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To get the books, one can simply drop a message on the Facebook page asking for the volume.

Books for the people, by the people

A Mumbaikar has created a free online library on a social media platform. On his off days, he delivers books all over...

14 Aug 2017 12:04 AM IST

When Dimple met Rishi by Sandhya Menon, Hachette, Rs 399

Book review: Ephron's Harry and Sally get a desi, modern twist

Matters reach a head when Dimple realises that after this course she goes to Stanford and Rishi's off to MIT.

13 Aug 2017 2:01 AM IST

Whispers of War: An Afghan Freedom Fighters Account of the Soviet Invasion by Masood Khalili, Sage, Rs 495

Book review: Walking through Kabul, in the shadow of war

As someone who spent her childhood there, and who is distressed when Afghanistan is imagines as a forsaken wilderness...

13 Aug 2017 2:00 AM IST

What Kitty Did by Trisha Bora, HarperCollins, Rs 299; 288 pages

Book review: Gripping tale of 25-year-old journo

It was basically divided into a recipe mode: ingredients, batter, heat, eating, coffee and a cig which on hindsight...

11 Aug 2017 12:30 AM IST

The love-making scene of the gay couple was a challenge, says Isha...

The book revolves around NJ, an aspiring DJ, who falls head over heels with her pretend-boyfriend's brother, Rudea.

9 Aug 2017 12:51 AM IST

Ramayana 3000 Notion Press, pp.332, Rs 349.

Futuristic fantasy

An apocalyptic, dystopian science fiction novel that combines evolutionary theory with mythology.

9 Aug 2017 12:49 AM IST

The Matsya Curse by Shweta Taneja HarperCollins, Rs 399.

Book review: The underbelly of upside-down Delhi

The Matsya Curse is not for the faint hearted, and will delight readers of speculative and fantasy fiction.

6 Aug 2017 2:28 AM IST

One Day Well All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter: Essays by Scaachi Koul Picador, Rs 534.

Book review: Brown girl in the ring

Koul straightaway begins by introducing herself as the globetrotting daughter of Indian immigrants in this slim...

6 Aug 2017 2:27 AM IST

A copy of The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank on display at the Anne Frank Center in New York City. (Photo: AFP)

Editor who rescued' Anne Frank's diary dies at 93

A subsequent US play Diary of Anne Frank was a Broadway hit and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1956.

4 Aug 2017 12:35 AM IST

Many youngsters, like the books protagonist Vishesh, leave behind their dreams and settle for a safer option, under family or societal pressure.

What are you really meant for?

The book is about inspiring people through this story and helping them stand for their goals, says Keshav.

2 Aug 2017 1:00 AM IST

Sense of outsiderness

Sense of outsiderness

Author Rahul Mehra explores queerness from the perspective of a 12-year-old boy trapped in a family grappling with a new...

2 Aug 2017 1:00 AM IST

The Lovers by Amitava Kumar Aleph, Rs 599

Book review: Making fiction out of nothing at all

The author is a great writer, of non-fiction. Sadly, his hold over what makes for good fiction is lacking.

30 July 2017 2:38 AM IST