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Looking for miss sargam: Stories of music and misadventure, By Shubha Mudgal Speaking Tiger, Rs 499.

Eclectic mix has energy of maestro's superhit songs

And one brilliantly described encounter with the Badass Bandariyas later, you would certainly believe that it has.

25 Aug 2019 2:32 AM IST

The Body Myth, by Rheea Mukherjee Penguin Hamish Hamilton, Rs 499.

Studies of hypochondria, polyamory fail to carry flimsy story

Real life has no logic, I know. But good fiction does, and I found very little logic in the telling of this story.

18 Aug 2019 3:27 AM IST

Autumn light: Season of fire and farewells by Pico Iyer Penguin Random House, Rs 499.

Bittersweet, if solipsistic, musings on mortality

Iyer explains what he's doing with his newest manuscript in his usual roundabout style.

28 July 2019 3:33 AM IST

To Night Owl From Dogfish, By Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer Egmont, Rs 624.

Laughter, emails and adventures of young girlfriends

If at all you're floundering in sadness, read To Night Owl From Dogfish. I guarantee it'll get you laughing again.

14 July 2019 7:58 AM IST

That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour, By Sunita Puri Hachette India, 320pp, Rs 599.

When you need to accept death, read this to save your life

Puri's mother is an anesthesiologist, and Sunita and her younger brother grew up in a household steeped in medicine.

16 Jun 2019 7:04 AM IST

Mouth Full of Blood: Essays, Speeches, Meditations By Toni Morrison Chatto & Windus, Rs 699

You are responsible for your worldview, keep it simple

The pieces in Mouth Full of Blood are categorised into three parts: the political, Black matters, and Morrison on her...

20 May 2019 6:29 AM IST

Boring fantasy struggles to come of age

Boring fantasy struggles to come of age

All is well with Shui or as well as life can be for a teenager when a new girl joins the school.

3 March 2019 2:15 AM IST

Pyjamas are Forgiving by Twinkle Khanna, Juggernaut, Rs 325.

A #MeToo story, but not exactly sparkling

Anshu, the heroine, is a strong woman, a successful businessperson, a woman who's been through pain and loss.

16 Dec 2018 12:09 AM IST

Queen Victoria the person,not just the Crown

Taylor's proof that Victoria personally had a stronger influence on India than has ever been acknowledged before...

25 Nov 2018 12:36 AM IST

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak, Doubleday, Rs 339.50

Zusak's stories within stories delight, thrill, hurt

The Murderer now lives by the banks of a river. The old bridge across the river has been washed away; he wants to build...

4 Nov 2018 12:33 AM IST

What If Its Us by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera, HarperTeen, Rs 1,445

A love story of two boys told simply

This is a book about how relationships are formed, what it takes to sustain them, and how to keep them going even when...

28 Oct 2018 12:54 AM IST

The Return of the Railway Children by Lou Kuenzler Scholastic, Rs 755

A nostalgic touch to children's adventures

So it's an apprehensive bunch of children who step off the train at the village.

23 Sept 2018 2:06 AM IST