Spotify to let users buy physical books on app through Bookshop.org partnership
Spotify said on Thursday it would begin selling physical books on its streaming platform through a partnership with online retailer Bookshop.org
In conversation with Barbara Kingsolver, author of Demon Copperhead
At the Kolkata Literary Meet, the Pulitzer-winning author discusses the role of literature in cultivating compassion, writingDemon, and her new book
Mark Tullys India stories, talking to George Saunders, Anthony Hopkins memoir and more
History Literature Festival to debut in Hyderabad this February
After three successful editions, it is only fitting that the History Literature Festival is making its way to Hyderabad, a city with its own layered past. The fourth edition of the festival will be held at Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, from February 6 to 8, bringing together historians, writers, researchers, artists, and cultural thinkers for Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Review of Sitas Veil by Anamika, translated from Hindi by Nishtha Gautam
Sita goes from a passive, unimaginative spectator to a scholarly single mother in Anamikas recasting of the Ramayana
Thrilling turns | Review of Krishnan Srinivasans Kolkata Crimes
The latest in this murder mystery series featuring a former police officer and a retired Ambassador is an entertaining read
Interview | Booker Prize-winningauthor George Saunders on his new novel,Vigil
A complex satire of corporate greed and moral culpability, Vigil is the authors first novel in nearly a decade
Lalita Iyers book on ageing is about finding our authentic selves
In her recent book, Aging (Un)Gracefully, author Lalita Iyer says that growing old is both a liberation and a licence to be your true self
Republic Day: The forgotten stories and family lore that shaped Indias freedom movement
We learnt about the main events in our history books. But Indias freedom movement also unfolded among the outlaws of Gujarat, widows smuggling pistols, and revolutionaries in Tokyo. This is the story of how those overlooked fragments were found and brought together in a book
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Shobhaa De on intimacy, pleasure, and the conversations India avoids
Shobhaa De questioned Indias enduring discomfort with intimacy, urging a shift from silence and instruction to dialogue and agency
Festschrift for Mahasweta Devi: three books by marginalised voices
In her centenary year Mahasweta Devi would have turned 100 today we read three writers, Sushila Takbhaure, Rakshit Sonawane and Mayyu Ali, who chronicle their lives of oppression. Their stories would have struck a chord with a writer who always kept an eye out for the dispossessed
The dark blue of indigo, which was related to the Champaran Satyagraha, soon faded from memory. It needed Ambedkar to bring it back into the public imagination
Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders movie review: A layered exploration of crime and entitlement
Anchored by a phlegmatic Nawazuddin Siddiqui, director Honey Trehan crafts a mystery that intertwines crime and social commentary. Though uneven in pacing, the film deftly examines the intersection of entitlement and morality in society
World of ChatGPT | Reviews of Empire of AI and The Optimist
Two cautionary tales by Karen Hao and Keach Hagey on artificial intelligence told through the prism of the life and works of Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI
Why telling stories from the Himalaya is an argument against extinction
Stephen Alter, who recently won the Himalayan Echoes Nature Prize, has often put the young, fold mountains at the centre of his writing. Other chroniclers, from Peter Matthiessen to Namita Gokhale, have written about the reality of living in a region which inspires both awe and fear
What is the latest Gajapati Kulapati picture book about?
The latest in the much-loved picture books series by Ashok Rajagopalan is about the gentle elephants sleep troubles
Exploring familial tenderness and discord in author Krupa Ges book Burns Boy
What intense moments of familial drama lead to a 15-year-old boy arriving at a burns ward? Find out at author Krupa Ges book release on November 16
Torie Trues Seven Kitchens spotlights culinary traditions of seven Indian communities
The London-based author blends Indian history, storytelling, and recipes in her latest book, Seven Kitchens PRINT: Torie Trues Seven Kitchens spotlights culinary traditions of seven Indian communities
Vaishali Shroffs Submerged Worlds explores the untold stories of Indias rivers
In her latest book published by Penguin, Vaishali Shroff uncovers the ecology, history and forgotten human tales that flow beneath Indias mighty rivers. The author will be in Visakhapatnam for the Vizag Junior Lit Fest
Interview with Kunzang Choden on her memoir Telling Me My Stories
Bhutanese author on her memoir, and the role of Bhutans monarchy in its modernisation
Shock, horror, terror: how Dalit stories are stirring the literary world
Books like Daya Pawars Baluta and Baby Kambles memoir foreground the oppressed and marginalised lives of Dalits. In Dadu Mandrekars Untouchable Goa, the past in the form of myths and legends and the lived reality of the present are highlighted in the hope of a better future
Now, read and sing the Hanuman Chalisa in English
Diplomat-poet Abhay K. launches a singable English version of the Hanuman Chalisa, blending poetic rhythm with devotional spirit.
