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Cover photo of Old Babes in the Wood: Stories by Margaret Atwood. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Vintage Atwood in 7 elegant sketches of family, loss!

Old Babes in the Wood is at its shimmering best in a set of linked stories about a couple, Nell and Tig.

18 Jun 2023 12:03 AM IST

Cover photo of Prahar: The Singing Clock by Pravin Godkhindi. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | A refreshingly original fiction on power of ragas

The short easy read is a mere 137 pages, but laudably, refreshingly original.

4 Jun 2023 12:41 AM IST

Cover photo of Song of the Golden Sparrow by Nilanjan P. Choudhury. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Convention-bound aesthetic, too many subplots clutter up...

Historically significant characters flit in and out of the book.

4 Jun 2023 12:37 AM IST

Cover photo of The Forever Prisoner: The Full and Searing Account of the CIAs Most Controversial Covert Program. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | The Guantanamo trauma and Abu Zubaydah's unbearable...

Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy are two of the world's best known investigative writers with several acclaimed books...

4 Jun 2023 12:31 AM IST

Book Review | Talking Indo-Pak peace on the back channel with open eyes

Book Review | Talking Indo-Pak peace on the back channel with open...

The special thing is that from the facts before him, Lambah has produced a new way of seeing.

28 May 2023 12:46 AM IST

Book Review | So many reasons to love these proud women of Jasmine Villa...

Book Review | So many reasons to love these proud women of Jasmine...

Wajid puts her heroines through emotional turmoil. The writing is decent with good surprise twists in the plot that take...

28 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

Book Review | Krishnagopal Mallick, an unsung literary pioneer

Book Review | Krishnagopal Mallick, an unsung literary pioneer

The credit for discovering' Krishnagopal Mallick goes to university professor and novelist Niladri R. Chatterjee

28 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

Cover photo of Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love by Mike Pompeo. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Trump's strong right arm packed a punch when it came to...

Pompeo admits that his China policy was not as successful as he might have hoped & maintains the efforts to contain...

21 May 2023 12:33 AM IST

Cover photo of All Stray Dogs Go to Heaven by Krishna Candeth. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Poignant trip across friendships, philosophies and ties...

Wry humour runs in and out through the stories, lifting the mood, sometimes even in a macabre manner at a funeral!

21 May 2023 12:16 AM IST

Cover photo The Crooked Timber of New India: Essays on a Republic in Crisis by Parakala Prabhakar. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Stoically observing the faults and follies of India's...

The challenge that Prabhakar faces is how to shame a government for its forgivable & unforgivable lapses because of its...

14 May 2023 12:24 AM IST

Cover photo of The Return of Faraz Ali by Aamina Ahmad. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | A sex worker's son navigates his dilemmas in this...

It effortlessly covers a substantial part of history, and the lives of many people.

14 May 2023 12:20 AM IST

Cover photo of The Cook by Ajay Chowdhury. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Kolkata ex-cop in Brick Lane finds redemption

The knottiness of the plot and the swelling, sustained suspense alone are worth the price of admission.

14 May 2023 12:17 AM IST