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The Flavour of Spice is a book focused on the spices used most often in Indian cooking, tracing their history as far back as possible, and investigating their mysteries deeply.

A book born out of curiosity over spices

Reshii eventually solved the kalpasi mystery, but it is her descriptions of situations like this that make her book so...

3 Dec 2017 1:02 AM IST

Founder of Jane Austen Society of Pakistan Laaleen Sukhera.

Celebrating Jane Austen's world in modern society

Sukhera puts it down as being the relevance of Austen's works even in contemporary world.

1 Dec 2017 2:58 AM IST

Muskans library remains open between 5 pm and 7 pm every day with 20 to 25 kids coming in daily (Photo: Pixabay)

Say no more

In the 1980s, two of the greatest book collections in history were auctioned at astronomical values.

1 Dec 2017 1:03 AM IST

Capturing Kashmir from reel to real life

We talk to Karan about his new innings as a writer and how he researched for the book.

29 Nov 2017 3:34 AM IST

Spilling the beans

Anita Kumar, who has come up with a brilliant book exploring confessions over coffee, talks about what inspires her.

29 Nov 2017 3:33 AM IST

The Stardust Affair by Bilal Siddiqui, Penguin Random House, Rs 199

A seedy saga of coke, lust and crime

The author tries to portray him with shades of grey, when in reality, Avinash is a white character.

26 Nov 2017 1:39 AM IST

Hema Malini: Beyond The Dream Girl by Ram Kamal Mukherjee, HarperCollins, Rs 599

Idolising hagiography that fails to take off

This book, in particular, reads like a public relations job.

26 Nov 2017 1:38 AM IST

Devi: The Goddesses of India edited by John Stratten Hawley, Donna Marie Wulff, Aleph, Rs 499

Indian goddesses: Legends, realities

Local ideas of the Goddess are examined in the chapters on Vidhyavasini, Bhagavati, Sati and Seranvali.

26 Nov 2017 1:37 AM IST

The rice field at Ritz Mandapa in Bali

Doing better in maths: Chinese tips

Malcolm Gladwell in his book The Outliers states we have different number-naming systems in Western and Asian languages.

24 Nov 2017 12:10 AM IST

Archer divides his stories into crime and whodunits, tales that can be described as morality tales and stories of luck and just deserts.

Eavesdropping on old scandals

There's something comforting about his story telling style it is so nostalgically old fashioned.

22 Nov 2017 2:51 AM IST

Preti first got introduced to King Lear at school where her teacher inspired her to see the relevance of the play in her own life. (Photo: Louise Haywood Schiefer)

Modern take on Lear

A debut novel adapts a Shakespearean tragedy and sets it in modern India.

22 Nov 2017 2:51 AM IST

Smile by Roddy Doyle, Publisher: Jonathan Cape, Rs 449

Book review: It doesn't leave you for days

Victor's memories of school lead to memories of his life after school, as a speaker unafraid to share his opinions on...

19 Nov 2017 1:31 AM IST