The Center for Fiction 2022 First Novel Prize: Three Indian-origin authors make it to the longlist

The winning debutant novelist will be announced on December 6 and will receive a $15,000 prize.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 06, 2022 · 05:30 pm

In the month before Independence, six recent books explore what it means to be Indian

Stories from the First War of Independence, present-day conflict zones of Bastar and Kashmir, a transwoman’s fight for dignity, and more.

Sayari Debnath

· Jul 24, 2022 · 08:30 am

2022 Karwaan Prize: Ten longlisted books that focus on the history of the Indian subcontinent

Picked by a jury, a reading list for you.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 09, 2022 · 12:30 pm

Eight international romances to read as the rains change the mood after a searing summer

Wrong numbers, magic spells, or being abandoned at the altar? What’s the perfect recipe for finding love?

Sayari Debnath

· Jul 03, 2022 · 05:30 pm

July bookshelf: Seven recent books that challenge set perceptions of reality and history

The lives and times of actor Sanjeev Kumar, trade union leader George Fernandes, British women in colonial India, and more.

Sayari Debnath

· Jul 02, 2022 · 12:30 pm

Pride list: From memoirs to erotica, eighteen books that illustrate the queer experience in India

Queerness is as much a part of Indian culture as its literature. There are shining examples of queer identities and sexuality in mythology and modern writings.

Sayari Debnath

· Jun 11, 2022 · 05:30 pm

Reading list: Eight novels that tell us how Indian fiction looks at Indian politics

From the days of the freedom movement to a dystopian future where people are segregated by class, these books bring us the politics of our times.

Sayari Debnath

· Jun 04, 2022 · 08:30 am

Reading in June: Seven recent books that probe history and challenge the present

A definitive account of hunt for Rajiv Gandhi’s assassins, a tell-all memoir by filmmaker Onir, a fictitious origin story of the Partition, and more.

Sayari Debnath

· May 29, 2022 · 08:30 am

Six books on climate change that offer hope rather than bleakness

Six environmental experts contribute a book each to the reading list.

Euan Ritchie, The Conversation

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Erin O'Donnell, The Conversation

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Gregory Moore, The Conversation

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Kristen Lyons, The Conversation

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Peter Christoff, The Conversation

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Stefan Kaufman, The Conversation

· May 23, 2022 · 05:30 pm

Does identity relate to nation? New books from Aanchal Malhotra and Jeet Thayil examine the idea

Why ‘In the Language of Remembering’ by Aanchal Malhotra and ‘The Penguin Book of Indian Poets’ by Jeet Thayil make for essential reading today.

Vivek Tejuja

· May 14, 2022 · 08:30 am

Mother’s Day reading: These mothers in literature don’t idolise motherhood, they reveal its warts

Be it conception or adoption, the challenges of motherhood are unexpected and uncompromising. These eight books show how ruthless motherhood can be.

Sayari Debnath

· May 08, 2022 · 12:30 pm

What to read in May? Seven books to spend the hottest month of the year with

Jhumpa Lahiri on translating, Amitav Ghosh’s fable on climate change, stories from Goa beyond the beaches and bars, and more.

Sayari Debnath

· Apr 30, 2022 · 12:30 pm