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All By Myself, Alone by Mary Higgins Clark Simon & Schuster, Rs 550

Book review: A glamorous cruise that turns deadly

This book comes across as a bit mild, perhaps the luxurious setting of this book does not lend a creepy effect.

10 Sept 2017 2:34 AM IST

The Decline of Civilization: Why we need to return to Gandhi and Tagore by Ramin Jahanbegloo Aleph, Rs 399

Empathy, morality: Traits of a civilised nation

The barbarians are not the ISIS then, despite the external barbarity they demonstrate.

10 Sept 2017 2:33 AM IST

Piglettes by Clementine Beauvais Penguin Random House, Rs 960.

Book review: A ride full of laughter, tears, sunshine

Astrid, 16, is not as blas© as Mireille about winning the Pig Pageant.

3 Sept 2017 2:43 AM IST

My Hanuman Chalisa by Devdutt Pattanaik Rupa, Rs 295.

Book review: An ode to the Hindu, Buddhist Monkey God

Other religions, mainly Buddhism, constantly weave themselves into the text as Pattanaik makes scholarly points of...

3 Sept 2017 2:42 AM IST

Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar, Scholastic, Rs 395

India's freedom struggle told through the life of a little girl

A story relevant for all times. A book I would urge people to read, a book worthy of being read more than once.

28 Oct 2018 12:57 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

From Kargil to the Coup: Events that shook Pakistan by Nasim Zehra, Sang-e-Meel Publications, Rs 2,283

Why Sharif endorsed Pervez's Kargil misadventure

Zehra writes, had not factored in the critical problems of logistical stretch.

21 Oct 2018 12:17 AM IST

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...

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

22 Nov 2018 8:37 PM IST

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...

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 IST

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...

11 Nov 2018 12:45 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

The Second Anglo-Sikh war by Amarpal Singh, Harper Collins, Rs 566.

How the British took control of Punjab

The colour and detail has been carefully gathered by the author.

28 Jan 2018 12:45 AM IST