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May global fiction: Six hot-off-the-press books to take you on a world literary tour
Translations from the Italian and French, a novel set on mining land, new releases by Booker Prize favourites, and more.
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May global nonfiction: Six recent books that examine our fears, pains, and troubled history
A personal history of hypochondria and miscarriage, Britain’s colonial project, how cats became popular, and more.
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May in fiction: Cool down this summer with these six just-published novels
Two debut novels, historical fiction, mythological fiction, and more.
Sayari Debnath
Trending
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BJP moves Supreme Court against Calcutta HC order restraining derogatory ads about Trinamool
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Farmers, inflation, army: Why the BJP is facing public anger in Haryana
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Yogendra Yadav says BJP won’t get majority, Prashant Kishor predicts 300+. What’s their reasoning?
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Andhra Pradesh High Court grants interim protection to YSRCP MLA accused of destroying EVM
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Writer Neel Mukherjee reflects on Amitav Ghosh’s ‘The Glass Palace’ as a new edition is released
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May in nonfiction: Six new books about the personal and political histories of India
Personal stories of migration and belonging, India’s first steps into global diplomacy, accounts of greatest financial frauds in history and more.
Sayari Debnath
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Global fiction in April: Six recently published books from old favourites and new writers
André Aciman and Percival Everett are back.
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BR Ambedkar birth anniversary: 14 books on his struggle for the dignity of India’s most downtrodden
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on 14 April, 1891.
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Video
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US
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‘Dhaniya, Cilantro’: Comedian hilariously sums up the struggles of being multilingual
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Watch: Shyam Rangeela mimics famous politicians reacting to his nomination being rejected
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Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Global nonfiction in April: Six new books about our fascinating cultural and personal histories
A biography of Hollywood legend Anna May Wong, a study of the Chapel Hill music scene, a memoir featuring four dogs, and more.
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April in fiction: Beat the heat with these six new books by South Asian writers
New novels by Booker Prize-nominated Sunjeev Sahota and Neel Mukherjee, a hilarious family misadventures, a body horror short story collection, and more.
Sayari Debnath
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April in non-fiction: Six new books to add to your shelf, including Salman Rushdie’s memoir
Also, Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan’s latest book.
Sayari Debnath
The Reel
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‘Bhaiyya Ji’ review: O brother, why art thou?
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‘All We Imagine As Light’ review: A poetic exploration of love and dreams
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‘Barah X Barah’ review: A ponderous look at slow death in Varanasi
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‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ review: Come for the back story and stay for the insane stunts
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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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International Booker Prize 2024: A reader’s guide to the 13 translated books on the longlist
The longlisted books have been translated from Albanian, Dutch, German, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish.
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March fiction: Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s ‘new’ novel and other exciting books from around the world
A poet’s debut novel, a queer novel in translation, a new novel by an International Booker Prize winner duo, and more.
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March nonfiction: Around the world with six recently published international nonfiction titles
Analyses of poverty in Great Britain and America, a biography of an iconic street artist, a new book of gender studies by Judith Butler, and more.
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The Field
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Boxing, World Olympic Qualifiers: Sachin Siwach wins opening round bout in Bangkok
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Tennis: Somdev Devvarman on Rafael Nadal’s French Open swansong – ‘Retirement is inevitable’
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Archery, World Cup Yecheon: Compound mixed team reaches final; Deepika Kumari enters recurve semis
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Cricket: Jay Shah denies Ricky Ponting, Justin Langer claims of being approached for India coach job
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Tennis, French Open 2024: Nadal set to face Zverev in first round; Murray plays Wawrinka