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HT Picks; New Reads

Published on Mar 6, 2026 9:40 PM IST

On the reading list this week is a book on why the pursuit of excellence is integral to well-being, and a creative biography of the last female impersonator of Bengali theatre. (Akash Shrivastav)

Suvir Saran: “Loss rearranges the furniture of the soul”

Chef and author Suvir Saran (Rainbow Literature Festival)

Published on Mar 6, 2026 9:34 PM IST

Report: Kerala Literature Festival, 2026

Abdul Razak Gurnah (centre) and Kiran Desai (right) in conversation with Anindita Ghose at KLF 2026. (Kerala Literature Festival)

Published on Mar 6, 2026 9:32 PM IST

Review: Civil-Military Fusion as a Metric of National Power... by Raj Shukla

An Indian Army battalion practising for the Republic Day parade. (Shutterstock)

Published on Mar 6, 2026 5:29 PM IST

Report: The Shillong Literary Festival

Sanjoy Hazarika (left) and Shehan Karunatilaka at the Shillong Literary Festival. (Shillong Literary Festival)

Updated on Mar 6, 2026 9:59 AM IST

Six books to read about Iran

Composite file photo of US President Donald Trump and Supreme Leader Ayatolla Ali Khamenei who was assassinated on February 28.

Updated on Mar 6, 2026 5:00 AM IST

Review: The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman

(From left) Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, and Celia Imrie in The Thursday Murder Club. (Courtesy Netflix)

Updated on Mar 5, 2026 9:54 AM IST

Review: The Dead Fish by Rajkamal Choudhary

Manhattan in the 1960s. “Born in a village in the Saharsa district of Bihar, Rajkamal Choudhary, who never went to the United States, astonishingly created characters who walked the streets of Manhattan.” (Shutterstock)

Published on Mar 4, 2026 1:56 PM IST

Sindhu Rajasekaran: “The idea of queerness is always in”

Author Sindhu Rajasekaran (Sushant Desai/Aleph)

Published on Mar 3, 2026 5:02 PM IST

Dhiraj Rabha: “My life is not just a personal memory but a political condition”

Artist Dhiraj Rabha with his work, The Quiet Weight of Shadows at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2026, at Coir Godown, Aspinwall House, Fort Kochi. (Courtesy Kochi Biennale Foundation)

Published on Mar 2, 2026 8:09 AM IST

Book Box: My AI Fiction Reading List

AI Fiction Reading List

Updated on Mar 1, 2026 10:09 PM IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book that describes what happened in Manipur from within the Kuki-Zomi/Mizo experience, another that presents reportage on the pandemic, and a volume on the rock-cut temples at Ellora (Akash Shrivastav)

Published on Feb 27, 2026 10:40 PM IST

Tom Freston: “I like being on the edge”

Author Tom Freston (Jaipur Literature Festival)

Published on Feb 27, 2026 10:38 PM IST

Report: Jaipur Literature Festival 2026

(From left) Esther Freud, Tash Aw, Kiran Desai, Richard Flanagan and Anuradha Roy at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2026. (Jaipur Literature Festival)

Published on Feb 27, 2026 10:32 PM IST

Review: The Essential Mir by Anisur Rahman

A portrait of Mir Taqi Mir circa 1786. (Wikimedia Commons)

Published on Feb 27, 2026 10:22 PM IST

Review: Tagore Never Ate Here by Mohammad Nazim Uddin

The novel’s villain lives in a home much like this one! (Shutterstock)

Updated on Feb 27, 2026 7:19 AM IST

A meditation on the Indian cow

In many parts of India, cows and humans have a symbiotic relationship. (Prerna Jain)

Published on Feb 26, 2026 7:28 AM IST

Review: The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

Stepping back from the edge. (Shutterstock)

Published on Feb 25, 2026 9:11 AM IST

Where words rest: Inside Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey has hosted coronations since 1066 and is home to the graves of monarchs, statesmen, scientists, and of course, great writers. (Courtesy Westminster Abbey)

Updated on Feb 24, 2026 12:21 PM IST

Birender Yadav: “Caste is the engine that drives the bonded labour system”

Birender Yadav with Only the Earth Knows Their Labour at the Kochi Muziris Biennale (Kochi Biennale Foundation)

Updated on Feb 24, 2026 6:29 AM IST

Review: Bride in the Hills by Kuvempu

A view of the Sahyadris in Karnataka (Shutterstock)

Published on Feb 20, 2026 9:42 PM IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book of powerful comics that critique injustice, a volume on the downfall of two Muslim dynasties in the early twentieth century, and another on the terrible consequences of the rush for green energy (Akash Shrivastav)

Published on Feb 20, 2026 9:32 PM IST

Hanako Footman: “You write what you fear”

Author Hanako Footman (Jaipur Literature Festival)

Published on Feb 20, 2026 9:30 PM IST

Review: Dark Hours of the Night by Salma

A Tamil woman at the seaside with her daughter. (Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images)

Published on Feb 20, 2026 5:18 PM IST

Review: Water Days by Sundar Sarukkai

A water tanker at a housing society in Bengaluru (Shutterstock)

Published on Feb 19, 2026 8:45 AM IST

Narasimha Kumar: “There is a lot of focus on translations now”

Translator Narasimha Kumar (Courtesy the subject’s FB page)

Published on Feb 18, 2026 1:15 PM IST

Review: Blowfish by Kyung-Ran Jo

Cherry blossoms in bloom in Seoul (Shutterstock)

Published on Feb 18, 2026 6:54 AM IST

Report: Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival

A session titled From Feluda to the Kothas had Sanghamitra Chakraborty, Manish Gaekwad and Poulami Chatterjee Bose in conversation with Arunava Sinha. (Courtesy AKLF)

Updated on Feb 17, 2026 12:22 PM IST

A conversation on poetry and walking

Schoolgirls walking much like the poet Sivakami Velliangiri and her friends did. “ As a schoolgirl, walking was a collective activity – a group of girls coming into their own, forging bonds of womanhood, and concocting stories about the unknown...” (Shutterstock)

Updated on Feb 17, 2026 8:55 AM IST

Book Box: Loving The Other Reader

A Valentine for incompatible readers.

Updated on Feb 15, 2026 11:00 AM IST

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