The Answer Is No
This review praises Fredrik Backman’s satirical novella, *The Answer Is No*, which follows a happy introvert named Lucas as he is thrust into communal chaos by a bureaucratic neigh…
This review praises Fredrik Backman’s satirical novella, *The Answer Is No*, which follows a happy introvert named Lucas as he is thrust into communal chaos by a bureaucratic neigh…
Aarti Arora reviews Mangesh Sawant’s *Hidden Warfare*, a book that explores obscure military operations spanning from the 1930s through the Cold War. While she praises the work's d…
Edited and translated by Arunava Sinha, *The Bengal Reader* is an expansive anthology that traces the intellectual and cultural evolution of Bengal from the 19th century to the pre…
This review of Lata Gwalani's *Road to Abana* explores the journey of Paari, a resilient Sindhi woman navigating dangerous borderlands in a quest to reclaim her ancestral home foll…
After waking from a dream of a lost loved one, the narrator finds themselves feeling disconnected and lonely in a new, spacious home. They find themselves longing for their old, cr…
*Abscond* is a 38-page coming-of-age story by Abraham Verghese that follows thirteen-year-old Ravi Ramanathan as his life in 1967 New Jersey is upended by sudden loss. The reviewer…
Set during a Lucknow wedding at the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vandana Nair’s *The Wedding* follows the journey of Ahilya, a resilient epidemiologist navigating the tensions be…
Namrata Chaturvedi’s *Daughters of Meerabai* chronicles the lives of five unsung Indian women mystics who defied social expectations to pursue spiritual awakening across different …
*Happily Ever and Never Afters* by Vidya Sanath is an anthology of sixteen short stories that explore the bittersweet nuances of everyday life, focusing on themes of love, loss, an…
Vivek Duggal’s crime thriller *Itarsi Express* follows former encounter cop ASI Patil as he investigates a pattern of mysterious passenger disappearances on a Mumbai-bound train. T…
Dr. Romila Chitturi reviews Saadique AB’s debut poetry collection, *Chasing the Sun*, praising its authentic and accessible exploration of themes such as resilience, nostalgia, and…
Set in a remote Polish village, Olga Tokarczuk’s *Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead* follows Janina Duszejko, an eccentric elderly woman who becomes embroiled in an invest…