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As he dissects the varied and unusual themes of his first book ‘Space. Life. Matter.’, journalist-author Hari Pulakkat explains where India stands in the global space of science research

Floyd Cooper, acclaimed children's illustrator, dead at 65

He illustrated dozens of books and his work on Joyce Carol Thomas’ The Blacker the Berry brought him the Coretta Scott King Award in 2009 for achievement by a Black illustrator.

Chennai author Atrayee Bhattacharya copes with pandemic worries through satire, in ‘Life with a Pinch of Salt’

The book is an anthology inspired by the real-life experiences of the author

Ian Cardozo, who amputated his own leg on the battlefield, writes about the 1971 Indo-Pak War

Indian Army officer Major General Ian Cardozo marks 50 years of the war that defined him and India in his book ‘1971 - Stories of Grit and Glory from the Indo-Pak War’

Through Tony’s eyes: Laurie Woolever on co-writing ‘World Travel’ with late chef Anthony Bourdain

Laurie Woolever, who co-wrote ‘World Travel: An Irreverent Guide’ with Anthony Bourdain, says the book is an artefact of the world as it was when the chef, author and television host, visited it

Finding closure: author Trisha Das on her sequel, ‘The Misters Kuru: A Return to Mahabharat’

Offering a feminist interpretation of the Mahabharata, Trisha Das says she is taking the story to its logical conclusion

Hope in an oven: on writer Saee Koranne-Khandekar’s digital fundraising cookbook

Culinary consultant and writer Saee Koranne-Khandekar’s digital fundraising cookbook is all about ‘non-lessons’

Space for you and space for me: on Chimamanda Adichie’s essay

Chimamanda Adichie’s essay turns the spotlight on the violence inherent in social media today

Dhoni, Priyanka, CSK and World Cup 2011: Suresh Raina on his favourite people and moments

The cricketer, in his recently released autobiography, ‘Believe’, talks about the people and moments he has cherished the most

Rare pictures from the Thanjavur Saraswati Mahal Library now in a book

Pratap Sinh Bhosle of the erstwhile royal family of Tanjore unearths uncommon pictures from the archives of the library for ‘Rare Prints’

Ranjitha Ashok’s ‘Half a Kilo Mixture’ features memories turned into short stories

The Chennai-based author has dedicated her book to the late S Muthiah, the chronicler of Madras

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik releases book of poems

The poems were penned by senior bureaucrat Bishnupada Sethi

I was called a ‘behenji’ and ‘shameless’ in the same breath: Neena Gupta

The wickedly funny and talented actor has a lot to say about everything, from her theatre days to OTT platforms, in her autobiography

Ruskin Bond on childhood, beaches, pandemic and more

The acclaimed author released a new book, ‘All-Time Favourites for Children’, on his 87th birthday last month

Jeffrey Archer chats about the third fast-paced crime-thriller in the William Warwick series

‘Turn A Blind Eye’ is a treat for diehard fans of author Jeffrey Archer’s storytelling

Online relay reading of Girish Karnad’s autobiography

It will be a tribute to the playwright on his death anniversary

Malcolm Gladwell: I’ve never before told a story that was just one narrative

An audiophile to the core, Malcolm Gladwell chats about his latest release ‘The Bomber Mafia’ first being an audiobook, and recalls encouraging the Obamas to delve into podcasting

Farewell to an extraordinary writer

Ki Rajanarayanan did not win the many awards he might have but he truly lived along with the sun

‘The Israeli Occupation is fundamentally and undeniably unjust’: Colum McCann

The Irish author, whose last novel, ‘Apeirogon’, has an Israeli and a Palestinian at its centre, talks of using “radical empathy” in conflict areas

Introducing Gaddar to non-Telugu speakers

Vasanth Kannabiran shares why translating Gaddar’s works was a challenge

More than words: why it’s a good time to explore wordless books

If you haven’t tried a wordless picture book yet, now is a good time to leave behind the politics of language and explore

KiRa inscribed a new landscape on the literary map

Remembering Ki. Rajanarayanan, wordsmith and joyous chronicler of life

Noted Bengali writer, translator Enakshi Chatterjee no more

Enakshi was a prolific author in both Bengali and English in a variety of genres.

'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' author Eric Carle dies at 91

Carle wrote and-or illustrated more than 75 books, introducing universal themes in simple words and bright colours.

I’m attracted to the ways in which the mysteries of water parallel the secrets of the human experience: An Yu

Chinese author An Yu’s debut novel about loneliness and redemption speaks eloquently to our pandemic-ravaged minds

Akash Verma lets his readers decide

The author talks about the premise of ‘Only the Good Die Young,’ the sequel to his earlier book, ‘You Never Know’

Anita Nair’s latest story ‘Why I Killed My Husband’ can be heard in her own voice

The author says she enjoyed reading her latest audio story, ‘Why I Killed My Husband’, so much that she has just finished recording, ‘Satyr of the Subway,’ a collection of short stories

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