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2026 Womens Prize for Fiction longlist examines the messy business of being human

Indian author Megha Majumdar is among the nominees for the 30,000 prize with her book A Guardian and a Thief

5 Mar 2026 2:46 pm
One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda hides series biggest secret under the ocean as manga hits 600 million copies

In a special project revealed through an official video, Oda wrote down the answer to the central question of the story the nature of the legendary treasure known as One Piece for the first time

4 Mar 2026 11:13 am
4 Mar 2026 10:52 am
Review of Thats a Fire Ant Right There, stories by Telugu writer Mohammed Khadeer Babu

The anthology, translated by D.V. Subhashri, challenges myths and celebrates communal harmony in coastal Andhra Pradesh

3 Mar 2026 1:55 pm
Noted Bengali author Sankar dies at 93

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

3 Mar 2026 12:21 pm
Another Annas Archive link goes down as portal backtracked on Spotify data release

Annas Archive last year took responsibility for scraping Spotify, which was followed by its main URL getting blocked due to legal action

3 Mar 2026 12:09 pm
Letters off the wall: Exploring Varsha Seshans novel and career

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.

12 Feb 2026 10:35 pm
In conversation with Barbara Kingsolver, author of Demon Copperhead

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

6 Feb 2026 12:50 pm
Interview | Booker Prize-winningauthor George Saunders on his new novel,Vigil

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

30 Jan 2026 10:31 am
Lalita Iyers book on ageing is about finding our authentic selves

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

28 Jan 2026 4:40 pm
What is cyberpunk?

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

19 Jan 2026 4:41 pm
Shobhaa De on intimacy, pleasure, and the conversations India avoids

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

18 Jan 2026 4:29 pm
Festschrift for Mahasweta Devi: three books by marginalised voices

In her centenary year Mahasweta Devi would have turned 100 today we read three writers, Sushila Takbhaure, Rakshit Sonawane and Mayyu Ali, who chronicle their lives of oppression. Their stories would have struck a chord with a writer who always kept an eye out for the dispossessed

14 Jan 2026 8:30 am
The importance of blue

The dark blue of indigo, which was related to the Champaran Satyagraha, soon faded from memory. It needed Ambedkar to bring it back into the public imagination

14 Jan 2026 12:58 am
Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders movie review: A layered exploration of crime and entitlement

Anchored by a phlegmatic Nawazuddin Siddiqui, director Honey Trehan crafts a mystery that intertwines crime and social commentary. Though uneven in pacing, the film deftly examines the intersection of entitlement and morality in society

19 Dec 2025 10:39 pm
Geetha Iyers new book, Miniature Giants, captures the fascinating world of insects

The book brings together her field adventures, scientific insight, and childhood memories to show how insects shape our ecosystems

10 Dec 2025 4:26 pm
World of ChatGPT | Reviews of Empire of AI and The Optimist

Two cautionary tales by Karen Hao and Keach Hagey on artificial intelligence told through the prism of the life and works of Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI

28 Nov 2025 6:00 am
Why telling stories from the Himalaya is an argument against extinction

Stephen Alter, who recently won the Himalayan Echoes Nature Prize, has often put the young, fold mountains at the centre of his writing. Other chroniclers, from Peter Matthiessen to Namita Gokhale, have written about the reality of living in a region which inspires both awe and fear

27 Nov 2025 8:30 am
What is the latest Gajapati Kulapati picture book about?

The latest in the much-loved picture books series by Ashok Rajagopalan is about the gentle elephants sleep troubles

13 Nov 2025 4:24 pm
Exploring familial tenderness and discord in author Krupa Ges book Burns Boy

What intense moments of familial drama lead to a 15-year-old boy arriving at a burns ward? Find out at author Krupa Ges book release on November 16

12 Nov 2025 3:32 pm
Torie Trues Seven Kitchens spotlights culinary traditions of seven Indian communities

The London-based author blends Indian history, storytelling, and recipes in her latest book, Seven Kitchens PRINT: Torie Trues Seven Kitchens spotlights culinary traditions of seven Indian communities

7 Nov 2025 10:33 am