‘The Book of Dog’ is a cherished reminder of who we become in the company of dogs

Through personal stories of love and loss, some of India’s most popular writers celebrate the remarkable dogs who have changed them for the better.

Sayari Debnath

· Jan 29, 2022 · 12:30 pm

‘Cat People’: What does it mean for a cat person to read a book full of cats and their humans?

Through essays and through stories, cat lovers and cynics document the times in their lives that they spend, or have spent, in the company of cats.

Sayari Debnath

· Jan 15, 2022 · 08:30 am

Madhu Bhaduri’s ‘Lived Story’ is a compelling memoir of a woman diplomat in a male-dominated world

Rich with anecdotes, this is an account of a storied life in academia, the foreign service, and activism.

Harsh Mander

· Dec 05, 2021 · 08:30 am

How reading books aloud can draw us into intimacies

It can be more than merely sociable. It can be deeply seductive, forging intimate as well as community bonds.

Kiera Vaclavik, The Conversation

· Mar 03, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Five tips to get reading again if you’ve been struggling during the pandemic

How to deal with literature, interrupted.

Alexandra Paddock, The Conversation

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Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, The Conversation

· Jan 11, 2021 · 05:30 pm

How a book club helped Britons deal with World War II (and what we can learn from it)

Rising book sales in the UK reaffirm that in tough times, many people turn to books.

Nicola Wilson, The Conversation

· Apr 15, 2020 · 05:30 pm

‘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