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The Infidels of Mecca by Abbas Zaidi, Rupa, Rs 295

A brilliant concept ruined by poor execution

It's hard to place a book like this. On the one hand, the point of the story is awesome.

19 Aug 2018 12:30 AM IST

Rudyard Kipling

Kipling's Panchayat of the Gods

The lines certainly smack of racism along with Kipling's advice to the then American president that America had a 'moral...

17 Aug 2018 12:23 AM IST

'Nobel' Naipaul: The enigma of departure

The iconic writer's career was also marked with controversies and skirmishes with his counterparts.

17 Aug 2018 12:22 AM IST

A twisted love story

The book was in fact titled Minority X, later renamed to Forbidden, and then to The Kafir's Love.

15 Aug 2018 12:21 AM IST

Indira Chandrasekhar

Explorations of a diaspora

The angst of ordinary lives has taken this debutant writer towards narratives that are diverse and inherently Indian.

15 Aug 2018 12:21 AM IST

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