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THE CURSE OF PENRYTH HALL Author: Jess Armstrong Publisher: Minotaur Books. (Image: DC)

A Page-Turner With A Paranormal Twist

An intriguing gothic mystery riddled with crime and curse in which romance, revenge, and danger lurk in every nook and...

3 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Coverpage of Roman Stories.

Book Review | Roman lives curiously radiate that sinking feeling

If you’re a fan of short stories, then you perhaps were blooded on Guy de Maupassant and O. Henry. The deceptive...

17 Dec 2023 2:16 AM IST

Coverpage of Mansur.

Book Review | Heady Mughal thriller combines intrigue and art

The opening pages of Mansur call to mind Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red, but the similarity disappears very soon....

17 Dec 2023 1:58 AM IST

Coverpage of Breaking the Mould: Reimagining Indias Economic Future.

Book Excerpt | India's growth story diverges from the pan-Asian...

Asian export-led growth accelerated the typical shift in labour between sectors, but the transformation was similar to...

17 Dec 2023 1:43 AM IST

Coverpage of Tales of Early Magic Realism in Bengali.

Book Review | Spectres and spirits of Bengal past

Sucheta Dasgupta has carefully selected and translated six of Mukhopadhyay's stories in the folk/fairy tale and fantasy...

17 Dec 2023 1:34 AM IST

Crook Manifesto By Colson Whitehead. (Image: DC)

Book Review | Of crookedness, conscience and a spoofy tour of Harlem

Carney is determined to beg, steal, or borrow, but none of his friends or old contacts in the criminal world can help

10 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

A Bollywood State of Mind By Sunny Singh. (Image: DC)

Book Review | Ode to Bollywood, memory and the power of cinema

A Bollywood State of Mind is a biography punctuated and headlined, quite literally, by Hindi film

10 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

Common Yet Uncommon: 14 Memorable Stories from Daily Life; Author: Sudha Murty Publisher: Penguin India. (Image: DC)

Priceless Life Lessons From Common Folks

The book is written in simple prose but every common character's life experience in author-philanthropist Sudha Murty's...

15 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

A Peek Into The Mirror World

A Peek Into The Mirror World

This meticulously written book is a must-read for anyone who has been at the receiving end of mistaken identity

1 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

Sweet Shop - Owners of Calcutta and Other Ideas: Taste the universe

Sweet Shop - Owners of Calcutta and Other Ideas: Taste the universe

Amit Chaudhuri’s Sweet Shop – Owners of Calcutta and Other Ideas tickles the taste buds with the names of...

13 Oct 2023 12:03 AM IST

Is anonymity extinct? What about privacy

Is anonymity extinct? What about privacy

Duplicate software have come out in the wake of Clearview which is still highly controversial

8 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

Cozy murder mystery begs for a sequel

Cozy murder mystery begs for a sequel

A person in great need of a psychologist herself, and a most irritating individual to boot

8 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST