Bookshop Love
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‘We want to help people to discover new books’: Hyderabad gets a new independent bookshop
‘I did not want to live in a city where they were no bookstores. . .and that led to me starting Luna.’
Mallik Thatipalli
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Why India’s bookshops can thrive despite online giants only if publishers support them
There’s no difference of opinion between publishers and booksellers on this. But the gap remains.
Venkatesh M Swamy
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Five reasons why Australians love independent bookshops
In the age of e-books, the country’s stores have withstood many 21st century-threats.
Katya Johanson, The Conversation, Bronwyn Reddan, The Conversation & Leonie Rutherford, The Conversation
Trending
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Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II was the people’s emperor – courteous to his own and the British
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Heavy snowfall, sparse crowd, mixed feelings: Bharat Jodo Yatra comes to an end in Srinagar
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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Like ‘Jallianwala Bagh’: How Adani is invoking nationalism to counter allegations of corruption
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Journalist Mrinal Pande examines the relationship between Hindi news, politics, and corporations
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Delhi’s Daryaganj book bazaar has a new, sanitised home, which has benefits as well as drawbacks
Relocated to the organised Mahila Haat, the Sunday book market is trying to work out if it has gained or lost.
Kanupriya Dhingra
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Delhi’s Daryaganj second hand books market: Going, going... but not quite gone yet?
Confusion and chaos persist at the Daryaganj Sunday Patri Kitab Bazaar despite a court order for it to be relocated.
Kanupriya Dhingra
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Will Delhi soon have a Daryaganj-used-books-market-shaped hole?
Vendors at the Daryaganj ‘patri kitaab bazaar’ are facing yet another attempt by the municipal authorities to evict them from the pavements.
Kanupriya Dhingra
Video
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Annie Wersching (1977-2023): Glimpses of some of the actor’s most memorable roles
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Watch: This teenage ventriloquist’s ‘duet’ with puppet dog is a huge hit on America's Got Talent
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Watch: David Beckham surprises 102-year-old super fan, thanks her for ‘support over the years’
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‘Deepika’s Amar, I’m Akbar, John’s Anthony’: Shah Rukh Khan reminds media of inclusivity in cinema
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Watch: Hilarious moment when American football coach’s daughter imitates him during press conference
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Twice told: A pop-up event puts the spotlight on Mumbai’s second-hand booksellers
The event aims to give a safe haven to roadside sellers during the monsoons.
Soumya Rao
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In this hub of second-hand bookstores in Kolkata, the booksellers are running out of stories to tell
A walk down Gariahat Road reveals a once-cherished home for books is dwindling away.
Chandni Doulatramani
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Pune’s Sophia Book Store: The bookshop with heart that could (so it did) become successful
Surekha Sharma started her bookshop against all odds, with just 10 used books.
Damini Kulkarni
The Reel
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Shah Rukh Khan at ‘Pathaan’ event: ‘Have forgotten those four years in the last four days’
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In Ranjan Palit’s new film, a ‘watchdog society’ filled with persecution and paranoia
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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The Strand Book Stall is closing but it leaves behind thousands of readers connected by its books
A writer says goodbye to the bookshop that marked the passage of his life, as it shuts down today, February 28, 2018.
Imran Ali Khan
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In a bookshop in Gurgaon, a Rs 13,500-copy of ‘Don Quixote’ sets the tone for what to expect
Chapter 101 is a space where collectors of rare books can spend their entire lives.
Amish Raj Mulmi
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‘It’s not just Church Street’: In Bengaluru, these three Kannada bookshops have their own identities
Because Kannada writers are stars in their own right, with a wide readership.
Satyavrat KK
The Field
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Meg Lanning column: For Australia, nothing less than the three-peat will suffice at the World Cup
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Harmanpreet Kaur column: We have confidence in our abilities and are hungry for T20 World Cup title
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Book excerpt: ‘There’s no one like MS Dhoni’ – R Sridhar on his stint with the Indian cricket team
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Football: Lionel Messi on Argentina’s Qatar 2022 triumph – ‘The World Cup trophy called out to me’
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FA Cup: West Ham ease past Derby to set up Manchester United clash