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What is In Medias Res?

Not all stories begin with the phrase Once upon a time. There are some cases wherein the second you open the book, youll be tossed into a world of chaos and confusion.

The Hindu 17 Oct 2025 4:40 pm

In an abyss | Review of Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li

Lis new book is a memoir of radical acceptance about loss, motherhood, and the limitations of language

The Hindu 17 Oct 2025 12:45 pm

History of a movement | Review of The Dravidian Pathway by Vignesh Rajahmani

An account of how the DMK converted the Dravidian movement into a political and electoral force

The Hindu 17 Oct 2025 6:30 am

Review of A Different Story, poetry by Amlanjyoti Goswami

The poets understanding of people results in a collection of over 200 verses both profound and affecting in its restraint

The Hindu 17 Oct 2025 6:15 am

Secrets in the dark | Review of Susan ChoisFlashlight,shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025

With almost Mrquezian descriptions, Choi lends elegance to this story about a migrant family while lifting it from its political moorings

The Hindu 17 Oct 2025 6:10 am

Know thy villain | Review of The Menon Investigation by Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari

In this police procedural set in Kerala, male protagonists are the victims of an unjust patriarchal society

The Hindu 17 Oct 2025 6:05 am

Emerald Fennells Wuthering Heights: What would Emily Bront think?

Emerald Fennells sexy, scandalous take on Wuthering Heights promises sweat, desire, and fiercely divided opinions. As a lifelong Emily Bront fan, Im not entirely horrified. But does it do the story justice?

The Hindu 16 Oct 2025 10:53 am

Sweet child o mine | Review of Claire Adams LoveForms, longlisted for Booker Prize 2025

Adam keeps readers guessing till the last page in this story about a woman forced to give up her daughter for adoption

The Hindu 16 Oct 2025 6:10 am

Review of The Penguin Book of Poems on the Indian City, edited by Bilal Moin

This collection of 375 poems is both an audacious undertaking and a tremendous labour of love

The Hindu 16 Oct 2025 6:05 am

A new biography on M.S. Subbulakshmi takes a peek into her art and life

Sivam Subham: The Biography ... of a Couple by Malayalam poet and lyricist Harinarayanan, was launched recently on the legendary singers 109th birth anniversary.

The Hindu 15 Oct 2025 2:58 pm

Author and algorithm: Calvino, cybernetics, and ghosts in the machine

What lies underneath the warm rapport between writer and reader? On Italo Calvinos birthday, we re-read his work to understand the logic of storytelling, the hidden design of language, the limitations of machines and why they can never replicate human imagination

The Hindu 15 Oct 2025 8:30 am

Witch Hat Atelier wins Harvey Award for Best Manga for the second time

Kamome Shirahamas spellbinding fantasy claims the top manga honor at New York Comic Con, marking its second Harvey win in five years

The Hindu 12 Oct 2025 11:56 am

Laszlo Krasznahorkai | Master of melancholy

In the works of the Hungarian novelist, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature for 2025, a central theme is the fleeting and precious nature of human life

The Hindu 12 Oct 2025 1:33 am

Fabien Toulm explores love in Bengaluru

Fabien Toulm, a French graphic novelist researching how couples meet, part, or stay together, has discovered both similarities and differences in Bengalurus approach to relationships

The Hindu 11 Oct 2025 7:09 pm

Making sense: On Krasznahorkai and the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025

Krasznahorkai gets recognition for melancholic stories in an absurd world

The Hindu 11 Oct 2025 12:10 am

Jeffrey Archer: You cant buy a packet of stories

The bestselling author discusses the final chapter of the William Warwick series, concluding his 50-year career with a historical novel bigger than Kane and Abel, and his love for India and cricket

The Hindu 10 Oct 2025 6:13 pm

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.

