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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

The Front Page Murders by Puja Changoiwala Hachette, Rs 350

Book review: The curious case of a serial killer

The book would have made for a more satisfyingly meaty read if the readers got a brief idea of the criminal psychology...

30 July 2017 2:36 AM IST

Bite of the Black Dogs by Sanjay Bahadur Hachette, Rs 399

Book review: An actual record of conflict in J&K

The special forces are trained and motivated to take missions like the one mentioned in the book.

30 July 2017 2:34 AM IST

Encounters of a Fat Bride By Samah Visaria, Penguin, Rs 90; 224 pages.

Predictable story with occasional specs of humour

Then starts the familiar routine of telling family and friends to look out for prospective matches for Madhurima.

28 July 2017 1:50 AM IST