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V Srinivas: “My fiction writing style is like that of a surgeon – cut and dry”

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Author V Srinivas (Courtesy the subject)

Updated on Jan 24, 2026 10:59 am IST

Book Review | In RF Kuang’s Katabasis, getting your PhD is one hell of a ride

Cover of the book Katabasis by RF Kuang.

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Published on Nov 09, 2025 09:37 pm IST

Chetan Bhagat: I don’t, but Indians care about films because they don’t read

Author Chetan Bhagat talks about his new book, 12 Years, and how he managed to delve into the world of new age romances at 51.

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Published on Oct 15, 2025 06:00 am IST

Book Review: Bianca Gillam's Bad Publicity has promising premise, poor execution

Cover of author Bianca Gillam's debut novel Bad Publicity.

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Published on Aug 21, 2025 04:57 pm IST

Book Review: Gunboy is a revenge saga about style, swag, and schoolyard bruises

The cover of Shreyas Rajagopal's second novel Gunboy

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Published on Aug 18, 2025 11:10 am IST

Book Review: K Anis Ahmed's Carnivore is a collision of gourmet and grotesque

The cover of K Anis Ahmed's fourth novel, Carnivore.

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Published on Jul 25, 2025 08:46 pm IST

Book review | Drugs, darkness and despondency rule AA Dhand's latest thriller

Cover of AA Dhand's latest book, The Chemist, is based in UK's Leeds.

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Published on Jul 07, 2025 06:49 pm IST

Book review: Age of Mondays' lyrical prose brings magical realism to Delhi

Cover of the book, Age of Mondays, written by Lopa Ghosh.

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Published on May 25, 2025 07:00 am IST

As Arthur Conan Doyle turns 166, Indian writers revisit Sherlock Holmes’ legacy

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Published on May 23, 2025 06:24 pm IST

Review: Tempest on River Silent is a coming-of-age tale in coming-of-age nation

The cover of Tempest On River Silent by Sandeep Khanna

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Published on Apr 04, 2025 04:56 pm IST

Bhabi Ji... writer battling liver cirrhosis, writing episodes: Kavita Kaushik

Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai writer Manoj Santoshi and Kavita Kaushik

Updated on Feb 18, 2025 09:20 pm IST

HBD Roald Dahl: Dive into his legacy through the lens of his adult short fiction

On his birth anniversary today, we will be exploring the colossal legacy left behind by writer Roald Dahl through a few of his short stories

Published on Sept 13, 2024 02:54 pm IST

5 poignant books that explore war through humour, satire and honest empathy

5 poignant books that explore the intricacies of war

Updated on Jul 26, 2024 09:08 pm IST

The inner world of Perumal Murugan

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Author Perumal Murugan.

Published on Dec 09, 2023 09:54 pm IST

Interview: Sita Menon - “I figure things out on paper”

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Screenwriter Sita Menon (Courtesy the subject)

Updated on Aug 29, 2023 03:45 pm IST

Interview: Kala Ramesh, Managing Editor, haikuKATHA-We focus on supporting poets

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Founder and managing editor, HaikuKATHA, Kala Ramesh (HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 17, 2023 10:52 am IST

Interview: Sumit Saxena - “With the advent of AI, every artist will have to lear

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Screenwriter Sumit Saxena (Courtesy the subject)

Updated on Jul 20, 2023 02:21 am IST

How to self-publish an e-book

Self-publishing an e-book can be a dream come true for many aspiring authors.

Published on Jan 28, 2023 09:09 pm IST

Twinkle Khanna shares 3 book recommendations ‘for a brief respite’ amid Covid-19

Twinkle Khanna shares 3 book recommendations ‘for a brief respite’ amid the ongoing conflicts and Covid-19 gloom

Updated on May 23, 2021 08:19 pm IST

Elizabeth Day: The best writing is an exercise in imaginative empathy

Day’s podcast How To Fail was launched in July 2018

Updated on Dec 08, 2020 11:40 pm IST

Roundabout: Play the rabab, Mardania, November is here

In recent years there has been an effort by poets, painters, fiction writers and scholars to retrieve the story of Mardana not just as Guru Nanak’s disciple but as a friend of his youth and travel companion in all of his spiritual journeys.

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Updated on Nov 07, 2020 11:49 pm IST

‘Queen of Crime’ Christie’s first detective novel marks centenary

Christie is the world’s best-selling fiction writer and her crime novels have sold 2 billion copies.

Updated on Oct 06, 2020 03:45 pm IST

ROUNDABOUT: Remembering Rama Sharma, a woman of substance

An upright reporter and a woman of strong beliefs, Rama Sharma was never afraid of speaking out her mind

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Updated on Jun 06, 2020 04:47 pm IST

Amrita Pritam had prophesied her heir to be a writer of next generation

Amrita Pritam had prophesied her heir to be a writer of next generation.

Updated on Oct 31, 2019 05:01 pm IST

Landour: Where the lair of the lone fox lies

A view of Mussoorie from a vantage point in Landour in Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand.

Updated on Jun 24, 2019 06:19 pm IST

“The word love is terribly heavy-handed!” says André Aciman

André Aciman’s seminal 2007 debut novel, Call Me By Your Name, became the toast of the town with its movie adaptation in 2017

Updated on Mar 09, 2019 11:49 pm IST

Language is my friend, fiction my first love: Arundhati Roy

Acclaimed author Arundhati Roy writes poetic prose, employs redolent metaphors and evokes utmost admiration for her novelistic virtues.

Updated on Jan 31, 2019 05:41 pm IST

Bill Clinton, James Patterson launch new, dramatic novel

Former President Bill Clinton, left, listens as author James Patterson speaks during an interview about their new novel, ‘The President is Missing,’ in New York.

Updated on Jun 04, 2018 10:44 am IST

Review: Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians by Boria Majumdar

Sachin Tendulkar is carried by team members as India wins the Cricket World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai on April 2, 2011.

Updated on May 25, 2018 05:22 pm IST

Here’s the secret code to writing a best-seller: Publish your book in the festive season

The study found a universal pattern to book sales: all hardcover bestsellers, regardless of genre, follow a sales trajectory governed by the same factors.

Updated on Apr 06, 2018 02:27 pm IST

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