The Hindu 10 Oct 2025 3:29 pm

A pilgrims progress | Review of A Return to Self by Aatish Taseer

Aatish Taseers travel writings seek answers for both historical puzzles and questions about his exile

The Hindu 10 Oct 2025 6:30 am

Interview | Author and Rajya Sabha MP Salma on juggling writing and politics

A new translation of Salmas first novel, The Dark Hours of the Night, foregrounds the voices of marginalised women

The Hindu 10 Oct 2025 6:15 am

World Mental Health Day | Review of Homecoming by Neha Kirpal, Nandini Murali

From diagnosis to recovery, two professionals provide a lucid account on ways to negotiate severe mental health conditions

The Hindu 10 Oct 2025 6:00 am

The Hindu Groups coffee-table book on legendary illustrator Maniam released

Veteran actor Sivakumar, an artist himself, released the first copy of the book, produced in association with Maniam Selven, the son of the late illustrator

The Hindu 9 Oct 2025 11:23 pm

Bureaucrats latest books turns the spotlight on Indias environmental concerns

In his latest book Testimony By Fire, Atulya Misra traces the journey of a young man across our country to understand its environmental concerns

The Hindu 9 Oct 2025 4:53 pm

Anatomy of a genocide: how it feels to live amid death and ruins in Gaza

In two years of Israels assault on Gaza after Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, more than 65,000 Palestinians have been killed, many of them women and children, and thousands displaced. While two books collect testimonies, another explains the conflict in Gaza, providing a historical context

The Hindu 9 Oct 2025 8:30 am

The home of Dracula. Uncovering the story of Bran Castle.

Enter if you dare! Its time to take a step into a gateway that can take us into a vampires fortress in the real world.

The Hindu 7 Oct 2025 6:47 pm

What is Chekovs Gun?

This is one gun that isnt specifically used by professional snipers; rather, it is used in a profession where the pen is the mightiest weapon.

The Hindu 7 Oct 2025 5:52 pm

British author Jilly Cooper dies at 88

Jilly Coopers book Rivals found a new generation of fans when it was made into a series for Disney+ in 2024

The Hindu 6 Oct 2025 3:34 pm

Interview | Andrew Miller on his Booker-shortlisted novel, The Land in Winter

The author draws on fragments from his childhood, examining a transformative time in 1960s Britain

The Hindu 3 Oct 2025 6:15 am

Price of invisibility | Review of Amrita Mahales Real Life

The novelexplores what unfolds when we try to retreat from the grip of near-constant surveillance in a hyper-connected world

The Hindu 3 Oct 2025 6:05 am

Bundle of contradictions | Review of The Hindi Heartland by Ghazala Wahab

Once the political and cultural centre of India, the States that comprise the Hindi heartland are now anchored to restrictive social ideas

The Hindu 3 Oct 2025 6:00 am

How Visvesvaraya, Muthulakshmi and Mahalanobis shaped modern India

Three biographies examine the life of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, Muthulakshmi Reddy, and Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis trailblazers born in colonial India in the 19th century, who have gone on to make foundational contributions to independent India in the 20th century

The Hindu 1 Oct 2025 8:30 am

Wild cities: The secret lives of urban lizards, frogs, birds and insects

Bengaluru-based writer and journalist Deepa Padmanabans recently launched book, Invisible Housemates, highlights our dynamic relationship with urban wildlife while also showcasing some of these animals unique traits.

The Hindu 29 Sep 2025 4:40 pm

India will reject Chinas arrogance of power, Manmohan Singh wrote in one of his last essays

The late former Prime Minister advised reassessment of India-China ties after 2020 Galwan clashes but urged India to expand trade ties with Asian neighbours, including China

The Hindu 27 Sep 2025 9:50 pm

Gangster drama | Review of Shreyas Rajagopals Gunboy

Rajagopals biggest strength is characterisation, and the easy manner in which he conveys the lived reality of small-town India

The Hindu 27 Sep 2025 8:25 am

Review of Sannapureddy Venkatarami Reddys Tiger Lessons, translated from the Telugu

Reddy highlights a summer in the lives of hill-grazing shepherds who navigate extreme wilderness for their livelihood

The Hindu 27 Sep 2025 8:22 am

Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking ban on Salman Rushdies novel The Satanic Verses

