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The academic treads a little too carefully in his wry but passionless history of books deemed harmful to a reader’s state of mind

As Goa Governor, P.S. Sreedharan Pillai takes full advantage of his bully pulpit, speaking about, and disseminating his passion for reading and literature. He has authored more than 200 books which traverse an astonishing range of subjects – from history, politics, law to poetry and economy, being possibly the only…

When journalist Dan Box began looking into a murder case, his goal was to win a Walkley. But a friendship and a tragedy put him at the centre of the story

The Tamil publishing world believes Ambai to be the language’s first (and abiding) feminist writer, constantly challenging social gender normatives and sometimes, rewriting them.

New edition of influential book sheds light on Canada's troubling immigration policies during the Holocaust

The Jamaican poet on her new memoir chronicling life with an authoritarian father, reconfiguring the postcard image of her homeland and her love of Marvel comic books

Actress-producer Koel Purie Rinchet has now turned an author with her debut novel 'Clearly Invisible in Paris', which was published recently. Set in modern day Paris, 'Clearly Invisible in Paris' follows four women as they navigate love, life and relationships. In an interview, Koel Purie Rinchet tells us more about…

‘Little Britain’ star told onlookers at Henley Literary Festival 2023 that he was recently apprehended at an airport in Venice

The Nobel prize-winning novelist on the wonders of the Louvre, a powerful film adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s memoir and being mesmerised by Tacita Dean