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Essay: Love at first bite
Published on Aug 08, 2024 06:37 PM IST
On brown headed barbets double dating on electricity wires, exchanging gifts of love, and nesting in Delhi gardens
Review: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
A tender exploration of grief, this is also a novel that explores the longlasting effects of growing up in a dysfunctional family that is collectively grappling with addiction and unhappiness
Published on Aug 08, 2024 03:56 PM IST
Sharmistha Jha
Review: This Land We Call Home by Nusrat F Jafri
A chronicle of four generations of a family that’s also a picture of the evolution of modern India as it moved from colonialism to independence and the contemporary era, this is an ode to the motherland
Published on Aug 07, 2024 08:05 PM IST
Areeb Ahmad
Book Fair and Stationery Fair return to Delhi: Namaskar, bibliophiles!
The 28th Delhi Book Fair and 24th Stationery Fair are all set to open in Delhi's Pragati Maidan. The focus this time is on books published in India.
Updated on Aug 05, 2024 10:03 PM IST
Nandini Sengupta: “In many ways, animals are more evolved than us”
The author of ‘The Blue Horse and Other Amazing Animals from Indian History’, who won the Sahitya Akademi Bal Puraskar 2024, on her relationship with animals and about retelling history through the their perspective
Published on Aug 05, 2024 06:16 PM IST
Book Box | A browsing list of eight new and notable books
Here's a round-up of recent reads, a mix of genres that includes the latest Amor Towles and the forthcoming Matt Haig.
Published on Aug 03, 2024 08:18 PM IST
Neha J Hiranandani – “Our children are born with phones in their hands”
The online lives of ‘digital natives’ are becoming increasingly unrecognisable to their ‘digital migrant’ parents. Here, the author of ‘iParent; Embracing Parenting in the Digital Age’ delves into the fruitful, safe, and healthy ways in which children can relish their online time
Updated on Aug 03, 2024 05:58 AM IST
Suhit Bombaywala
Review: What Does Israel Fear from Palestine? by Raja Shehadeh
Presenting a record of the destruction caused by the state of Israel since its formation in 1948, and the violence and oppression that Palestinians have faced as a result
Updated on Aug 03, 2024 05:56 AM IST
HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is a book on how Sikh chiefs engaged with the British, the Marathas, the Jats and the Rohillas in the 18th century, an account of reporting violent political conflicts in South Asia, and a volume about 20 Indian architects and their iconic projects
Updated on Aug 03, 2024 05:52 AM IST
HT Team
Review: Snakes, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll by Romulus Whitaker with Janaki Lenin
An intimate account of Romulus Whitaker’s childhood and youth, Snakes, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll is brutally honest about everything from his his affair with psychedelic drugs to his entanglements with half-a-dozen girls
Updated on Aug 03, 2024 05:50 AM IST
Lamat R Hasan
Prophet of love – James Baldwin turns 100
One of 20th century America’s greatest writers, Baldwin’s work reminds us that love can heal wounds that are social, communal, interpersonal, and cultural
Published on Aug 02, 2024 05:44 PM IST
Kartik Chauhan
Author Neha Bansal's book evokes timeless memories, Chitrahaar to Car Nicobar
Read on how IAS Officer, Neha Bansal captures nostalgia and timeless memories in her evocative book of poetry, ‘Six of Cups’
Published on Aug 02, 2024 11:15 AM IST
Alina Azfar
Review: The Book Censor’s Library by Bothayna Al-Essa
Set in the future, this dystopic novel translated from the original Arabic, features a book censor tasked with banning books on a range of forbidden subjects including philosophy, poetry and novels
Published on Aug 01, 2024 10:43 PM IST
Sanjay Sipahimalani
Kashmir shawls: The splendour and the misery
An expansive book on Kashmiri shawls presents the history of the craft and the wretched condition of the weavers who create these prized pieces
Published on Aug 01, 2024 09:03 PM IST
Hilal Mir
2024 Booker Longlist: Get over John Green- Colleen Hoover, here's your next pick
The Booker Prize has finally unveiled its highly anticipated longlist for 2024, featuring a diverse selection of thirteen novels; check them out
Updated on Aug 01, 2024 07:00 PM IST
Aadrika Sominder
A reading list for #DisabilityPrideMonth
As July draws to a close, a look at five contemporary titles that centralise conversation on disability and queerness
Published on Jul 31, 2024 07:13 PM IST
