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Book to Screen: The Housemaid

Published on Mar 30, 2026 15:09 IST

Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried in The Housemaid. (Film still)

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a murder mystery featuring a fiery school teacher, and a book on the science woven into ordinary things (Akash Shrivastav)

Published on Mar 27, 2026 22:14 IST

Ana Paula Maia: “The world is degenerate and violent”

Author Ana Paula Maia (Pablo Contreras)

Published on Mar 27, 2026 22:12 IST

Review: Maryam & Son by Mirza Waheed

The Sunday Market in Walthamstow in London where the novel is set. (Shutterstock)

Published on Mar 27, 2026 22:00 IST

Review: India-Pakistan Relations: A Saga of Unending Disputes by Satish Chandra

Jinnah House in Mumbai (Ritesh Uttamchandani)

Published on Mar 27, 2026 17:22 IST

Excerpt: The Way of Excellence by Brad Stulberg

“Another powerful way to think about routines is to develop daily, weekly, and monthly practices.” Here, people have incorporated yoga into their daily lives. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Mar 27, 2026 12:07 IST

Excerpt: The Story Keepers by April Fonti

Women seeking treatment at Dolma Lhamo’s home (April Fonti)

Published on Mar 26, 2026 14:00 IST

Review: 12 Years by Chetan Bhagat

A couple in Mumbai (Shutterstock)

Published on Mar 26, 2026 09:21 IST

In Tolkien’s footsteps: The English landscapes that inspired Middle-earth

Chedder Gorge in Somerset, UK (Courtesy Visit Bath)

Updated on Mar 25, 2026 10:35 IST

Excerpt: Madira; India’s Forgotten Spirits and Cocktail Revival

“Over generations, we learned to look down on our own spirits. Mahua became the ‘poor man’s drink’. Feni was relegated to holiday souvenirs. Arrack was pushed into the shadows.” Not anymore. (Shutterstock)

Published on Mar 24, 2026 13:09 IST

Vaishali Shroff: “Without faith and belief there cannot be activism”

Author Vaishali Shroff (Kerala Literature Festival)

Updated on Mar 23, 2026 14:39 IST

Book Box: A Reader in Chicago

Reading Wellness by Nathan Hill.

Published on Mar 22, 2026 04:42 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a fresh retelling of stories that date back to the first century BCE, an exploration of loneliness and womanhood in Japan, and a selection of great Rajasthani recipes. (Akash Shrivastav)

Published on Mar 20, 2026 21:44 IST

Jimmy Wales: “If we’re trying to be fact based, we have to be fair to all sides”

Jimmy Wales (Courtesy Jaipur Literature Festival)

Published on Mar 20, 2026 21:40 IST

Review: A River Runs Back by Amarjit Sidhu

A view of Punjab (Shutterstock)

Published on Mar 20, 2026 21:36 IST

Review: Memoirs by Mannu Bhandari and Rajendra Yadav

From the family album: Mannu Bhandari and Rajendra Yadav with their daughter Rachna (Courtesy Rachna Yadav)

Published on Mar 20, 2026 21:34 IST

Review: Searches by Vauhini Vara

Always so much to ask about. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Mar 20, 2026 10:30 IST

Giles Tillotson: “A map, even more obviously than a portrait, is a document”

Art historian Giles Tillotson

Updated on Mar 19, 2026 13:58 IST

Review: Don’t Let It Break You, Honey by Jenny Evans

“At times, Jenny Evans examines the culture of British tabloids as a journalist. At other moments, she is also dealing with memory and grief.” (Shutterstock)

Updated on Mar 19, 2026 09:47 IST

Omar Musa: “We’re haunted by the ghosts of the past”

Omar Musa: “We’re haunted by the ghosts of the past”

Updated on Mar 18, 2026 17:43 IST

Book to Screen: Frankenstein

Oscar Isaac as Victor in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (https://www.threads.com/@netflix/post)

Updated on Mar 17, 2026 18:27 IST

Book to screen: One Battle After Another

Jose Antonio Garcia, from left, Florencia Martin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cassandra Kulukundis, Regina Hall, Shayna McHale, Teyana Taylor, Michael Bauman, Paul Thomas Anderson, Anthony Carlino, Will Weike, Sara Murphy, Chase Infiniti, Christopher Scarabosio, and Andy Jurgensen accept the award for best picture award for "One Battle After Another" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Updated on Mar 16, 2026 11:36 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a novel on the colonial race to explore in the nineteenth century, another set in contemporary Pakistan, and a volume on Malabar Islam (Akash Shrivastav)

Published on Mar 13, 2026 22:04 IST

Leo Varadkar: “It is easier to be an activist than to be a politician”

Leo Varadkar (Jaipur Literature Festival)

Published on Mar 13, 2026 22:02 IST

Review: The Second Marriage of Kunju Namboodiri & Other Classic Malayalam Stories

An Ottan Thullal dancer moving to gramophone music in Trivandrum, Kerala in 1929. (E. O. Hoppe/Getty Images)

Published on Mar 13, 2026 22:00 IST

Review: The Moment of the Banyan by Armin Wandrewala

Members of the Parsi community celebrating the 193rd anniversary of the Godavara Gamadia Agairy at Fort in Mumbai in December 2019. (Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times)

Published on Mar 13, 2026 21:58 IST

Report: Jaigarh Heritage Festival

The standout performance at the Jaigarh Heritage Festival was The Manganiyar Seduction directed by Roysten Abel. A display of Rajasthani folk music at its finest, the production consisted of more than 40 musicians who performed with such theatrical flair that the audience was on its feet throughout. (Courtesy Jaigarh Heritage Festival)

Updated on Mar 13, 2026 13:00 IST

Review: Into the Uncut Grass by Trevor Noah

Comedian and author Trevor Noah (Shutterstock)

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 12:58 IST

Remembering Bill sa’ab, the ace travel writer

A view of the Nanda Devi from Auli in Uttarakhand. (Shutterstock)

Published on Mar 12, 2026 12:17 IST

‘Cromwell’s Spy’ Review: A Schemer in the Shadows

The book’s narrative is accessible and brisk, delivered in easy prose and a light, journalistic style with sprightly turns of phrase.

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 07:29 IST

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