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

Yes, teenagers don’t read books. But here are five that can turn them into critical thinkers

Here are five great book recommendations for teens that promote critical thinking, authentic voices, diversity and good conversations.

Heba Elsherief, The Conversation

· Dec 18, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Women writers won 80% of this year’s Goodreads Choice Awards. Here are seven books that stood out

The winners of the award are selected by votes from the Goodreads reading community in 20 categories.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 08, 2017 · 05:30 pm

An author read over 180 books in 2017 and picked her favourites (some of which are quite old)

Writer Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan selects the best books she read this year, from children’s fantasy to crime novels.

Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan

· Dec 02, 2017 · 05:30 pm