Divrina Dhingra - “Everyone has scents that they associate with home”
The author of The Perfume Project: Journeys through Indian Fragrance talks about memories associated with smells and working on the art and science of perfumery in India
Published on Jul 30, 2024 05:21 PM IST
Book Box | Meet award-winning mystery writer Angie Kim
This Stanford and Harvard-educated former lawyer dips heavily into her own life and adds research to craft pacy and prizewinning whodunits
Published on Jul 28, 2024 12:19 AM IST
HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is a sweeping portrait of a peripatetic life, a comprehensive cancer nutrition cookbook, and an attempt to decode the blackguards of Hindi cinema
Published on Jul 26, 2024 08:07 PM IST
HT Team
Aruna Roy – “The demonising of activists is unfortunate for the nation”
The author of The Personal is Political; An Activist’s Memoir on the role of people’s movements in a democracy, the shift towards neo-liberalism within the civil service, and attempts to impede the RTI Act
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 08:06 PM IST
Chittajit Mitra
Review: I Have the Streets by Ravichandran Ashwin
In his memoir, cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin talks about his journey from his Chennai childhood to the apex of Indian cricket
Published on Jul 26, 2024 08:04 PM IST
Shevlin Sebastian
Review: At Home in India by Qurratulain Hyder
A new anthology of Hyder’s work includes profiles of some eminent Urdu women writers, the actress Nargis, short stories, and extracts from her memoirs about growing up in an elite north Indian Muslim family
Published on Jul 26, 2024 08:04 PM IST
Saudamini Jain
5 poignant books that explore war through humour, satire and honest empathy
On the 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas, explore 5 pervasive books that delve into the intricacies of war through humour, satire and honest empathy
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 09:08 PM IST
Aadrika Sominder
Epics in string, leather and shadow puppetry
The Chitrakathi art form survives in Maharashtra largely due to a single Thakar tribal family’s resolute commitment to their cultural heritage
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 05:58 PM IST
Veidehi Gite
Review: Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
In the novel that was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize this year, a Palestinian woman born in the UK is forced to face the reality about Israeli settler colonialism and the ghost of her own family’s resistance to it
Published on Jul 26, 2024 05:10 PM IST
Rutba Iqbal
Review: Making the ‘Woman’ by Sutapa Dutta and Shivangini Tandon
Comprising four illustrative parts, this anthology analyses emotions, attitudes, cultural practices, rituals, social norms, entertainment, and alternative sexualities in early modern India
Updated on Jul 25, 2024 10:46 PM IST
Shafey Kidwai
Review: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
HG Wells's The Time Machine inspired a surge in time travel fiction. Kaliane Bradley's The Ministry of Time blends time travel with romance and espionage in a witty tone. The novel focuses on characters and relationships rather than just mechanics, exploring the implications of history-bending antics. The story follows a civil servant of British-Cambodian descent tasked with assisting individuals extracted from past timelines. The narrative intertwines with Commander Gore from the 19th century Franklin Expedition, offering a mix of Victorian reactions to modernity and romantic entanglements. The novel also touches on themes of displacement and immigration. Despite potential narrative overload, Bradley's engaging style makes for an entertaining read.
Updated on Jul 24, 2024 08:38 PM IST
Sanjay Sipahimalani
Sherlock Holmes and the phantom pack
The burnt-out Holy Trinity Church in Buckfastleigh in Devon is believed to have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of Baskervilles
Published on Jul 23, 2024 10:07 PM IST
Teja Lele
Mango Day: The mango's cultural influence on Indian artists and poets
This Mango Day, explore books and films that hero in on the “King of Fruits” along with the artistic legacy that this iconic fruit has left behind
Published on Jul 22, 2024 07:06 PM IST
Aadrika Sominder
Michiko Aoyama – “I have a new favourite Manga author every day”
On why libraries are “dream systems”, her memories of working in one, her love of Manga, and her plans to collaborate with an artist on her next work
Updated on Jul 22, 2024 05:45 PM IST