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HT Picks; New Reads

Published on Jun 20, 2026 05:48 am IST

On the reading list this week is an intimate social history of Pakistan in the 1950s, a rare eyewitness account of British India’s war against Japan, and a history of Singhbhum’s tribal societies under British rule. (Amit Sharma)

Jonathan Miles: “Writing, at its core, is a sonic exercise”

Author Jonathan Miles (Courtesy the subject)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 05:42 am IST

Review: Seeking Allah’s Hierarchy by PC Saidalavi

A barber in Malappuram, Kerala cutting hair during the Covid lockdown in 2021. (Shutterstock)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 05:36 am IST

Kalapini Komkali: “When you truly listen, you listen also to what is unsaid”

Classical vocalist Kalapini Komkali (Courtesy The Sacred Amritsar Festival)

Updated on Jun 19, 2026 01:25 pm IST

Of murders, wrinkles and clever crows

Crow in a strong wind (Prerna Jain)

Updated on Jun 19, 2026 12:53 am IST

Review: Why I Killed My Husband by Anita Nair

People wade through flooded water near Wazirabad Colony in New Delhi on September 06, 2025. Anita Nair’s Why I Killed My Husband is inspired by contemporary issues and has stories that touch on everything from demonetisation to farmers’ agitations, CAA protests and urban floods. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Published on Jun 18, 2026 02:14 pm IST

GauZ: “If you don’t have style, don’t write”

Author Armand Patrick Gbaka-Brédé also known as GauZ (Kerala Literature Festival)

Updated on Jun 16, 2026 04:43 pm IST

Anurag Minus Verma: “You’ll never see influencers making political statements”

Author Anurag Minus Verma (Kerala Literature Festival)

Updated on Jun 15, 2026 10:09 pm IST

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a collection of poems, the new edition of a Tagore biography, and a book on a performance art from Kerala (Amit Sharma)

Published on Jun 13, 2026 05:10 am IST

Vinod Kaul: “No biography can fully capture a life”

Author Vinod Kaul (Courtesy the subject)

Published on Jun 13, 2026 05:04 am IST

Review: Bismillah and Other Stories by Manto, translated by Rakshanda Jalil

Author Saadat Hasan Manto (Courtesy Aleph)

Published on Jun 13, 2026 04:54 am IST

Review: India and Network Centric Warfare by Kartik Bommakanti

“The strength of Bommakanti’s book lies in its clear explanations of a few complex but critical subjects that are absolutely necessary if India is to transition from conventional to unconventional military power.” (Waseem Andrabi /Hindustan Times))

Published on Jun 13, 2026 04:12 am IST

Report: The White Owl Literature Festival and Book Fair

Japanese Manga legend Toshiyuki Honda at The White Owl Literature Festival and Book Fair (Saurabh Sharma)

Published on Jun 12, 2026 06:13 pm IST

LC Singh: “Life is not linear. So don’t become arrogant during success”

Author LC Singh (Courtesy the subject)

Updated on Jun 11, 2026 03:20 pm IST

Vandana Vasudevan: “We are close to becoming a nation of delivery workers”

Author Vandana Vasudevan (Courtesy Jaipur Literature Festival)

Updated on Jun 10, 2026 05:49 pm IST

Review: Meet the Savarnas by Ravikant Kisana

Students at the campus of a leading business school. (Parwaz Khan/Hindustan Times)

Published on Jun 10, 2026 05:25 pm IST

Kader Attia: “Art as a practice will always be free, but the art world is not”

Artist Kader Attia, curator of the next Kochi Muziris Biennale (Nicole Tanzini di Bella)

Updated on Jun 09, 2026 08:30 pm IST

Marjane Satrapi: The cartographer of exile and unforgotten grief

Marjane Satrapi at the premiere of ‘La Bande Des Jotas’ at the 7th Rome Film Festival on November 16, 2012 in Rome, Italy. Her husband Mattias Ripa played Nils, one of the badminton players, who get caught up in a mysterious woman’s plan after a suitcase mix-up in the south of Spain. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jun 08, 2026 04:04 pm IST

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a novel that’s an examination of the performance of womanhood, and the story of a serial killer. (Amit Sharma)

Published on Jun 06, 2026 08:34 am IST

Poetry pick: Days of Recovery by Nomita Kapur

130pp, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>499; Speaking Tiger (Days of Recovery: Making stillness its concern.)

Published on Jun 06, 2026 08:32 am IST

Sohrab Hura: “I wanted to photograph Kashmir with love”

Photographer Sohrab Hura (Courtesy the subject)

Published on Jun 06, 2026 08:24 am IST

Review: Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ

The main street of Taipei in 1910, when it was occupied by Japan. (Getty Images)

Published on Jun 06, 2026 08:16 am IST

Ruskin Bond: “Life is just a game of chance”

Author Ruskin Bond (Mriidu Khosla’s Mastery series for StoneX Global)

Published on Jun 06, 2026 08:10 am IST

Review: Ghosted; Delhi’s Haunted Monuments by Eric Chopra

The Jamali Kamali mosque and tomb in the Mehrauli Archaeological Park in the New Delhi (HT photo/Sunil Saxena)

Updated on Jun 09, 2026 07:24 pm IST

‘View From the East Wing’ Review: The Regrets of Jill Biden

Her book’s title can be read as a spitball at Donald Trump, who has torn down the East Wing (“may it rest in peace”) where Mrs. Biden had her first lady’s office.

Published on Jun 04, 2026 04:10 pm IST

Review: The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy Alexander

“In a world where hate speech is on the rise, it is comforting to be swept away by a story that champions love.” (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jun 04, 2026 03:46 pm IST

Review: For No Reason At All by Ramjee Chandran

The inner circle of Connaught Place, New Delhi, on 02 January 1985. (HT Photo by Santosh Gupta.)

Published on Jun 02, 2026 07:44 pm IST

Addie E Citchens: “Boys are handed power while girls are handed shame”

Author Addie E Citchens (Courtesy Britt Smith Photography)

Updated on Jun 01, 2026 06:33 pm IST

12 books to read: The best reviews of May

The long life of the Declaration of Independence, wartime survival in Ukraine, the joy of soccer fandom, early human societies and more.

Updated on May 30, 2026 05:23 pm IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book on understanding money in an unstable world, a collection of unsettling stories, and a volume that traces the old Indian routes through which people and wealth travelled. (Amit Sharma)

Published on May 30, 2026 04:42 am IST

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