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By K. Lalita and Deepa Dhanraj Orient BlackSwan, Rs 892.

Book serves to expose hypocrisy of Hindutva icons

The riots that caused the rupture and loss that the book's title refers to go all the way back to 1983.

16 Jun 2017 1:15 AM IST

US translator Jessica Cohen and Israeli author David Grossman pose for a photograph with his book A Horse Walks Into a Bar at the shortlist photocall for the Man Booker International Prize at St. James Church in London. (Photo: AFP)

Israel's Grossman wins Man Booker

Grossman, the first Israeli writer to win the prize, is now expected to enjoy a spike in international sales for A Horse...

16 Jun 2017 1:10 AM IST

Stories from the other side of the fence

Reporting Pakistan is her account of the nine months she had spent reporting about Pakistan from Islamabad.

16 Jun 2017 12:18 AM IST

Though unlike his other books, this one narrates the slightly ominous happenings around Raghu, whos suicidal, through his journal entries.

Drama, death and despair

First of a two-part romance, author Durjoy Datta presents a narrative that is dark, edgy, quirky, realistic yet...

14 Jun 2017 12:07 AM IST

This time, he explores Mumbai through his latest crime novel, The Third Squad.

An inadvertent explorer, I observe people and overhear conversations:...

In an interview, he takes us through the process of writing his book.

14 Jun 2017 12:06 AM IST

My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella Penguin Random House, Rs 599.

Photoshopping a not-so-perfect life in vain

This is a funny, romantic, and at times sobering book about the importance of cultivating authenticity and tenacity both...

11 Jun 2017 1:28 AM IST

When I Hit You or, a Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife by Meena Kandasamy Juggernaut, Rs 499.

Decoding abuse, bruise by bruise

The violence plays like the background score of a movie, present but not visible.

11 Jun 2017 1:24 AM IST

Jones identifies the need to filter guidance to suit ones needs and attempts to put forth that one-percent information that may transform a cricketers future.

Deano's dos and don'ts: T20 of coaching manuals

By Dean Jones Westland Publications pp: 85 Rs 350.

10 Jun 2017 5:53 AM IST

A bibliophiles guide to the citys bookstores

A bibliophile's guide to the city's bookstores

If you're a book lover, Mumbai has a lot to offer. From hole-in-the wall legendary places to newer haunts, here's a list...

10 Jun 2017 12:18 AM IST

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Liberty shoes looking to raise price of products

Products priced Rs 600 and above account for 85 per cent of total sales of the company.

9 Jun 2017 1:46 PM IST

The Hunt for Vulcan By Thomas Levenson Random House, Rs 1,840.

Some exciting glimpses of the cosmos and beyond

So the author describes how anomalies in the motion of planet Uranus were a cause of worry.

9 Jun 2017 2:48 AM IST

Sundeep Bhutoria at the Statue of Liberty in New York City.

On the road with a globe-trotter

A self-confessed globe-trotter, Sundeep Bhutoria's original book in Hindi Aap Beeti Jag Beeti becomes My Life My Travels...

9 Jun 2017 12:53 AM IST