Book Reviews, Launches, Author Interviews, Excerpts

New findings: A man looking at an exhibition about Anne Frank at the Victory museum in Sibenik, Croatia.

Anne Frank betrayal suspect identified: book

‘A Jewish notary may have revealed the Franks’ hiding place to the Nazis to save his own family’

‘Capital & Imperialism: Theory, History and the Present’ review: The long reach of imperialism

Kandaswami Subramanian Two economists trace the march of capitalism, aided and abetted by colonialism, from the World Wars till the advent of globalisation and beyond

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‘Dust of the Caravan’ review: A keen sense of history and a critique of pre-1947 India

Ghazala Jamil Anis Kidwai’s unfinished works, now translated into English, provide insights on how women got involved in nationalist politics

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‘Shuttler’s Flick: Making Every Match Count’ review: The making of a champion

Ashwin Achal Pullela Gopichand opens up on his incredible 2001 win in England and how he built his academy to train future stars

Science Fiction Books

Basking in a terrible light: Jaideep Unudurti reviews ‘The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction, Volume 2’

In Conversation Books

‘Books can talk for the author’: Anees Salim

Authors

interview Sujata Massey speaks about ‘The Bombay Prince’: ‘Good characters are like chess pieces’

Mini Anthikad Chhibber The author of the Perveen Mistry mysteries says, some characters you throw into the game right away, and others are protected in the back row, reserved for important situations yet to come

Books

Writing as therapy: How ‘found poetry’ has resurged during the pandemic

Ranjani Srinivasan Found poetry, a literary trend that has resurged during the pandemic, has poets reframing everything from rent agreements to history textbooks to discover a whole new poem

Authors

Zehra Naqvi interview | Tale of a reluctant mother

Anuj Kumar In her maiden book, journalist Zehra Naqvi urges society to accept mothers as human beings with their flaws and frailties, their dreams and desires

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‘Capital & Imperialism: Theory, History and the Present’ review: The long reach of imperialism

Kandaswami Subramanian

Two economists trace the march of capitalism, aided and abetted by colonialism, from the World Wars till the advent of globalisation and beyond

Reviews

profile ‘Dust of the Caravan’ review: A keen sense of history and a critique of pre-1947 India

Ghazala Jamil

Anis Kidwai’s unfinished works, now translated into English, provide insights on how women got involved in nationalist politics

Reviews

‘Shuttler’s Flick: Making Every Match Count’ review: The making of a champion

profile Reviews

profile ‘Policymaker’s Journal’ review: The essential lightness of being

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So, you want to be a video game artist... Paul Jones’ career guide will have you level up

Divya Kala Bhavani Known for his work on video games such as ‘Batman: Arkham City’ and ‘Star Citizen’, UK-based Paul Jones’ ‘The Ultimate Career Guide: Game Artist’ is the world’s first guide on how to navigate the booming gaming industry, whatever your level

Authors

interview Sujata Massey speaks about ‘The Bombay Prince’: ‘Good characters are like chess pieces’

Other States

It is a novel about change, says Sahitya Akademi Award winner Namita Gokhale

Anuj Kumar For the winner of this year’s Sahitya Akademi Award for her English novel Things to Leave Behind, the honour is more than just a milestone

Anne Frank betrayal suspect identified: book

‘Capital & Imperialism: Theory, History and the Present’ review: The long reach of imperialism

‘Dust of the Caravan’ review: A keen sense of history and a critique of pre-1947 India

‘Shuttler’s Flick: Making Every Match Count’ review: The making of a champion

Basking in a terrible light: Jaideep Unudurti reviews ‘The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction, Volume 2’

‘Books can talk for the author’: Anees Salim

interview Sujata Massey speaks about ‘The Bombay Prince’: ‘Good characters are like chess pieces’

Writing as therapy: How ‘found poetry’ has resurged during the pandemic

Zehra Naqvi interview | Tale of a reluctant mother

Reviews

‘Capital & Imperialism: Theory, History and the Present’ review: The long reach of imperialism

profile ‘Dust of the Caravan’ review: A keen sense of history and a critique of pre-1947 India

‘Shuttler’s Flick: Making Every Match Count’ review: The making of a champion

profile ‘Policymaker’s Journal’ review: The essential lightness of being

Authors

So, you want to be a video game artist... Paul Jones’ career guide will have you level up

interview Sujata Massey speaks about ‘The Bombay Prince’: ‘Good characters are like chess pieces’

It is a novel about change, says Sahitya Akademi Award winner Namita Gokhale

Other Articles

‘Growing Up Jewish in India’ review: Here, there, and everywhere

‘The COVID Spectrum’ review: Living in quarantine under the shadow of COVID-19

‘Tryst with Strong Leader Populism’ review: The rise to absolute power

Destiny’s child: Revaluating ‘Silappadikaram’

Rooted to the land: Review of ‘Resolve’ by Perumal Murugan, trs Aniruddhan Vasudevan

‘Where the Gods Dwell’: a modern guide to Indian shrines

Shringara of Shrinathji coffee table book: faith and tiny masterpieces

Books that motivate you to live well

“And Still I Rise..”