In her latest book published by Penguin, Vaishali Shroff uncovers the ecology, history and forgotten human tales that flow beneath India’s mighty rivers. The author will be in Visakhapatnam for the Vizag Junior Lit Fest Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More Vaishali Shroff’s Submerged Worlds explores the untold stories of India’s riversCategory: Books
Review of anthology The Only City: Bombay in Eighteen Stories, edited by Anindita Ghose
A new short story collection seeks to bring out the complexities of the city that is more than just a backdrop, via 18 different writers Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More Review of anthology The Only City: Bombay in Eighteen Stories, edited by Anindita GhoseAuthors on their first and fondest Chennai Book Fair memories
For years, the Chennai Book Fair has been a casual space to meet authors and bask in their literary glow. Four writers go over their tryst with the book fair speak and speak about what it was like to see their first titles on display Read More | Source:…
View More Authors on their first and fondest Chennai Book Fair memoriesDocumenting IIMB’s transformation from barreness to a verdant vistas
Exploring Nature, a book on the varied life forms found on IIM Bengaluru’s campus, is a delightful riot of colour Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More Documenting IIMB’s transformation from barreness to a verdant vistasDaivas are not myths, especially for the people of Tulunadu: K Hari Kumar
Author and screenwriter K Hari Kumar talks about his most recent book Daiva Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More Daivas are not myths, especially for the people of Tulunadu: K Hari KumarChronicle of a failing marriage | Review of ‘A Light Through the Cracks’ by Kusum Lata Sawhney
The novel examines a relationship that comes asunder during the pandemic Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More Chronicle of a failing marriage | Review of ‘A Light Through the Cracks’ by Kusum Lata Sawhney‘What should my child read?’ This Kolkata bookseller has the answer
The 22-page book, published by Kolkata’s oldest existing bookshop, will guide parents as well as teachers in choosing the right titles for young minds Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More ‘What should my child read?’ This Kolkata bookseller has the answerThe Hindu Lit Fest mobile library flagged off in Chennai
The mobile library would visit various streets of Chennai to spread the joy of reading among city residents. People may read, borrow and donate books when the vehicle is stationed during specific hours at various destinations till January 25 Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More The Hindu Lit Fest mobile library flagged off in ChennaiA charming whodunnit | Review of ‘Death in the Deccan’ by Aditya Sinha
Policewoman Mona Ramteke makes her second appearance in veteran journalist Sinha’s latest novel Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More A charming whodunnit | Review of ‘Death in the Deccan’ by Aditya Sinha47th Chennai Book Fair kicks off at YMCA grounds in Nandanam
Udhayanidhi inaugurates 47th edition of the fair; quoting the Chief Minister, who was unable to attend the inauguration, the Minister says similar book fairs are being held in all the districts Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More 47th Chennai Book Fair kicks off at YMCA grounds in NandanamKathaprasangam | Literature served hot, with right intonation, cadence
Kathaprasangam, an art form that combines recitation of a story in prose, interspersed with songs, was originally used for social upliftment in Kerala in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Now, it is seeing a revival, albeit at a slow pace, having to jostle with screens for entertainment time…
View More Kathaprasangam | Literature served hot, with right intonation, cadence‘The Internet is where our poems can live, even if they are lonely and not visited by readers’: author-poet Sumana Roy
A recent literary symposium explored the relevance and place of writers in contemporary society Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More ‘The Internet is where our poems can live, even if they are lonely and not visited by readers’: author-poet Sumana RoyNew Delhi | Book giveaway, art workshops, rap performances and more by The Community Library Project this weekend
The Free Library Festival returns to the India Habitat Centre on December 3-4 Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More New Delhi | Book giveaway, art workshops, rap performances and more by The Community Library Project this weekendFIFA and its numerous surprises
Luciano Wernicke’s This time round it is a masterful book by Luciano Wernicke is filled with fascinating, funny, controversial, and scandalous anecdotes from football’s greatest spectacle Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More FIFA and its numerous surprisesBacon inspires books, memes and worldwide hysteria. And there’s also a World Bacon Day
Bacon has been around for centuries and is relished by gourmets and gourmands alike Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More Bacon inspires books, memes and worldwide hysteria. And there’s also a World Bacon Day