Book Launches
Sneak Peek: Ravi's cocktail of love & betrayal!
Is the story he calls "a combustible cocktail of love, betrayal & redemption" based on a true incident in the literary world?
Interviews
I write what affects me deeply: Anuradha Roy
Anuradha Roy, longlisted for Man Booker Prize 2015, dispels the notion that Indian writers sell dark social realities of the country to the western world.
Features
Kashi enhances my expression: Amish Tripathi
Author Amish Tripathi, who traces his origins to Banaras, says that the city has influenced his philosophy in life and features prominently in his writings.
Features
Laughter on the pitch and pavillion: Cricket in its humour
Cricket, in the days when it was still a gentleman's game, had an honoured place in English literature, with some great authors and avid players.
Book Launches
Zarine Khan's 'Family Secrets'
Zarine Khan launched her book 'Family Secrets' recently and the book has some amazing recipes and interesting details of the Khan family!
Features
Sarah Joseph returns Sahitya Akademi award
Malayalam author and activist Sarah Joseph returned the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi award over rising 'communal violence' cases in the country.
Features
Shakespeare in modern English now?
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has decided that Shakespeare's language is too difficult for today's audiences to understand.
Features
`I am frustrated by the impotence of writers'
They're too busy chasing awards, promoting books, says Shashi Deshpande.
Features
Read books and discuss authors on 'No school bag day'
As a tribute to our former president APJ Abdul Kalam, the state government has decided to observe October 15, his birth anniversary, as Vaachan Prerna Diwas or ‘Reading Day’.
Features
7 Must-visit book cafes outside Delhi
Reading cafes is an evolving concept in India. The steady rise in the number of such cafes in various cities confirms a renewed passion for books among people today. Here’s a list of what we think are the seven must-visit book cafes outside Delhi. Read on!
Features
Book Review: The Zhivago Affair
The true value of this book is reminding us of an era where ideology was as important and literature could be a weapon of destabilisation.
Features
10 ways to make time for reading
Often, with our fast-paced lives, traffic, work deadlines and hectic social lives, we find little time to catch up on reading.
Interviews
Write India authors share story-telling tips
Write what you know really well and be yourself when you are writing.
Features
Bengali literary fest in Kolkata
India's first Bengali literary festival to be held on October 10 will bring together litterateurs from West Bengal and Bangladesh, the organisers said on Tuesday.
Features
Book Review: The Year of the Runaways
Can one outrun the vengeful past and escape inequality, gratuitous violence, and exploitation in a foreign land, or will these inequities stick as fast and close as a shadow no matter where one is?
Features
Book review: Escape from Baghdad
The course of the narrative is rollicking, chock-full of action, and madcap fun but also considerably dark at various times and disturbingly poignant too.
Features
Book Review: Atoms Under The Floorboards
Crazy questions these may be, but the answers to them (and many more like them) are not crazy at all. They are plain, comprehensible science.
Features
Review: 1946: The Making of the Modern World
British journalist, historian and author Victor Sebestyen makes a compelling case for the latter position and the latter year.
Book Launches
Book Review: Blood on my hands
In his book, Bhattacharjee's conversations with an anonymous army officer serve as an expose for the highly regarded service in the country, the Indian Army.
Features
Wish to pen a book? Make a splash with blogging
According to these authors, their first step into the literary world started with their blog which gave them all that was needed.
Features
Where have all the bookshops gone?
All over the country, bookshops are closing down. And all over the country, litfests are springing up. So there is a paradox for you.