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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

Review: Home in the Dark by Jayanta Dey

A Durga pandal in Kolkata based on the theme of Time. (Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett)
Published on Oct 2, 2026 16:52 IST

Review: The Dig by Sowmiya Ashok

Archaeological remains at Keeladi (Wikimedia Commons)
Published on Oct 2, 2026 16:48 IST

Nature Morte at 30

Peter Nagy (Nawaid Anjum)
Updated on Oct 2, 2026 15:22 IST

Review: Taipei Story by RF Kuang

The Taipei skyline over the National Taiwan University (Shutterstock)
Published on Oct 1, 2026 09:42 IST

Review: Persian Nights by Alaka Rajan Skinner

Girls Athletes at Heydarnia Stadium in Tehran, Iran, in the 1970s. (Getty Images)
Published on Sep 25, 2026 21:52 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is an anthology that depicts the various forms of the Devi, a novel on travel and otherness, and one of the earliest records of the Partition in Delhi. (Amit Sharma)
Published on Sep 25, 2026 21:50 IST

Report: Bhashavaad 3.0

A panel discussion at Bhashavaad 3.0 (Courtesy ashoka.edu.in)
Updated on Sep 25, 2026 06:24 IST

Inside Chanakya’s archives

Large fabric sculptures of the Saptamatrikas (Courtesy Chanakya Atelier)
Updated on Sep 24, 2026 08:30 IST

Review: Indignity by Lea Ypi

The entrance of Bunk’Art 2, a history museum dedicated to the victims of the Enver Hoxha regime. The museum is inside a preserved Communist-era nuclear pit bunker. (Shutterstock)
Published on Sep 24, 2026 05:50 IST