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A Children's book baked to perfection

Raja Sen's book takes the gory, adult world of Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather and turns it into a delightful read for...

3 Jan 2018 12:22 AM IST

A surprising collection of 13 ghost stories, Boo, wonderfully edited by Shinie Antony, is a perfect Christmas read.

Bibliomania, Biblioboom: Best Books of 2017

As the year draws to a close, the obsessive bibliophile in me delights in recommending my top books of 2017.

31 Dec 2017 1:16 AM IST

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With everything recorded in books, what happens to memory?

The secret police discovered he is a Russian and incarcerated in a concentration camp for two years.

29 Dec 2017 12:14 AM IST

Private museum Serfoji Memorial Hall Museum

Living the commoner's life

To reach out about the rich history of Thanjavur to youngsters, Pratap resorted to social media.

29 Dec 2017 12:14 AM IST

Bengalis take fierce pride in their icons Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore, Sourav Ganguly and Satyajit Ray.

Exploring the roots of Bengali exceptionalism

Extensively researched, deeply felt and engagingly narrated, The Bengalis is a compelling read.

29 Dec 2017 12:14 AM IST

A romantic in search of letters and love

It has young Twisha Khanna finding a stack of old letters and going in search of the man who wrote it.

27 Dec 2017 12:08 AM IST

A mix of 17 different stories which range from fiction to history, mythology, autobiography, poems and more, An Unsuitable Woman is about powerful stories of women who put up a fight.

Of women who stand apart

Writer Shinie Antony's compilation An Unsuitable Woman, is a collection of stories about rebellious change-making...

27 Dec 2017 12:08 AM IST

Hit for a Six by Payal Dhar, Rupa, Rs 195

Nail-biting mystery for young readers

As the author says, Hit For A Six is for six to 16-year-olds; for new readers as well as the bookworms. The plot is good...

24 Dec 2017 1:08 AM IST

When The Moon Shines by Day by Nayantara Sehgal, Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt Ltd, Rs 212

A deeply thought-provoking dystopian satire

A vital, timely, thought-provoking and deeply relevant work of writing, the novel is definitely not recommended for the...

24 Dec 2017 1:07 AM IST

Through The Eyes of a Cinematographer by Devapriya Sanyal, HarperCollins, Rs 299

A tribute to the art of a cinematographer

It is more like a little primer for lay readers rather than an exhaustive probe into the intricate craft of...

24 Dec 2017 1:05 AM IST

The family: Erwin Ishan Traxl, Perkha Ahmed, Shovana Narayan Traxl and Herbert Traxl

A story of survival, resilience & redemption

Married to a former Austrian ambassador to India, Herbert Traxl, Shovana has lovingly researched the life and times of...

22 Dec 2017 6:45 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)

A movement for making kids fall in love with reading

Children too have a short attention span as their days are packed with so much activity.

21 Dec 2017 11:27 PM IST