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mashable 26 Oct 2026 7:51 pm

Halloween 2026: From Vetal to Brahmarakshasa

mashable 26 Oct 2026 3:44 pm

Century of change in Almora | Review of Sanjay Joshis Brahmins of the Himalaya

Joshis study traces social transformation in a little-known Brahminical stronghold

The Hindu 23 Oct 2026 4:33 pm

The other face of air pollution | Excerpt from The Nitrogen Bombby Jacob Koshy

The book explores how ammonia, largely emitted by agricultural activities, contributes to worsening air quality across the Indo-Gangetic Plain

The Hindu 23 Oct 2026 4:32 pm

Interview | Meg Mason on Sophie, Standing There, and how to let go of fandom

The Womens Prize-shortlisted author goes behind the scenes of literary obsession in her new novel

The Hindu 23 Oct 2026 4:16 pm

Review | Moms by Shivani Sibal offers a startling glimpse into the lives of Delhis elite

By uncovering the fragilities of the so-called privileged, the novel provokes the reader to examine life and literature closely

The Hindu 23 Oct 2026 4:15 pm

Registrations for Vizag Junior Literary Fest open on October 24; fest on November 21, 22

The festival for children aged four to 16 will have around 100 sessions at Hawa Mahal on Beach Road

The Hindu 23 Oct 2026 11:44 am

The memories we keep

The Hindu 21 Oct 2026 11:29 am

Garividi Lakshmi movie review: Anandhi leads a compelling biopic

Director Gowri Naidu Jammus debut Telugu film spotlights Srikakulam burra katha artist Garividi Lakshmi with a strong story and rooted music, but the old-school treatment limits its appeal

The Hindu 17 Oct 2026 9:19 am

Peasants hold the key to a more sustainable future: sociologist Maryam Aslany

In her new book, Aslany says that peasants are humanitys last buffer against climate catastrophe

The Hindu 16 Oct 2026 5:18 pm

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

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

Shubho Mahalaya 2026: WhatsApp Wishes, Quotes

mashable 10 Oct 2026 11:55 am

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

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

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

Meet Captain Smit Machchhar:

mashable 1 Oct 2026 12:37 pm

Finding refuge in translation

The Hindu 30 Sep 2026 8:41 am