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By Rituparna Sengupta · Perumal Murugan's latest novel is not primarily allegorical, but accords animalkind the dignity and depth of feelings that they are rarely manifested with in literature.
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By Sumana Roy · Sumana Roy's debut novel Missing is a study of the modern marriage, played out against the awareness of the question: what happens when a wife goes missing? Read an excerpt from the book here.
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By Rituparna Sengupta · In Kuzhali Manickavel's stories, readers are refused a comfortable distance from the narrative, and find themselves directly implicated.
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By Aakash Karkare · Sujata Massey's novel is best described by Dirk Gently’s maxim that to solve a crime, one must investigate the society in which it takes place.
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By Rituparna Sengupta · A worthy venture into the deep, dark world of Indian cyber-terrorism that should attract more detailed investigations and the placement of legal safeguards online.
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By Medha Singh · Rohan Chhetri does not make any bones about the fact that Slow Startle is a book about death.
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By Sameen Borker · Preti Taneja's Delhi contains sustained subterranean anger, abundant misogyny, and the superficial glory of unimaginable wealth.
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By Niharika Mallimadugula · In conversation with the always outspoken Manu Joseph about journalism, being political, and his latest novel, Miss Laila, Armed and Dangerous.
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By Shreya Ila Anasuya · In conversation with acclaimed poet, novelist, and dancer Tishani Doshi on Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods, her new collection of poetry.
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By Anantika Mehra · Balli Kaur Jaswal’s third novel deals with honour killings, vigilante community policing, murder, forbidden love, and a lot more.
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By En Wright · Prayaag Akbar’s biggest triumph lies in his ability to adopt a female voice so completely, you forget this is a male author’s debut novel.
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By Anantika Mehra · The sixth book in Kalpana Swaminathan’s acclaimed Lalli detective series is not for the faint-hearted.
