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A Girl Like That, by Tanaz Bhathena, Penguin Random House, Rs 399.

It's racy, interesting, revealing a wonderful new world to readers

If the story was told only from Zarin's point of view, the chances of monotony creeping in were high.

12 Aug 2018 12:51 AM IST

Who Owns that Song? by A.R. Venkatachalapathy, Juggernaut, Rs 599.

A slickly produced work of non-fiction

The impact of his work over Tamil literature and culture has been huge, the author notes and shows how.

12 Aug 2018 12:47 AM IST

The Begums of Peshawar by Najma Yusufi, Hachette India, Rs 399.

Trials of women in a society dominated by men

It was something you were born to, if you were a woman, and embedded in you from girlhood.

12 Aug 2018 12:44 AM IST

Give peas a chance: Gerry Adams writes a cookbook

Give peas a chance: Gerry Adams writes a cookbook

Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland, and use purely political means.

10 Aug 2018 12:27 AM IST

A novel that unfolds quietly in a Himalayan monastery

Magical, mystical Ladakh and love that transcends the physical

Hemis abounds in philosophy that is not spouted by a preacher or a teacher but one who speaks from life's experiences.

10 Aug 2018 12:27 AM IST

The third India-Pakistan war in December 1971 was a landmark conflict not only in the history of South Asia but also in global military history

Insights into how India's most successful war since its inception was...

This was a war that saw the Indian political and military leadership at its historical best.

10 Aug 2018 12:27 AM IST

Books give us the ability to see things from different perspectives. They educate us, entertain us, force us to think upon certain issues. (Photo: Pixabay)

Authors share more about their favourite reads on Book Lovers Day

For book lovers, manuscripts act as a much needed source of escape from the monotony of daily life.

9 Aug 2018 3:26 PM IST

Sangeetha Sreenivasan

Under the influence

Sangeetha Sreenivasan's book Acid accepts the world as it is and leaves no space for unwanted arguments.

8 Aug 2018 12:46 AM IST

Anita Sivakumaran

Mythology gets modern

Author Anita Sivakumaran got curiosity to get the better of her, and her recent read sums up the same.

8 Aug 2018 12:46 AM IST

Naveen Patnaik by Ruben Banerjee, Juggernaut, Rs 599

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 499

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.

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