A reader’s guide to the five novels shortlisted for the Golden Man Booker out of 50 past winners

Sadly for Indians, Rohinton Mistry, Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy, Aravind Adiga, Anita Desai and Kiran Desai are not on the shortlist.

Urvashi Bahuguna

· Jun 02, 2018 · 08:30 am

Tom Wolfe (1930 - 2018) was known for his unique journalism, but he also wrote four iconic novels

The writer, who died at 88, is remembered for stimulating the New Journalism movement, but he let us not forget his highly-researched works of fiction.

Urvashi Bahuguna

· May 18, 2018 · 08:30 am

They have your psychographic profile from social media. How will they use it? These books explain

A reading list for those who are wondering whether their democratic choices are being undermined by data mining from social profiles.

Saranya Subramanian

· Apr 22, 2018 · 03:30 pm

Twelve ways to read Vladimir Putin, now that the Russian president shows no signs of leaving

Does anyone really understand the man who has Russia in a tight grip? Writers have kept trying, though.

Saranya Subramanian

· Apr 01, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Want to read world literature? Try the 13 books on the Man Booker International Prize longlist

The shortlist will be announced on April 12, 2018.

Urvashi Bahuguna

· Mar 31, 2018 · 06:30 pm

Want to read novels by women? Start with the 16 novels longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction

A dazzling array of themes, treatments, voices and politics, with three south Asian writers on the list.

Urvashi Bahuguna

· Mar 17, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Four new books we recommend you curl up with in March

Not many exciting new novels, but a packed month for other forms.

Harsimran Gill

· Mar 04, 2018 · 08:30 am

Murders and mysteries, yes, but these five books are far from being your average crime novel

For those who want more than a whodunit in their crime fiction.

Urvashi Bahuguna

· Mar 03, 2018 · 03:30 pm

Have you stopped reading? Here are ten ways to get back to books

We have busier and more distracted lives than ever before. So what?

Jenny Bhatt

· Feb 20, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Five new books to read in January (and set the tone for the new year)

A novel, a work of reportage, a book on language, a collection of poetry, and a translation.

Harsimran Gill

· Jan 02, 2018 · 06:30 pm

Expect the unexpected: Indian poets list their best reads from the year gone by

Poets read a great deal of fiction. The books by their beds may not be on the average end-of-the-year reading list.

Urvashi Bahuguna

· Dec 30, 2017 · 07:30 am

These are the books that some of India’s most acclaimed authors will be reading in 2018

We read them. Whose works do they read?

Harsimran Gill

· Dec 23, 2017 · 08:30 am