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A week after Ruskin Bonds birthday, a childrens author travels to Landour, where Bond lives, in search of answers

Heart the Lover, shortlisted for the 2026 Womens Prize, is billed both as a prequel and sequel to Kings previous novel,Writers & Lovers

In the works of Marjane Satrapi, Jafar Panahi, Abbas Kiarostami and Mohsen Makhmalbaf, children are more than protagonists. They are the eyes through which Iran sees itself. OR From lost notebooks and goldfish to revolutions and exile, Iranian artists have repeatedly trusted children to tell their nations most complicated stories.

The senior advocate on writing her memoir, womens rights, and the challenges facing the judiciary

Om Birla remarked that this historical document will inspire all individuals who believe in democracy, as well as public representatives throughout the country

Martels ambitious conceit doesnt fully deliver though, as the parallels between war and domesticity often feel contrived

The novel, originally written in the Mandarin Chinese,succeeds as both a romance and an incisive postcolonial novel

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

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

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