Books and Literature
👁 girls who stray A woman on the loose, still on leash: Anisha Lalvani’s Girls Who Stray
👁 God’s Own Empire by Raghu and Pushpa Palat, presents the extraordinary story of Marthanda Varma. (Source: Penguin) God’s Own Empire: Power, piety, and the politics of remembering
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👁 The International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist © India Hobson for Booker Prize FoundationThe International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist © India Hobson for Booker Prize Foundation International Booker 2026 shortlist: Indian-origin translator Padma Viswanathan in running
👁 This is Where the serpent lives Daniyal Mueenuddin If Charles Dickens wrote Downton Abbey: This new Pakistani novel has charm, beauty, and unrelenting cruelty
👁 Pujarini Pradhan is a creator who discusses literature and films. ‘They want to see me suffering in every video’: The Pujarini Pradhan controversy explainedSign In to read
👁 Many women find their partners lacking as compared to their book boyfriends. Between book boyfriends and real life: Why the ‘bare minimum’ falls short
👁 book Inside the ASI: A history beyond decolonisation debateSubscriber Only
👁 Laleh Khalili’s Extractive Capitalism In Extractive Capitalism, here’s how Laleh Khalili explains today’s energy crisisSubscriber Only
👁 Ekta Chauhan’s Sheher Mein Gaon Ekta Chauhan’s Sheher Mein Gaon shows how Delhi’s urban villages shape the city’s identitySubscriber Only
👁 An image showing a man reading Shy Girl surrounded by human and AI writing. Are we all starting to sound the same? The GPTfication of the human voiceSubscriber Only
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👁 A screenshot of the Harry Potter series teaser HBO releases Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone teaser
👁 Sandip Roy's Chapal Rani Sandip Roy’s Chapal Rani explores gender, theatre and identity in BengalSubscriber Only
👁 Arundhati Roy and Han Kang are recipients of the United States National Book Critics Circle award. (Collage created with AI) Han Kang and Arundhati Roy among winners as US book critics hand out annual awards
👁 Malvika Singh by Cooking for My Firefly Cooking for My Firefly by Malvika Singh: Where memory simmered and friendship was served
👁 A woman with a child in her arms walks through a war-torn landscape. (Generated using AI) From Troy to Kabul, how women ultimately pay the cost of war
👁 In her memoir, Arundhati Roy does not sentimentalise her mother or absolve herself. Arundhati Roy makes 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction shortlist
👁 Kissagram: A Novella and Other Stories by Prabhat Ranjan, translated by Satyadeep S Chhetri. When Gods arrive without a history: Reading Kissagram
👁 Two Playful Penguins celebrate around a stack of gift-wrapped books. Illustration by Matt Blease for Penguin Random House UK. After 91 years, Alan the Penguin finally gets a social life
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👁 Strange Buildings, the latest bestseller from Japanese author Uketsu. Uketsu’s Strange Buildings is a basic espresso shot of suspense in a world of elaborate crime-fiction lattes
👁 Sayantan Ghosh’s Battleground Bengal. (Source: Penguin) Battleground Bengal: A book at the edge of an election
👁 A 3D book cover of Shy Girl by Mia Ballard lying on the table How reader outrage forced Hachette to yank femgore novel ‘Shy Girl’ amid AI allegations
👁 Dior literary totes and Coach's readable micro-book charms lie on slab. They exemplify literary fashion. (Created using AI/ Dior and Coach) Reading, reimagined: Why fashion is dressing up literatureSubscriber Only
👁 Medellin is nestled in the Aburra Valley, a mountainous basin in Colombia's Andes. Out of Pablo Escobar’s shadow, the reinvention of Medellin – UNESCO’s 2027 Book Capital
👁 The Sahitya Akademi trophy. Sahitya Akademi announces 2025 winners: Navtej Sarna, Mamta Kalia, and Sa Tamilselvan among 24 awardees
