Fiction
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Adventure story: A human skull in a dead man’s trunk has a code to a treasure carved on it
Hemendra Kumar Roy Jashodhara Chakraborti
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This new novel imagines a world facing the terrifying consequences of single-minded devotion
Praveena Shivram
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For young readers: With time running out, can Maya control her powers and protect her from herself?
Payal Dhar
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‘The Woman who Climbed Trees’ deftly carves out space for women’s emotional and physical subversions
Saloni Sharma
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A new Korean novel in translation presents national traumas through personal ones
Kyung-Sook Shin Anton Hur
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Fiction: Four friends go on a girls’ trip to Goa to celebrate womanhood and mend a broken heart
Saumyaa Vohra
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This story about two elephant brothers is a tale of friendship and courage, human greed and hubris
Vinoy Thomas Nandakumar K
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A new translation of Bengali writer Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay’s beloved novel ‘Ichhamoti’ is here
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
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New in fiction: A millennial couple’s marriage is put to test during India’s surreal Covid lockdown
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
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This new novel weaves a tale through multiple cities and lives connected by strange coincidences
Anil Menon
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‘What Will People Say?’ takes a compelling look at the clash between tradition and forces of change
Veeksha Vagmita
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On Franz Kafka’s 99th death anniversary, a parable from his parable, ‘Before the Law’
Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee
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‘A Man from Motihari’: This novel about a writer charts Muslim lives during far right politics
Saloni Sharma
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Fiction: A young boy tries hard to hold his family together as his parents’ marriage disintegrates
Saras Manickam
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Who was Siddhartha before he became the Buddha? A new novel imagines the answers
Advait Kottary
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Crime fiction: A detective’s holiday is cut short when strange bloody handprints appear on the walls
RV Raman
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For young readers: A new book of short stories stars the beloved comic character Little Shambhu
Reena Ittyerah Puri
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Historical fiction: Can Begum Hazrat Mahal’s rebel army fight the British and secure Awadh’s future?
Malathi Ramachandran
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Fiction: How a Muslim man from Motihari deals with everyday life as right-wing extremism rises
Abdullah Khan
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Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’ and the enduring devastation of the opioid crisis
William Nash, The Conversation