Fiction

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Crook Manifesto By Colson Whitehead. (Image: DC)

Book Review | Of crookedness, conscience and a spoofy tour of Harlem

Carney is determined to beg, steal, or borrow, but none of his friends or old contacts in the criminal world can help

10 Dec 2023 12:00 AM

Cozy murder mystery begs for a sequel

A person in great need of a psychologist herself, and a most irritating individual to boot

08 Oct 2023 12:00 AM

Anatomy Of A Riot Pretends To Debunk Epic, Ends Up Restoring It

No one spoke of justice because there was no need

01 Oct 2023 12:00 AM

This cover image released by Grove shows "Shuggie Bain," a novel by Douglas Stuart. The Scottish writer has won the Booker Prize for fiction for his novel about a boy’s turbulent coming of age in hardscrabble 1980s Glasgow. Stuart won the prestigious 50,000 pound ($66,000) award for his first published novel. (Grove via AP)

Top 10 Indian Best Selling Books: Fiction and Non Fiction

Ultimate guide for book lovers

07 Jan 2021 4:14 AM

The study was published online in the Journal of Media Psychology. (Photo: ANI)

Decoded: What makes people admire superheroes?

Study predicts what people admire about superheroes.

15 Oct 2019 10:31 AM

Toni Morrison is celebrated for novels as “Beloved” and “Song of Solomon.” (Photo: AP)

Toni Morrison to be awarded lifetime achievement in fiction

Arts and letters academy awards gold medal to Nobel laureate Toni Morrison.

30 Apr 2019 10:53 AM

The Man Booker Prize is open to writers of any nationality writing in English and published in the UK and Ireland.

6 lesser known facts about The Man Booker 2018 shortlisted authors

The names were announced by 2018 Chair of judges, Kwame Anthony Appiah, at a press conference at the offices of Man Group.

22 Sep 2018 1:22 PM

The Kalki Chronicles sees a 20-year-old protagonist, Anirudh, at the centre of a plan conceived by Lord Krishna in the Dwapara Yug.

Penguin releases new trilogy in mythology-fiction, The Kalki Chronicles

The Sage’s Secret marks the debut of Abhinav, a fresh and contemporary voice, who weaves absolute magic with his storytelling.

01 Sep 2018 1:26 PM

Missing: A Novel by Sumana Roy, Aleph, Rs 225

When reality comes wrapped in fiction

The books talks about the modern-day dynamics between a husband-wife relationship but fails to catch the warmth that such a close relationship has.

29 Apr 2018 1:20 AM

Fictional depiction of autistic people reinforces stereotypes

Learn more about what researchers discovered.

13 Sep 2017 5:18 PM

Over the last seventy years there have been many writers who have documented India’s struggle to freedom and her eventual Independence

Books on Indian Independence you should read

We list five must reads that deal with India’s struggle for independence from fetters of British Raj.

15 Aug 2017 3:15 PM

Debutant author Aayush explores the dark side of the competitive school environment in a YA fiction.

Under the heat

Book is set in the fictional town of Woodsville, a school crammed with brilliant students and a prestigious reputation in national circles.

25 Jan 2017 12:28 AM

2017 Reading order

2017 is an exciting year for books in India. Arundhati Roy, Kamila Shamsie and Mohsin Hamid will return with new offerings.

08 Jan 2017 3:56 AM

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