Book Box | A double dose of literary exploration with ‘Quarterlife’ and ‘Sakina’s Kiss’
Dear Reader, PREMIUM Quarterlife and Sakina’s Kiss Drum beats sound outside my window, rhythmic, pounding, thunderous. The pull of the
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Morbidly obese, perpetually hungry and unapologetically in love with myself
In her book Designated Ugly Fat Friend, author Kody Keplinger describes a high school where students use “DUFF” as an
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HT Picks; New Reads
Life among the dead in Banaras On the reading list this week is a look at the lives of the
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Review: Termite Fry by Zai Whitaker
This bittersweet story of hope is set in 1971, when snake-killing was suddenly banned by the government and the repercussions
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Interview: Victoria Lloyd-Barlow, author, All The Little Bird-Hearts
What did your book making it to the Booker Prize longlist mean for other autistic writers? Victoria Lloyd-Barlow (Courtesy thebookerprizes.com)
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Paul Murray – “Climate change is something I worry about all the time”
The Bee Sting is about a family in small town Ireland, whose financial situation continues to nosedive well after the
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Poetry: Longing for a homeland never seen
The post-Partition Sindhis’ longing for Sindh, a homeland never seen, but fashioned in the imagination from stories and memories, is
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Review: Through The Lens Brightly by Shoma A Chatterji
Through the Lens, Brightly: Women in Cinema, Women at Work by veteran journalist and author Shoma A Chatterji is about
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Dev Anand’s Guide: Raju ban gaya transcendental man
“Somebody suggested a book called The Guide, I had not read it but felt curious. So I went to Foyles
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Flowers, guns, and stereotypes
“People in Afghanistan love flowers,” says Kabul-based photojournalist Oriane Zérah as she walks me through her photographs of Afghan men
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