The top court refuses plea to ban Salman Rushdies The Satanic Verses citing lack of relevant notification

The Hindu 26 Sep 2025 12:35 pm

Imperfect postures | Review of Fascist Yoga by Stewart Home

How Indian or Hindu is yoga? A new book presents another origin story

The Hindu 26 Sep 2025 6:30 am

Column | Lets play a game

Experimenting with form and genre, these page-turners invite readers to join in on the fun

The Hindu 26 Sep 2025 6:15 am

Act of resistance | Review of Dapaan by Ipsita Chakravarty

Chakravarty gathers stories from places in Kashmir before they are erased

The Hindu 26 Sep 2025 6:00 am

Crime, comedy and pensioners | Richard Osman on the fifth book in The Thursday Murder Club series

The Netflix adaptation of the first novel in The Thursday Murder Club series came out in August

The Hindu 25 Sep 2025 9:50 am

How to start conversations around life, death and organ donation

Relative to Indias population, the organ donation rate in India remains low. Here is a reading list that educates and empowers all to make an informed choice about the life-saving contribution as we approach World Heart Day on September 29

The Hindu 25 Sep 2025 8:30 am

Daily Quiz | On F. Scott Fitzgerald

American novelist and writer F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on this day in 1896. Here is a quiz on one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.

The Hindu 24 Sep 2025 5:02 pm

Nepal wants more democracy: S.Y. Quraishi on his new book Democracys Heartland

The former Chief Election Commissioner explains the recent Gen Z protests, and why he puts the spotlight on South Asia in his new book

The Hindu 24 Sep 2025 2:19 pm

Ex-winner Kiran Desai shortlisted for Booker Prize for The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

The 53-year-old Delhi-born author, who won the Booker Prize 19 years ago in 2006 with The Inheritance of Loss, joins six writers from around the world on the coveted literary shortlist

The Hindu 24 Sep 2025 1:16 am

Kafka in Budapest | Review of David Szalays Booker-longlisted novel,Flesh

What makes this novel about the life of an ordinary man so deeply sensory?

The Hindu 19 Sep 2025 6:15 am

Interview | Author Natasha Brown on her Booker Prize-longlisted novel, Universality

By placing journalism within a novel, Brown plays with the fundamentals of trust, forcing one to question the very basis of society

The Hindu 19 Sep 2025 6:08 am

On Pinochets trail | Review of 38 Londres Street by Philippe Sands

Sands new book on self-delusional tyrants is history, reportage, moral investigation, memoir, and legal chronicle

The Hindu 19 Sep 2025 6:00 am

Bureaucrat-turned-writer Devdas Chhotray to get Sarala Puraskar

Ila-Bansidhar Panda Kala Samman will be conferred on painter Baladev Maharatha and musician Guru Ramhari Das

The Hindu 18 Sep 2025 11:27 pm

Unwrapping the China Enigma book launch highlights

The evening featured discussions and conversations on the book and Indias relationship with China

The Hindu 18 Sep 2025 5:09 pm

In the run-up to Independence, a little-known resistance in the Malabar region

A new book sheds light on the Malabar Revolt in a region which had a history of Muslims and Hindus collaboratively persevering in their resistance against colonial forces. Other books explore its links to the Khilafat movement and why it is more than a peasant uprising

The Hindu 18 Sep 2025 8:30 am

Review of 2006 Booker winner Kiran Desais The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

Desai returns with a sad-happy masterpiece about two young Indians in the U.S. and their families, set against larger political changes

The Hindu 16 Sep 2025 1:02 pm

Daily Quiz | On Agatha Christie

A quiz to celebrate the queen of crime Agatha Christies 135th birthday

The Hindu 15 Sep 2025 5:06 pm

Mary, quite contrary | A review of Arundhati Roys memoir

The bookis as much a study of Indian society as it is an unravelling of the tangled web of a mother-daughter relationship between two brilliant women

