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His work spanned mental health awareness, addiction treatment, literature, and theatre

The International Booker Prize-shortlisted novel is a haunting meditation on identity, violence and the cost of freedom

Whether bought on impulse, to meet yearly reading goals, or read as introductions to complex ideas, compact books are carving out a larger place in Indian publishing

Authored by Daniel Kehlmann, the novel is based on the life of German filmmaker G.W. Pabst

Authors and other copyright holders filed claims covering over 92% of the more than 480,000 works included in the settlement, an attorney for the authors said during the hearing

The Union Agriculture Minister says Apnapan offers readers an opportunity to understand Mr. Modis personality, leadership style, sensitivity and work ethic from a closer and more personal perspective

The bestselling novelist discusses the emotional pull of human-animal bonds, and why Oscar winner Sally Field always felt right for the lead role

This anthology aims to offer a glimpse into the future, allowing us to rethink our myopic outlook

In a collection of essays, civil servants write on governance in a State known for sharp contrasts

British zoologist Desmond Morris, who passed away on April 19 aged 98, received both accolades and brickbats for his wild ideas about human behaviour

Five publishing houses and author Scott Turow are suing Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg for copyright infringement

Anand RK and Suparna Sharma won the award in the Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category for their work highlighting digital surveillance and cyber fraud

From Spider-Man to the Avengers, Iron Man to Captain Marvel, Gerry Conway has deftly written almost every character in the Marvel Universe, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief C B Cebulski said

Is Indias middle class facing an economic crisis? Equity strategist Mukherjeas new book argues that it is

An abrasive heroine navigating trauma and survival is at the centre of Hughes new novel No Such Thing as Monday

The novel, longlisted for the 2026 Womens Prize for Fiction, ably captures the anxieties of ordinary people amid political upheaval

In their books, Karen Hao, Max Fisher, and Dwarkesh Patel explore the AI industry that has become a juggernaut even as it still struggles to define intelligence, measure its costs, or agree on its end goal

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Assadis novel Paradiso 17, based on her fathers life, was longlisted for this years Womens Prize for Fiction

Gulbadan Begum was Bbars daughter; she was asked by her nephew Akbar to write her memories of the reigns early years

R. Parthasarathys best-known work is the 1977 book-length poem Rough Passage

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

Mani Sankar Mukhopadhays novel Chowringee captured the complexities of urban life and society

Friendship can happen in the most wholesome, and sometimes, the most interesting ways possible. Varsha Seshan -- through the pages of her novel The Wall Friends Club --- explores a one of a kind friendship: one exchanged in letters.

At the Kolkata Literary Meet, the Pulitzer-winning author discusses the role of literature in cultivating compassion, writingDemon, and her new book

A complex satire of corporate greed and moral culpability, Vigil is the authors first novel in nearly a decade

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

Technology trouble is a light term that can be used to describe the idea of this subgenre!

Shobhaa De questioned Indias enduring discomfort with intimacy, urging a shift from silence and instruction to dialogue and agency