Why do some people feel lonely even when they are loved?
Emotional loneliness begins in childhood, not adulthood. Understanding that could reshape Indias response to a growing public health challenge
Chennais Bookish Buffalo serves up books, food, and conversation
The second edition of Bookish Buffalo, a collaboration between Blaft Publications and The Farm, an urban dairy farm and restaurant in Chennai, will explore the making of a cookbook with author Archana Pidathala
Booker Prize 2026: Marlon James, Douglas Stuart and Elizabeth Strout among 13 semifinalists
Booker Prize winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart are in the running for the 2026 edition of the prestigious fiction award
Taste, an experimental book, invites readers to slow down and be enchanted
Written and visual essays in this limited-edition publication encourage readers to explore everything from music and food to literature and fashion
Nagercoil teen becomes published author with debut mystery thriller
How Sunandini Banerjee built the distinctive visual identity of Seagull Books
Senior editor and graphic designer at Seagull Books, Sunandini Banerjee reflects on visual storytelling, book cover design and independent publishing through Art of the Book exhibition, on view at DakshinaChitra
Egyptian author Shady Lewis on the politics of storytelling and his novel, On the Greenwich Line
This James Tait Black Prize winner explores bureaucracy, migration and identity through a darkly satirical narrative
Mahasweta Devis best books: grandson Tathagata Bhattacharya recommends five must-reads
The writer-activist once told her grandson that she was appreciated for the wrong reasons. Recalling that conversation, he lists five works that he believes are the most powerful
Fans mark release of new Haruki Murakami novel at midnight event in Tokyo
Murakamis first full-length novel featuring female protagonist releases in Tokyo
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 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
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 | Rene Karabashs She Who Remains reimagines gender and freedom through Albanias sworn virgins
The International Booker Prize-shortlisted novel is a haunting meditation on identity, violence and the cost of freedom
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.
