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Book Review: Red Flags And Rishtas is ‘perfect match’ for all die-hard romantics
Author Radhika Agrawal's novel decodes the love, life and drama that spins around millennials and Gen Z. In the process, it entertains everyone! Read on
Published on Jan 06, 2025 04:32 PM IST
Yashika Mathur
Book review | On Beauty: The Cinema of Sanjay Leela Bhansali
On Beauty: The Cinema of Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a lucid, impassioned deconstruction and defense of the filmmaker's inimitable aesthetic on screen.
Updated on Dec 03, 2024 05:33 PM IST
Book Review: Can you escape your history? Chelsea Bieker's Madwoman answers
Author Chelsea Bieker’s new book, Madwoman, explores mom Clove’s turbulent psyche as her life unravels. What happens when secrets refuse to stay buried? Read on
Published on Nov 30, 2024 02:29 PM IST
Aadrika Sominder
Book review: Author Nadia Hashimi packs a tale of two Afghani teens in America
In Spilled Ink, pediatrician turned novelist, Nadia Hashimi delivers a narrative of two teenagers struggling to find a place in America as an Afghan family.
Published on Sep 09, 2024 11:39 AM IST
Aadrika Sominder
Book Review: Butter packs culinary delights with the gender debate
Asako Yuzuki's Butter narrates the journey of journalist Rika Machida as she investigates the case of a convicted con woman and gourmet cook, Manako Kajii
Published on May 22, 2024 05:19 PM IST
Priyanka Kapoor
Book Review: 'Stranger Things' actor weaves a romance novel into a WWII disaster
A love story set in London, spanning the wartime years of 1942-1945 forms the crux of Millie Bobby Brown's debut novel.
Published on Sep 12, 2023 09:58 AM IST
AP | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das
Witerati: Prose and Cons of AI slavery
Just when one was gaining freedom from endless threads of WA conversations, there comes old wine dressed in a new bottle
Updated on Aug 13, 2023 04:21 AM IST
Chetna Keer
Review: Banaras Talkies by Satya Vyas
Banaras Talkies, a fast-paced novel about law undergraduates in a university hostel, captures the humor, camaraderie, and challenges of student life.
Updated on May 26, 2023 04:52 PM IST
Sudhirendar Sharma
Book Box: Seven powerful books on mental health
May is mental health awareness month, and the perfect time for these seven powerful books on mental health
Updated on May 21, 2022 04:08 PM IST
Book Box | World Book Day: Literature from Russia, Ukraine, Poland, and India
On World Book Day, we understand the world through some of its greatest minds.
Updated on Apr 23, 2022 12:28 PM IST
Review: To Kill a Democracy by Debasish Roy Chowdhury and John Keane
Confronting India’s broken health care system, extreme poverty, and the criminalization of politics, among other horrors
Updated on Apr 08, 2022 08:48 PM IST
Samrat Choudhury
Excerpt: Onam in a Nightie by Anjana Menon
A collection of true stories from a town in Kerala during the pandemic that is both heartwarming and hilarious. This chapter titled Rosia and Shivankutty features a dog and her eccentric human friend
Updated on Apr 08, 2022 09:14 AM IST
Anjana Menon
Book review: Exploring Aligarh through the prism of Urdu poetry
The Allure of Aligarh: A Poetic Journey into the University City, authored by Huma Khalil, mesmerizes through the poetry it holds within its covers and the beautiful visuals it carries.
Updated on Sep 04, 2021 01:06 PM IST
Saba Mahmood Bashir | Posted by Parmita Uniyal
Book Review: ‘It will inspire young girls who wish to become entrepreneurs’
In this book, Lyeba has mentioned 9 interviews of different business women, their challenges and how they overcame their fear.
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 06:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Discovering books
Column- Piyush Jha gives you some tips and tricks to identify your next favourite book
Updated on Nov 28, 2019 04:04 PM IST
Mumbai | Piyush Jha
Book Review: Going down the memory lane
Author Srishti Chaudhary’s Once Upon A Curfew is an engaging,light-hearted read packed with strong characters that keeps the reader hooked to the story.
Updated on Jul 11, 2019 05:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Sanchita Kalra
Book review: Jo Nesbo’s Macbeth is a good cop gone rogue
Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbo spins Shakespeare’s famous tragedy about political ambition into an entertaining thriller.
Updated on Jun 15, 2018 09:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Supriya Sharma
The Shape of Water book review: If you liked the film, you’ll love the novel
The novel The Shape of Water, written by Guillermo Del Toro and Daniel Kraus, expands and enriches the Oscar-winning original story.
Updated on Jun 02, 2018 11:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Supriya Sharma
Stalking God: This new book is about finding a spiritual path in the modern world
Narrated from the open-minded perspective of a spiritual seeker rather than a religious scholar, the book offers an honest account of some of the less-than-mainstream spiritual practices.
Updated on Apr 01, 2018 03:00 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service | HT Correspondent
Book review: Pull of Pulses Full of Beans decodes the cultural significance of ‘dal’ in India
In Pull of Pulses Full of Beans, author Salma Husain delves on the history of lentils, shares recipes of unique preparations made with dal, and shows how it was popular with both commoners and Mughal royalty.
Updated on Mar 31, 2018 02:28 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service | HT Correspondent