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Four novels set in Pakistan for those torn between nations, languages and identities
Zahra Haider, Dawn.com
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A British merchant’s journey from Madras to England gives a glimpse into early days of colonialism
Anu Kumar
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Watch: Stephen King unknowingly predicted the rise of Donald Trump in a 1976 book
Scroll Staff
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A literary agent lists ten books from outside the subcontinental mainstream we should be reading
Amish Raj Mulmi
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How much does India spend on its public libraries?
B Preedip Balaji, Vinay MS and Mohan Raju JS
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As lending libraries shut down across India, a plucky chain from Kochi is holding its own
Anu Prabhakar
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How internet influencers became literary sensations – with a very outdated view of women
Stevie Marsden, The Conversation
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Why a tiny Hyderabad store with tattered old books has been attracting scholars for decades
Mallik Thatipalli
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Women’s Day: Eight books that talk of being a woman in India, circa 2019
Devapriya Roy
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Deborah Smith recommends: 5 extraordinary novels by women writers around the world
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Amitav Ghosh recommends: Three terrifying novels (and a non-fiction book) on ecological disaster
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Vivek Shanbhag recommends: 5 great writers and the books to know them by
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The unreliable narrative of Dan Mallory aka AJ Finn is a commentary on getting ahead in publishing
Claire Squires, The Conversation
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Why the internet has not killed physical books off, and will not any time soon, either
Maxime Crépel, The Conversation Dominique Boullier, The Conversation Mariannig Le Béchec, The Conversation
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How the World Book Fair brought up a writer’s memories (and the desire for Toni Morrison’s books)
Devapriya Roy Sambit Dattachaudhuri
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Before Lisbeth Salander: The couple that invented Nordic noir with the Martin Beck series of books
Amish Raj Mulmi
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From JK Rowling to the Mughals, these were the ten most-read Scroll.in pieces on books in 2018
Scroll Staff
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Best of 2018: Non-fiction books to understand India and the world
Scroll Staff
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From the Aryan migration to caste, two books offer fascinating insights into India’s ancient past
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Made to last: How the world’s greatest works of literature find a place in the Penguin Classics list
Jaya Bhattacharji Rose