runs the first elections at her school. Will things go according to plan?

Varsha Seshan

· Aug 21, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Women in Translation Month: 12 women writers to read in translation from 12 European languages

Sayari Debnath

· Aug 20, 2023 · 03:30 pm

‘Didi’: A 1915 novel about widowhood and polygamy deftly portrays the tragedies of womanhood

Veeksha Vagmita

· Aug 20, 2023 · 01:30 pm

‘Brotherless Night’: A powerful novel about waiting and resisting during Sri Lanka’s civil war

Saloni Sharma

· Aug 19, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Fiction: Sammi’s life is upturned when her husband is called to fight in the Second World War

Simrita Dhir

· Aug 17, 2023 · 05:30 pm