‘Do not dictate to your author; try to become him’: Virginia Woolf’s advice on how to read a book

In her essay, ‘How Should One Read A Book?’, the author writes not only on how to engage with a book but of the inevitable reward of comparing it with others.

Virginia Woolf

· Apr 23, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Can reading a good book help with eating disorders? Yes, but it can also do harm, says new research

Is the belief in the healing power of books just wishful thinking, or is there something to it?

Emily Troscianko, The Conversation

· Jul 23, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Why I’m still reading a fat novel (‘Middlemarch’) two years after I began. I may not even finish it

George Eliot’s 880-page-long masterpiece is not for the faint of heart.

Cheryl-Ann Couto

· May 12, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Against storytelling: This essay might destroy all your ideas about the value of the story in a book

An English Literature graduate attended a symposium and came away devastated.

Nayani Goyal

· Mar 31, 2018 · 05:30 pm

The case against children’s books. Or, why adults lose out because books are classified that way

Labelling leads children and adults to be shut out from one another’s literary imaginations.

Shohini Sengupta

· Feb 24, 2018 · 05:30 pm

How compelling fiction can lead readers to believe in fake facts

Fiction can successfully challenge what a reader already knows as the truth.

Andrew Elfenbein, The Conversation

· Feb 19, 2018 · 05:30 pm

The research is in: Reading fiction does improve your relationships with others (and yourself too)

Literature holds the key to countering the unbalanced effects of the digital age.

Massimo Salgaro, The Conversation

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Adriaan van der Weel, The Conversation

· Jan 14, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Maharashtra’s books village seems like a good idea – but what do its residents think of the project?

Located midway between two hill stations, Bhilar is now home to 15,000 Marathi books, from diverse genres and sources.

Nupur D'Souza

· Jul 10, 2017 · 11:45 am

For India’s poor children, community libraries are an escape, a refuge and much, much more

With public libraries closing down and books becoming more expensive, children from backward classes find it harder to read.

Sharanya Deepak

· Feb 08, 2017 · 03:30 pm

Why a generation of Indian writers, publishers and booklovers grew up reading Russian books

An entire generation of Indians grew up reading Soviet books with captivating stories – all of them magically illustrated.

Nilanjana S Roy

· Dec 24, 2015 · 08:30 am

Seven libraries that are quietly bringing children back to reading

Most, if not all, of these libraries represent a combination of a passion for books and the compulsions of a business venture.

Sayoni Basu

· Aug 08, 2015 · 03:30 pm