A writer read 168 books in 2018 and lived to tell the tales of a few of her favourites

Writer Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan identifies the books that mattered to her in 2018.

Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan

· Dec 31, 2018 · 08:30 am

Many of us read these five writers’ books in 2018. What did they enjoy reading the most?

What writers are reading is a handy guide for the rest of us.

Urvashi Bahuguna

· Dec 30, 2018 · 05:30 pm

These authors wrote some of the best books of the year. But what will they be reading in 2019?

Nine acclaimed authors give us the lowdown on the books that are on their lists for next year.

Harsimran Gill

· Dec 23, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Mythological fiction in India is finally heading off the beaten path

A select list of what to read in the genre if you are looking for unique versions.

Urmi Chanda-Vaz

· Nov 18, 2018 · 08:30 am

JK Rowling’s fourth Cormoran Strike novel is coming. Here’s what’s happened in the series so far

The crime series, published under Rowling’s pseudonym Robert Galbraith, continues with ‘Lethal White’, to be released on September 18.

Neha Bhatt

· Sep 09, 2018 · 10:30 am

Our adventurous reader is back with his version of the 2018 Man Booker shortlist before the real one

We’ll know on September 20 how many he got right.

Ranjit Mankeshwar

· Sep 08, 2018 · 07:00 am

Good riddance to bad 377: A reading list to celebrate

Here are five reading recommendations of stories and poems of personal anguish and social resistance in the context of same-sex love and relationships.

Urvashi Bahuguna

· Sep 06, 2018 · 05:30 pm

The VS Naipaul reading list: Five books that reveal his complicated legacy

How do we look back at the prolific career of a literary giant at a moment in history when the world is re-thinking men like him and writing like his?

Urvashi Bahuguna

· Aug 12, 2018 · 12:30 pm

‘Graphic novels are novels’: Why the Booker Prize judges were right to choose one for its longlist

Nick Drnaso’s ‘Sabrina’ became the first graphic novel to be longlisted for the Booker Prize this year. Here are five others outstanding graphic narratives.

Claire Nally, The Conversation

· Aug 03, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Opening lines: This is how (some of) the novels on the longlist of the 2018 Man Booker Prize begin

A graphic novel is on the longlist of 13 books for the very first time.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 25, 2018 · 08:30 am

Three books gently reveal what goes into the modern Indian marriage (and what still stays out of it)

A mix of fiction, nonfiction and personal stories offer multiple perspectives.

Neha Bhatt

· Jul 15, 2018 · 10:30 am

Writer’s choice: Ngugi wa Thiong’o recommends seven novels from Africa that you must read

When you need to look beyond Chinua Achebe and Naguib Mahfouz.

Devapriya Roy

· Jul 01, 2018 · 05:30 pm