‘Pandemic!’ is philosopher Slavoj Zizek thinking aloud through the lockdown (or is he fantasising?)

The book advocates the adoption of a radically new version of Communism after the pandemic.

Varsha Ramachandran

· Yesterday · 05:30 pm

The English translation of Perumal Murugan’s first novel lets down its craft and intent

In the original, this Tamil novel foreshadows its famous successors like ‘One Part Woman’, but the English version flattens its registers.

Yashasvi Arunkumar

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Vighnesh Hampapura

· Yesterday · 08:30 am

This biography of Manohar Parrikar is more hagiographic than critical, and silent where it matters

In ‘An Extraordinary Life: A Biography of Manohar Parrikar’ the writers ignore many facts even as they try to assess the former Goa chief minister’s career.

Pamela D’Mello

· Aug 08, 2020 · 08:30 am

This debut novel transforms a story of an innocent friendship into a commentary on caste and bigotry

Priya Balasubramanian’s ‘The Alchemy of Secrets’ reveals an insightful understanding beneath the stuff of pulp fiction.

Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan

· Aug 02, 2020 · 08:30 am

Why is Donald Trump the way he is? Niece Mary L Trump’s book reveals family secrets as explanation

In ‘Too Much and Never Enough’ Mary L Trump offers a polemical investigation into the roots of the American President’s failure-prone track record.

Kshirin Rao Eshwara

· Aug 01, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Being Indian and beautiful in the US: This book examines what beauty means to the diaspora

How to look beautiful and fashionable in order to belong.

Soni Wadhwa

· Jul 27, 2020 · 07:38 am

Are you a young Indian woman born in the USA? These are your stories

An anthology of tales by women about their own lives as second generation American Indians.

Anu Kumar

· Jul 27, 2020 · 07:37 am

This anthology of queer poetry from South Asia inclusively builds bridges across diversity

‘The World That Belongs To Us: An Anthology of Queer Poetry from South Asia’, edited by Aditi Angiras and Akhil Katyal, offers a versatile collection.

Manjari Sahay

· Jul 26, 2020 · 05:30 pm

‘Estuary’: Perumal Murugan calls his new novel pure fiction. But we find plenty of truths in it

A school, a college, a son, a father. And a world of ‘rottenness’.

Yashasvi Arunkumar

· Jul 26, 2020 · 08:30 am

The first fiction of the lockdown in India’s cities is here. Of course it’s from Shobhaa Dé

‘Lockdown Liaisons’ is a collection of stories capturing life caught in pandemic-induced loneliness, seeking escape.

Varsha Ramachandran

· Jul 25, 2020 · 12:30 pm

Diksha Basu’s ‘Destination Wedding’ is a funny but sensitive look at old money and new India

The novel explores love, friendship and class conflict, within the frame of a comedy of manners.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Jul 25, 2020 · 08:30 am

This novel was published in 2018, but perhaps it is best read during the pandemic in 2020

Shen Fever, the pandemic in the novel, feels both like an analogy and a warning.

Nishtha Jaiswal

· Jul 05, 2020 · 05:30 pm