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HT Picks; New Reads

Published on Oct 23, 2026 21:36 IST
This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book on bipolar disorder, another on Bharatanatyam, and one on the desires of contemporary Indians (Sanjeev Kumar)

Review: Sleep Journeys byAzra Abbas

Birds and animals fill the dreamscape of Sleep Journeys by Azra Abbas. (Shutterstock)
Published on Oct 23, 2026 21:30 IST

Review: Operation Silkyara by Saurabh Sharma

Ambulances stand outside the Silkyara tunnel on 28 November 2023, the last day of the rescue operation. (ANI)
Published on Oct 23, 2026 18:34 IST

Report: Remembering Veenapani Festival 2026

Nimmy Raphel in Adishakti’s A Woman or Not to Be (Adishakti Theatre)
Updated on Oct 23, 2026 08:44 IST

Review: Life of M by Rachel Cusk

Many readers have connected M in Cusk’s novel with Hollywood star Natalie Portman (pictured). (Shutterstock)
Published on Oct 20, 2026 14:03 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a book about a historical relic that also traces Bhagat Singh’s intellectual evolution, another on disease in colonial India, and selections from Rumer Godden’s autobiographical writing (Sanjeev Kumar)
Published on Oct 16, 2026 21:34 IST

Interview: Deana Heath and Jinee Lokaneeta

Political scientist Jinee Lokaneeta (L) and historian Deana Heath (Kapil Narang)
Published on Oct 16, 2026 21:30 IST

Report: Travel Writing Festival 2026

Swati Murmu, Aakriti Mandhwani and Chandrahas Choudhury at the panel discussion titled The Past, Present and Future of Reading and Writing (Akankshya Abismruta)
Published on Oct 16, 2026 07:09 IST

Book to Screen: Verity

Anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnett in Verity (Alisha Wetherill/Amazon MGM Studios)
Published on Oct 15, 2026 14:07 IST

The afterlife of Barbara Cartland

Forever pretty in pink: Barbara Cartland (Shared by Jonathan Miller)
Updated on Oct 13, 2026 14:46 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a debut collection of poems, an analysis of the traditional clothing of Gujarat and Rajasthan , and a memoir by a pioneering Indian reporter (Sanjeev Kumar)
Published on Oct 9, 2026 21:38 IST

Review: The First House by Avni Doshi

The First House examines the death of a marriage in American suburbia (Getty Images)
Published on Oct 9, 2026 21:34 IST

Anne Carson and the art of being wrong

Anne Carson, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2026 outside her home in Reykjavik, Iceland. (REUTERS)
Published on Oct 9, 2026 17:56 IST

Review: Hot Butter Cuttlefish by Ashok Ferrey

Scene in a picturesque village in Sri Lanka (Shutterstock)
Published on Oct 9, 2026 07:13 IST

Jeffrey Archer: The final twist in the tale

Author Jeffrey Archer (15 April 1940-5 October 2026) (HT Archive)
Updated on Oct 6, 2026 11:43 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of good reads includes the story of King Marthanda Varma of Travancore, a book on women’s anger, and a historical mystery. (Amit Sharma)
Published on Oct 2, 2026 21:30 IST