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Cover photo of The Book Beautiful A Memoir of Collecting Rare and Fine Books by Pradeep Sebastian. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Oh, the joy of the book hunt, the thrill of wishful...

Can we be treated to a display and exhibition of Pradeep's collection?

2 April 2023 12:52 AM IST

Cover photo of The Village Maestro & 100 Other Stories by Varghese Mathai. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | A joyous romp that's thought-provoking

Mathai's collection is enviably varied and magical.

2 April 2023 12:48 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

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

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 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 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

Cover photo of When Ardh Satya Met Himmatwala by Avijit Ghosh. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | 1980s: The decade of kitsch and melodrama in Bollywood...

The author of this engrossing book was in college at that time and cinema was his passion.

7 May 2023 1:03 AM IST

Cover photo of Here and Hereafter: Nirmal Vermas Life in Literature by Vineet Gill. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | An insightful biography of a Hindi thought pioneer

The book is both an inner quest and a critical history.

7 May 2023 1:07 AM IST