The Hindu 13 Sep 2025 4:16 pm

Review of Ravi K. Mishras Demography, Representation, Delimitation

Are southern States justified in saying they are being penalised for successful population control? A new book joins the delimitation debate

The Hindu 12 Sep 2025 6:30 am

A river runs through it all | Review of Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal

In giving a potted history of various issues, the narrative in this ambitious debut novel ends up feeling distant

The Hindu 12 Sep 2025 6:15 am

Bengaluru chronicles | Review of Water Days by Sundar Sarukkai

Sundar Sarukkais new novel is a loud affirmation that a city has its own language

The Hindu 12 Sep 2025 6:00 am

Up and away | Review of Sanjaya Barus Secession of the Successful

Baru on why so many Indians are investing in the destiny of other nations instead of their own

The Hindu 12 Sep 2025 6:00 am

Trisha Sakhlecha on The Inheritance: I wanted to flip the narrative

Diplomat and writer Trisha Sakhlecha talks about her third novel, The Inheritance, where a rich Indian family reunion on an island goes horribly wrong

The Hindu 11 Sep 2025 7:01 pm

Storied rivalry | Review of Gideon Haighs Indian Summers

Haigh on what makes India and Australia matchups special

The Hindu 11 Sep 2025 12:56 pm

Wood wide web: trees have their own network to preserve life

What is a tree? When were trees born? Three books urge readers to think of trees not as passive, aesthetic entities but as key shapers of the environment. Trees are rain-makers above ground and redistributors of water underground, among other contributions

The Hindu 11 Sep 2025 8:30 am

On World Suicide Prevention Day, a wake-up call on mental health

A new book, Homecoming, compiles lived experiences of 11 women, with emphasis on care and healing

The Hindu 10 Sep 2025 6:47 pm

Marisa Abela: It felt like we were in Jane Austens world

Marisa Abela, who plays Elizabeth Bennett in the Audible production of Pride and Prejudice, talks about the joys and challenges of playing one of English literatures most iconic protagonists

The Hindu 9 Sep 2025 5:52 pm

Seething poetic anger | Review of Kiriti Senguptas Selected Poems

The poets newest collection is best coded by a rebel, anti-establishment tone and intolerance with social inequity

The Hindu 6 Sep 2025 5:15 pm

Hear me out,sakhi | Review of K. Srilatas Footnotes to the Mahabharata

This book of poems on five women from theMahabharatais raw, powerful, and delicate all at once

The Hindu 5 Sep 2025 6:15 am

Review of Society Girl by Saba Imtiaz, Tooba Masood-Khan

Two writers use an unsolved murder case to explore various aspects of 1970s Pakistani society

The Hindu 5 Sep 2025 6:15 am

Unforgiving memories | Review of poetry anthology Sing, Slivered Tongue

This collection of 68 poems reflects on womanhood in a patriarchal society, with trauma as the focal point

The Hindu 5 Sep 2025 6:10 am

Review of Arundhathi Subramaniams The Gallery of Upside Down Women

The poet builds lyrical communion with her spiritual foremothers, mystic rebels and wandering poets in contemporary verse

The Hindu 5 Sep 2025 6:05 am

Review of Rafael Nadal biography The Warrior by Christopher Clarey

A biography of tennis great Rafael Nadal is also a history of the French Open, red earth and all

The Hindu 5 Sep 2025 6:00 am

Beyond Ram Rahim | Review of Deras by Santosh K. Singh

Understanding the unique belief system of the Deras, an offshoot of older religious traditions

The Hindu 4 Sep 2025 6:06 pm

Paro Anand and Priya Kuriyans latest childrens book spotlights the Pardhi community in a unique format

Alternating between text and illustrated panels, Paro Anand and Priya Kuriyans book A Girl, a Tiger and a Very Strange Story, is a tale of friendship, injustice, and the wild

The Hindu 4 Sep 2025 2:13 pm

Amish Tripathi launches his new book, The Chola Tigers: The Revenge of Somnath in Chennai

Did you know the Cholas had a women regiment in their army? Author Amish Tripathis new book The Chola Tigers: The Revenge of Somnath, explores their grandeur, highlighting the bravery and sacrifice of past warriors

