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Turtles All The Way Down by John Green, Penguin UK, Rs 350.

Close-to-life characters hold the book

Aza restarts her friendship with Davis with an ulterior motive, but they become good friends soon enough. Perhaps they...

17 Dec 2017 1:08 AM IST

Lost in Time: Ghatotkacha and the Game of Illusions by Namita Gokhale, Penguin Random, House India Rs 499.

Ghatotkacha and the magic of inner courage

The book is for 11-14 year olds, but I'm sure even their mothers will love reading it.

17 Dec 2017 1:07 AM IST

However, I had to research about the British colonisation, as that is a part of my story. I wanted the youngsters to know about the turmoil the country went through during that era.

A stirring magical cultural fantasy

Ask the author about the genesis of the book and she quips, The story was in my mind for several years.

13 Dec 2017 12:08 AM IST

An engineer by education, this Mumbai-based author says this was definitely not the plan. It was an accidental career choice.

Exploring new romance

Author, serial entrepreneur and popular speaker, Sachin Garg talks about the release of his new book and his journey so...

13 Dec 2017 12:08 AM IST

Austenistan: The Worlds Favourite Author Goes to Pakistan by Laaleen Sukhera, Bloomsbury, Rs 350.

Struggles to revive the spirit of Austen in Pak

A collection of this kind, celebrating Austen's 200th death anniversary generates its own taglines.

10 Dec 2017 1:06 AM IST

Bollywood: The Films! The Songs! The Stars! by DK, Penguin Random House, Rs 1,299.

A glamorous, readable history of Bollywood

The only cavil I have is its flashy cover, which does not convey the actual, very well-researched and written content!

10 Dec 2017 1:04 AM IST

Sunita Narain, of the Centre for Science and Environment. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Fixing the air is everyone's job, says Sunita Narain

I have had many other American commentators, equally well known, who have come and interviewed me but I have always been...

8 Dec 2017 12:34 AM IST

Amitabh Bachchan, Raja Sen and Vishal K. Bharadwaj at the book launch Viral Bhayani

Raja Sen launches a book you cannot refuse

Raja Sen, who launched his first children's book, says that his creation is a tribue to the Francis Ford Coppola's...

7 Dec 2017 12:55 AM IST

The creator of Zen Comics shared his tryst with cartooning with us in a candid chat.

Doodling the comic to inspire

The creator of Zen Comics shared his tryst with cartooning with us in a candid chat.

7 Dec 2017 12:15 AM IST

Aishwarya T. Anish

Searching inspiration through the eyes of a poet

Aishwarya T. Anish, who belongs to Kerala, has always loved to write.

6 Dec 2017 12:15 AM IST

Bollywood: The Films! The Songs! The Stars! DK Publishing Private Limited pp.360, Rs844.

When Bollywood beckons

What is it that has made the Hindi film industry alluring to its fans over the ages? A mammoth new chronicle takes you...

6 Dec 2017 12:15 AM IST

Just the way a mother slips in some healthy vegetables in the tiffin of her child, Pattanaik sprinkles the lesson of Dharma (a tough topic to teach children) throughout the book for kids.

Explaining dharma to young children

Pattanaik deals with the facts with gentle brush strokes, lending the book a smooth flow.

3 Dec 2017 1:05 AM IST