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Naveen Patnaik by Ruben Banerjee, Juggernaut, Rs 599Books
Odisha's shy, chain-smoking CM and his art of survival

When Naveen entered politics in Odisha, he was trying to reach out to the people of his native land whose rusticity he...

5 Aug 2018 12:32 AM IST

Points of Entry by Nadeem Farooq Paracha, Tranquebar, Rs 499Books
A leisurely journey through Pak's past, present and future

On hearing from him after long, Paracha mailed Anthony asking him to bring his guitar the next time he visited Pakistan.

5 Aug 2018 12:28 AM IST

Sharma, in his laced-with-sarcasm- way says that TISOAA is a literary criticism laced with satire and sarcasm.Books
Rejection is the reason behind creating my new book, says Gaurav...

Perfectly capturing vagaries of publishing world, Sharma's new book The Indian Story of an Author is an intriguing read...

4 Aug 2018 2:46 PM IST

The Unending Game A Former R&AW Chiefs Insights into Espionage By Vikram SoodPenguin Random House India pp. 282 Rs 599Books
Espionage is much more than cloak and dagger ops

The Unending Game, the author writes, is not a personal memoir, nor is it about the organization for which I worked.

3 Aug 2018 1:22 AM IST

Gerald DurrellBooks
The World in a Wall

Durrell life's work and lasting legacy was in establishing the great zoo in the island of Jersey a part of the Channel...

3 Aug 2018 1:10 AM IST

In the future, Vish will be coming up with a book called Lipstick, which is a classic whodunit, and most readers would be clueless until the end.Books
Lacunae in legal system decoded

The author is widely recognized as the master of legal crime and courtroom drama in the country.

1 Aug 2018 12:40 AM IST

Michael OndaatjeBooks
Ondaat beautiful prose

Author Michael Ondaatje, who won the Man Booker and the Golden Man Booker Prize, must be explored.

1 Aug 2018 12:40 AM IST

The Last Color by Vikas Khanna Bloomsbury, Rs 499Books
High on idealism, but weak on plot, dialogues

Choti grew up never feeling quite at home in the Nameless House with Pink Walls

29 July 2018 2:17 AM IST

A soldiers diary: Kargil, the inside story by Harinder Baweja Roli Books, Rs 395Books
I'll either come back after raising the Indian flag in victory or...

The chief of the Army, Gen. V.P. Malik, personally telephoned Vikram for their battalion's remarkable feat.

29 July 2018 2:08 AM IST

The novel, which begins with a sense of suspicion, plunges the readers headlong into a vortex of mystery.Books
Book Review: Vinaya Bhagat's The Trickster is a gripping tale of the...

Vinaya Bhagat's The Trickster takes readers on ride between realms of known, and unknown, merging myth with folklore and...

27 July 2018 8:06 PM IST

The Globetrotters Puffin Books, Penguin Random House, India pp.199, Rs 199Books
Wings beneath their feet!

She took two and a half months to complete the book. Once the idea struck her, her next step was to mould Hudhud and his...

27 July 2018 12:26 AM IST

The Glass House - A Year of Our days,Rupa Publications pp.200, Rs 295Books
The quest of that perfect home!

This former college lecturer's debut novel highlights an individual's quest to find a haven.

27 July 2018 12:25 AM IST

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