How Gen Z and millennials in the US have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries

Why might Gen Z and millennials – sometimes characterised as attention-addled homebodies – still see value in trips to the public library?

Kathi Inman Berens, The Conversation

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Kathi Inman Berens, The Conversation

· Jan 20, 2024 · 05:30 pm

How I became a part of Juhu Reads, Mumbai’s first silent reading community

The community can be compared to a group of people meditating together, where everyone offers a prayer without communicating with one another.

Diya Sengupta

· Oct 21, 2023 · 03:30 pm

Why do we find someone reading so attractive?

It is by reading that we become inaccessible and unreachable.

Silvia Hurtado González, The Conversation

· Apr 28, 2023 · 05:30 pm

Why libraries are a must in India’s public schools

They can create spaces for children to nurture the habit of reading, provide a gateway to knowledge and diverse material.

Sneha Priya Yanappa

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Avinash Reddy

· Mar 30, 2023 · 07:30 am

When a cobbler in South Bombay is seen reading the poetry of Guru Ravidas

‘The cobbler in my photograph is reading a book of poems. I noticed the name on the cover only when I zoomed into the photo later.’

Vineet Gill

· Mar 18, 2023 · 08:30 am

‘Every book ever printed is steeped in the essence of eco-fiction’

Writer and wildlife conservationist Cara Tejpal presents her choice of essential reads while journeying through the mighty Himalayas.

Cara Tejpal

· Jan 29, 2023 · 03:30 pm

Can reading help heal us and process our emotions – or is that just a story we tell ourselves?

Do we actually read for interest, pleasure, escapism – or the love of words?

Jane Turner Goldsmith, The Conversation

· Jan 25, 2023 · 02:30 pm

‘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