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A Ticket to Syria by Shirish Thorat, Bloomsbury India, Rs 399.

A deeply researched thriller on ISIS

The thriller aspect of the book is fairly thrill-less but by the time the plan to get Zahi out is ready, you do feel...

11 March 2018 12:26 AM IST

Subhas Chandra Bose with wife Emilie.

The legend of Bose finally laid to rest?

Subhas Chandra Bose is dead. Despite books such as this, his legend goes marching on.

11 March 2018 12:21 AM IST

Letters to my ex By Nikita SIngh HarperCollins India, pp.144, Rs199

Falling out of love

Heartbreak and healing form the core of an exchange of letters between 2 people trying to figure out why things went so...

7 March 2018 12:27 AM IST

Bheem is immensely strong and desperately weak

Bheem is immensely strong and desperately weak'

Very challenging! Bheem had to retain every characteristic of a man of the past and yet function effectively in our era.

7 March 2018 12:27 AM IST

Gabo brought to the world Latin Americas charm along with magical realism. (Photo: AP)

Twitter pays respect to Gabriel Garcia Marquez on his 91st birth...

As Google celebrated his 91st birth anniversary with a doodle, we take a look at how the twitterati remembered the...

6 March 2018 5:04 PM IST

Published in 1967, the book sold over 30 million copies, and continues to be Marquezs best known work. (Photo: Google)

Google celebrates Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 91st birthday with doodle

Colourful digital work of art reminds one of magical city of Macondo that Nobel laureate brought to life in One Hundred...

6 March 2018 4:38 PM IST

Kapoor, who has written several books on motivation, leadership and emotional intelligence realised there is a big gap between what we have and what we should have in the society.

Excerpts from book teaching ethics, values and morals to youngsters

Author Virender Kapoor has created value education books for class 1 to 8 which adhere to National Curriculum Framework...

5 March 2018 1:02 PM IST

Shashi Tharoor (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

The Good Hindu and Hindutva

As a writer, says Tharoor, he has always been interested in the stories a society tells about itself.

5 March 2018 12:29 AM IST

The idea for the initiative came to their mind when their self publishing arm The Write Place started getting a lot of talented young authors who would approach them to publish their books. (Photo: Pixabay)

Literateur Prafulla Das passes away

Das was a bachelor and was suffering from old age related ailments.

3 March 2018 8:36 PM IST

A former fashion journalist, her career started in 1989 with the novel Old Sins and two story collections, while her most recent work, A Question of Trust, was published last year. (Facebook Screengrab/ Penny Vincenzi)

British author Penny Vincenzi passes away

Vincenzi was dubbed the doyenne of the modern blockbuster.

28 Feb 2018 2:34 PM IST

Action thriller explores meaning of life and universe

Action thriller explores meaning of life and universe

Having put his exploration cap on, Kanchan is looking forward to a future that involves more writing.

28 Feb 2018 1:03 AM IST

Diary of a Domestic Diva Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Penguin India, pp.399, Rs 219

Diva in the kitchen

Recipes from Shilpa Shetty Kundra's kitchen that are a carnival of happy flavours, and celebrate food both nutritious...

28 Feb 2018 1:03 AM IST