Fans mark release of new Haruki Murakami novel at midnight event in Tokyo
Murakamis first full-length novel featuring female protagonist releases in Tokyo
The Indus conundrum: when water is both a lifeline and a faultline
Writers are beginning to explain the ramifications of the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, which was a shared heritage between India and Pakistan. Others map how global warming is impacting the balance in nature, and take stock of the fallout of political decisions on all rivers
How natural biohacking can help you optimise your health and life
The Optimised Human: A Beginners Guide to Biohacking, co-authored by Teemu Arina, Dr Olli Sovijrvi and Jaakko Halmetoja, offers sustainable, scientifically-backed steps to live a longer, healthier life
Review | Under Water by Tara Menon is a compelling portrait of friendship
With its examination of environmental issues and natural disasters, the novel is also a work of eco-fiction
Review | The GreatestStoriesfrom the Northeast Ever Told is an ambitious undertaking
This collection ofstoriesby 27 writers, both established and emerging voices, is a compelling showcase of Northeast Indias literary vitality
Review | Courtesans Dont Read Newspapers captures the absurdities of modern India
Anil Yadavs stories, deftly translated by Vaibhav Sharma, lay bare societys hypocrisies, inequalities and quiet heartbreaks
Mapping queer lives through books: identity, resistance and equality in India
A selection of fiction and non-fiction works offers a layered understanding of the evolving realities of queer life in India, spanning law, personal memory, family, and workplaces; they show how identities are shaped by legal frameworks, lived experiences, and intergenerational shifts
Portrait of an Artist takes you inside the studios of Indias renowned painters and sculptors
A new book on the sanctuaries of S.H. Raza, T. Venkanna and other leading Indian artists that prove as revealing as the works themselves
Interview | Steve Brusatte on why India could be the worlds next dinosaur hotspot
The palaeontologist and Jurassic World consultant says the subcontinent holds some of Earths most important dinosaur secrets if enough young scientists go looking
Review of Marathi novellas My Last Autobiographyand The Woman Who Wore a Hat
The writings of Rajendra Banahatti and Kamal Desai come vibrantly alive in these translations by Jerry Pinto and Shanta Gokhale, respectively
Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | The parrot that flew to Baghdad
How a collection of Sanskrit stories influenced One Thousand and One Nights and reflected the everyday concerns of Islamic society
Review | Reading debut novel Gloria Dont Speak through the lens of the feminist snap
In her Womens Prize-longlisted work, author Lucy Apps delivers an affecting portrait of female agency and vulnerability
Taiwan Travelogue wins International Booker Prize 2026
The novel, originally written in the Mandarin Chinese,succeeds as both a romance and an incisive postcolonial novel
Review of The Kerala Club, edited by K.M. Chandrasekhar, T.P. Sreenivasan
In a collection of essays, civil servants write on governance in a State known for sharp contrasts
Gulbadan Begum was Bbars daughter; she was asked by her nephew Akbar to write her memories of the reigns early years
Another industry hit by global war The US-Israel-Iran conflict is now disrupting raw material supply and impacting Indias 8,000-crore condom manufacturing industry.
R. Parthasarathys best-known work is the 1977 book-length poem Rough Passage
Daily Quiz: on John Steinbeck who has been called a giant of American letter
American writer John Steinbeckwas born on February 27, 1902. Here is a quiz on the author who has been called a giant of American letters