The Hindu 4 Sep 2025 9:56 am

Why singles are choosing book clubs over dating apps

Reading clubs and offline hobby circles are becoming the new places to meet potential partners

The Hindu 29 Aug 2025 4:05 pm

Review of The Remnants of Rebellion by Ponnu Elizabeth Mathew

A debut novel that paints a picture of verdant Kerala while also highlighting its dark chapters of communal and caste violence

The Hindu 29 Aug 2025 7:00 am

Mystery andmayhem | Review of Chhimi Tenduf-las A Hiding to Nothing

Theres potential in the chaos that the author brings to his new novel, but a case of too many cooks spoils this thriller

The Hindu 29 Aug 2025 6:05 am

Column | War, witches and wildlife

A diverse selection of popular fiction, frommysteries to historical fiction

The Hindu 29 Aug 2025 6:00 am

In Delhi, Arundhati Roy gives friends and family a peek into her memoir, Mother Mary Comes to Me

At a private gathering, Roy read excerpts from her book and spoke about why she did not want The God of Small Things to be made into a movie

The Hindu 28 Aug 2025 2:28 pm

I just want to be. Let me be, says Arundhati Roy

Arundhati memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me is a window into her mother world, as well as her own

The Hindu 28 Aug 2025 6:00 am

Let civil society breathe: two voices on contemporary challenges

Parliamentarian and academic Manoj Kumar Jha pushes for constructive and inclusive politics in his book of essays; another veteran, former MP Shahid Siddiqui, takes a walk down memory lane to give a ringside view of Indian politics from Rajiv Gandhi to Modi

The Hindu 26 Aug 2025 8:30 am

Only the rich can be austere, says Manu Joseph

The author talks about why there is peace between the classes despite glaring inequality in his new book Why The Poor Dont Kill Us: The Psychology of Indians

The Hindu 23 Aug 2025 6:00 am

No Public Feeding Of Stray Dogs SC Modifies Previous Order; Dogs To Be Released After Sterilization

Only aggressive and rabid dogs to be relocated to shelters

mashable 22 Aug 2025 11:56 am

New book on judicial impeachment revisits corruption controversy around former Calcutta HC judge Soumitra Sen

The book was launched in Kolkata last week, at a time when Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court faces the possibility of impeachment after the recovery of wads of cash from his official residence

The Hindu 22 Aug 2025 6:48 am

Life of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay on NIF Prize longlist

Ten books which deepen our understanding of Indias recent past and present

The Hindu 22 Aug 2025 6:30 am

Interview | R.F. Kuang on why she chose to set her new novel, Katabasis, in hell

The Yellowface authors new book presents a scathing critique of academia, and also has Lord Yama in it

The Hindu 22 Aug 2025 6:00 am

Good To Go Death Literacy Festival to debut in Bengaluru

Good To Go, a death literacy festival, aims at asking difficult questions and helping one navigate trying circumstances with a modicum of ease

The Hindu 21 Aug 2025 11:47 am

The Derozio effect: a brief, disruptive moment in 19th century colonial Calcutta

Young Bengal, a group of radical reformers were followers of Henry Derozio at the Hindu College. Though shortlived, their idea of India was inclusive, tolerant, eclectic, like that of Gandhi, Nehru and so many others

The Hindu 20 Aug 2025 8:30 am

Time travel withcomics | Review of graphic anthology Longform 2025

With striking artwork and imaginative storytelling, Longform 2025puts together a snapshot of the past, present and future

The Hindu 16 Aug 2025 7:08 am

A gilded past | Review of Fortune Seekers by Raman Mahadevan

Raman Mahadevan provides an invaluable dossier of a South Indian community that still remains uniquely different

The Hindu 15 Aug 2025 6:45 am

Review of The Nehru Years by Swapna Kona Nayudu

A new book explores what set Nehrus non-alignment stance apart and how it still informs Indias foreign policy

The Hindu 15 Aug 2025 6:00 am