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Serendipity is the secret of my craft: Isha Singh

Isha Singh teaches at Lucknow University and specialises in writing short stories in the genre of horror.

08 Dec 2019 3:28 AM

This is Happiness by Niall Williams Bloomsbury, Rs 550.

As coming-of-age meets nostalgia, life is synonymous with happiness

Noe accompanies Christy as he heads off every day to ensure every villager has signed up for electricity.

08 Dec 2019 3:23 AM

White by Brett Easton Ellis Knopf, Rs 799.

Ruminations on echo chambers and writing

By extension possibly, those who are deeply connected to the world of movies, wherever they may live.

08 Dec 2019 3:20 AM

His Father's Disease: Stories By Aruni Kashyap Context, Rs 499.

Of trauma and unsaid truths, real and magical

The English-language literati, however, operates in its own bubble.

08 Dec 2019 3:16 AM

Where will man take us? published by Penguin Publications. (Photo: File)

Book Review: Where will man take us? A bold story of the man technology is creating

This book reassesses how man-made technology is controlling humans by citing examples.

09 Jul 2019 3:40 PM

The author has written the book in a very clever manner which makes the reader speculate the person behind Cohen’s miseries but by finishing each page, the suspect keeps changing.

Book Review: The Billionaire's Funeral, the dark world of financial crime

The Billionaire’s Funeral is an apt name when the mastermind and its motive are exposed.

27 May 2019 1:08 PM

Till Talaq Do US Part by Ziya Us Salam, Penguin, Rs 399

Many contours of the triple talaq debate

The book traces the origin of triple talaq to the time of Caliph Umar in the 7th century, years after Prophet Muhammad’s demise.

20 Jan 2019 12:13 AM

Ritwik Ghatak spins yarns of many moods and shades

That he continues to teach and delight us some 42 years after he passed away is a testimony to his genius as a director.

20 Jan 2019 12:12 AM

Writing this book was necessary: Necessary, because the nature of this profession was on a somersault, says Sangeet Sharma.

It was important that someone bell the cat - I became the bell; and I become the cat

Laughter is said to be the best elixir and the book is a satire on architecture and building industry.

19 Jan 2019 12:02 PM

The Undoing Dance by Srividya Natarajan, Juggernaut, Rs 499.

A present haunted by the sound of ghungroos from the past

The language is akin to the view from the top of a mountain, breathtaking in its rich imagery.

13 Jan 2019 1:02 AM

Aditya Kesavan, an academician and a best selling authour of Indian origin in the US is suddenly asked to become the RBI governor by the PM himself, that throws him into a boiling pot of hardcore politics, money laundering and scams.

Book Review: Don't Tell The Governor, a tale of deceit, money and a quest for power

A fast paced edge-of-the-seat ride through the world of banking, finance and politics.

07 Jan 2019 6:23 PM

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

The Upside-Down King: Unusual Tales about Rama and Krishna by Sudha Murty, Penguin Random House, Rs 250

Why are Vishnu’s avatars, Ram and Krishna, opposites?

Krishna married eight women and gave protection to 16,100 women.

09 Dec 2018 12:58 AM

Jahangir: An Intimate Portrait of a Great Mughal by Parvati Sharma, Juggernaut, Rs 599

The many shades of Jehangir, a quirky Emperor

The third Mughal Emperor, Akbar the Great, built an empire which “grew so large and so rich that it might have toppled the balance of the world”.

09 Dec 2018 12:57 AM

An honorary invitee, Re Parker is swept into a torrent of mystery and intrigue when the HOD of the rune department Prof Heinz drops dead

Book review: Voice of the Runes by Manjiri Prabhu, chilling tale of love and deceit

Author cleverly captures readers’ imagination all the while dropping hints at what maybe that what everything really appears to be.

08 Dec 2018 2:11 PM

Didi: The Untold Mamata Banerjee by Shutapa Paul, Penguin Random House, Rs 299.

Didi: Her turf, on her terms

Mamata emerged from her one-room house with shouts of “Mamata Banerjee zindabad”.

02 Dec 2018 1:40 AM

Sharanya Manivannan in her debut novel weaves in a classic, often mystic, occasionally brooding and introspective story of a 9th century girl

Book review: The Queen of Jasmine Country, an ode to Andal’s poetic journey in love

Dreams, desires and love; Sharanya Manivannan’s debut novel celebrates womanhood like never before.

22 Nov 2018 8:37 PM

Written in a lucid manner, though trying at times, I Owed You One is a tale of words given and discarded, of promises made and commitments honoured, of love and triumphs and of holding on and letting go, in the life of a man.

Book Review: Dr Madhu Vajpayee’s I Owed You One is all about human nature

A bildungsroman of sorts, Dev's emotional journey back home is all about him trying to tie the loose ends of his life.

15 Nov 2018 11:18 AM

Neta Abhineta: Bollywood Star Power in Indian Politics by Rasheed Kidwai, Hachette India, Rs 469.

Stars in the august House: From Nargis to Rekha

Nehru invited Prithviraj Kapoor to his house for dinner, but he turned it down because the other crew members were not invited.

11 Nov 2018 12:45 AM

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 a new bridge.

04 Nov 2018 12:33 AM

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