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Heated Rivalry: A new book on the story behind the sensation

A new annotated scripts book reveals how Jacob Tierneys hockey romance, starring Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, became a global pop-culture sensation

The Hindu 14 Oct 2026 8:49 pm

The writer who defies genres

The Hindu 14 Oct 2026 12:03 pm

Lucian Piane Cause Of Death: RuPaul

mashable 14 Oct 2026 12:22 am

Review | Maya: Seed Takes Root has big ideas but is trapped in franchise dreams

Part of a multimedia undertaking, the novel explores surveillance, free will and consciousness with a heady mix of philosophy and science fiction

The Hindu 13 Oct 2026 5:34 pm

Director Mary Lambert on Audibles Dracula: Jonathan Bailey is a Dracula for our age

Mary Lambert, director of the audio adaptation discusses why Dracula remains relevant, Jonathan Baileys take on the vampire count, and the freedoms and limitations of the medium

The Hindu 12 Oct 2026 8:20 pm

Beyond forms: On the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

The Nobel for Anne Carson celebrates experimentation and imagination

The Hindu 10 Oct 2026 12:36 am

Interview | Tiger man K. Ullas Karanth on protecting Indias wildlife habitats

The conservation zoologist argues that India needs more protected habitat and less dependence on forest resources to conserve wildlife

The Hindu 9 Oct 2026 8:11 pm

Nobel Laureate Anne Carsons flight from boredom

Moving seamlessly between the ancient and the contemporary, Anne Carsons works blur the boundaries between scholarship, poetry, and prose

The Hindu 9 Oct 2026 6:19 pm

Nobel Laureate Anne Carsons flight from boredom

Moving seamlessly between the ancient and the contemporary, Anne Carsons works blur the boundaries between scholarship, poetry, and prose

The Hindu 9 Oct 2026 6:19 pm

Malayalam author Devadas VM on the genesis of his novel Eru

Eru, recently translated into English as Backlash by Nandakumar K, is about a retired policeman who is up against a faceless enemy and how his predicament upsets the socio-political fabric

The Hindu 7 Oct 2026 1:41 pm

Farewell, Jeffrey Archer

The Hindu 7 Oct 2026 10:29 am

Jeffrey Archer: politician, novelist, conman, jailbird and survival specialist

With a combination of charisma and chutzpah, Archer survived everything life threw at him and was loved by hordes of readers, especially in India

The Hindu 6 Oct 2026 6:36 pm

Jeffrey Archer: A collection of interviews and book reviews

The Hindu has followed Jeffrey Archers oeuvre extensively over the years, featuring interviews with the best-selling author and reviews of his books

The Hindu 6 Oct 2026 12:49 pm

Review | Paul Zacharias 50 Stories is a rich blend of the ordinary and the bizarre

The veteran Malayalam author remains as wild and fearless as ever, his writing stirring a complex mix of emotions while retaining a deeply human core

The Hindu 6 Oct 2026 11:51 am

Jeffrey Archer, best-selling U.K. author and politician, dies aged 86

The author led a life as colourful as the characters in his novels, which sold over 300 million copies, according to his website

The Hindu 6 Oct 2026 11:46 am

Jeffrey Archer, U.K. author and politician, dies aged 86

Mr. Archer was a best-selling author and sold over 300 million copies worldwide

The Hindu 6 Oct 2026 2:29 am

Review | Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer: love, chaos and a jolly Tuscan romp

This funny and soulful coming-of-age story will delight readers who enjoy an unhurried pace, though some aspects of the novel are left unexplored

The Hindu 5 Oct 2026 12:37 pm

Review | Graphic novel A Mild Case of Mass Hysteria offers a peek into Singapores history

Author Felix Cheong and illustrators Ritwick Roy and Riddhi Trivedi use sexual and bodily anxieties as metaphors to make sense of war and empire

The Hindu 5 Oct 2026 12:25 pm

Interview | Luke Kennard on writing against the technocratic times in his novelBlack Bag

Kennard has based his book on an experiment conducted at Oregon State University in the U.S. in 1967

The Hindu 2 Oct 2026 6:26 pm

Review | The End of Everything by M. John Harrison: the aliens are here

Fantasy-fiction doyen Harrison taps into the chaos of the present, not to arrive at some final truth but to turn our gaze inwards

The Hindu 2 Oct 2026 5:57 pm

Meet Captain Smit Machchhar:

mashable 1 Oct 2026 12:37 pm

Finding refuge in translation

The Hindu 30 Sep 2026 8:41 am

Review | Small Comfort by Ia Genberg is all about the corrupting influence of money

Translated from the Swedish by Kira Josefsson, this collection of five interconnected stories was longlisted for this years International Booker Prize

The Hindu 28 Sep 2026 7:19 pm

Review | Kin by Tayari Jones: a tale of love, loss and sisterhood

The Womens Prize-winning authors new novel is about what it means to show up, support and sacrifice

The Hindu 28 Sep 2026 12:37 pm

Review | The Red Badge by Rajesh R. Varma conjures up a dystopian Keralam

Translated from the Malayalam original, the novel shows how caste, prejudice and authoritarianism combine to erase an entire way of life

The Hindu 25 Sep 2026 7:44 pm

Rage, reform, repeat | Review of Mihira Soods Courting Equality

Soods book traces the landmark cases in the battle for womens rights and the limits of what they reveal about the ground below

The Hindu 25 Sep 2026 4:26 pm

International Translation Day: What the power of being understood means

Ahead of International Translation Day on September 30, translators weigh in on their craft and how they facilitate effective understanding

The Hindu 25 Sep 2026 1:21 pm

Masculinity dominates the 2026 Booker Prize shortlist

Two former winners are back in the running, alongside a Pulitzer Prize winner and a debut novelist

The Hindu 23 Sep 2026 5:41 pm

Cringistaan Death Hoax:

mashable 22 Sep 2026 5:29 pm

Manav Kaul unveils how his acting and cinema direction shape his writing

Actor and writer Manav Kaul shares insights into how his experiences in cinema and theatre have shaped his latest travelogue, A Mountain, A Lake and A Song

The Hindu 22 Sep 2026 2:49 pm

Presley Gerber Cause Of Death: Cindy Crawford

mashable 21 Sep 2026 12:53 pm

At unbound art exhibition in Thiruvananthapuram, the mortal and the magical mingle

Showcasing 25 acrylic and water colour paintings inspired by artist-writer Jayakrishnans Chithrakathayil Avante Bhoothangal, the exhibition offers an independent interpretation of the text

The Hindu 18 Sep 2026 8:39 pm