Five detective novels you can read to beat the boredom during the Covid-19 lockdown

What connects these books, for all their stylistic variety, is a preoccupation with links between people and communities.

James Peacock, The Conversation

· 8 hours ago

Lockdown reading: If you’re looking for escape, here are five Victorian novels to transport you

From the classic romance ‘Jane Eyre’ to the macabre ‘Dracula’, there’s something here for everyone.

Pam Lock, The Conversation

· Yesterday · 05:30 pm

Five books with which the children at home can beat boredom during the coronavirus lockdown

These books work as both a reflection of and an escape from our current crisis.

Mimi Thebo, The Conversation

· Mar 27, 2020 · 05:30 pm

When students rise in protest, in the pages of novels: Six books to read

A quick look at some of the definitive works of fiction about youth-led resistance.

Anu Kumar

· Jan 11, 2020 · 12:30 pm

From Gandhi to Chomsky: A reading list in the times of Citizenship Act protests

Of genocides and resistance, of religious nationalism and secular narratives.

Ashish Mehta

· Dec 26, 2019 · 07:30 am

Fantasy or romance? Three books to read when you cannot choose between these genres

These three books combine the two genres and, in the process, break the boundaries of the usual readership for fantasies and romances.

Esha Datanwala

· Aug 11, 2019 · 12:30 pm

Four novels set in Pakistan for those torn between nations, languages and identities

Salman Rushdie, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Mohsin Hamid and Kamila Shamsie all write from that strange place of belonging and yet being lost.

Zahra Haider, Dawn.com

· Jul 28, 2019 · 07:30 am

No matter who bags the Booker Prize this year, women authors are the winners

A quick survey of the eight (out of the total of 13) longlisted books that are written by women.

Suhasini Patni

· Jul 27, 2019 · 08:30 am

Forget the usual mid-year reading lists and try this alternative catalogue from around the world

‘I want a book that can’t be disposed of, one that will take me somewhere entirely new.’

Amy McLay Paterson, The Conversation

· Jul 23, 2019 · 08:30 am

A literary agent lists ten books from outside the subcontinental mainstream we should be reading

Fiction from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Tibet and parts of India that sometimes gets overlooked, points out Amish Mulmi.

Amish Raj Mulmi

· Jul 09, 2019 · 09:23 am

The cricket reading list: Four autobiographies with more exciting action than on the field

All four players are part of the squad of their respective countries.

Priyali Prakash

· Jun 16, 2019 · 12:30 pm

Five books on work by French authors that you can read on your commute – to work

There’s no hope of escaping the daily grind as you read these books, though.

Amy Wigelsworth, The Conversation

· Mar 25, 2019 · 05:30 pm