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“To everything, turn, turn, turn,There is a season, turn, turn, turn,And a time to every purpose under heaven.” This song by The Byrds, which I’ve

“To everything, turn, turn, turn,There is a season, turn, turn, turn,And a time to every purpose under heaven.” This song by The Byrds, which I’ve

Priyadarshini Gauri reviews Dinesh Pathak’s Mrs. Simon is Waiting and Other Stories, translated from Hindi by Sneha Pathak (Published by Antika Prakashan, 2023) If you,

S.B. Divya is a lover of science, math, fiction, and the Oxford comma. She enjoys subverting expectations and breaking stereotypes whenever she can. Divya is

Samiksha Ransom reviews Suhit Sen’s The Hunter of Lalbazaar recommending it as your next weekend crime fiction read. The Hunter of Lalbazar is a crime

Sneha Pathak reviews Nilanjana S Roy’s Black River (Context, 2022) which masquerades as a police procedural, a thriller, and a suspense novel. What attracted me

Akankshya Abismruta reviews Varun Gwalani’s The Only Way Out is Death (Saga Fiction, 2022). Locked-room thriller immediately reminds me of And Then There Were None

Veena Nagpal’s The Indian Cafe in London surprises readers. As the title suggests, one thinks it’s about a cafe in London, perhaps owned by an

Sanjai Velayudhan’s Dance of Spirits opens with the promise of a culturally rich book but quickly dives into a sexist narrative, leaving the reader with

Love and loss, heartbreak and healing, regrets and hopes. A mishmash of people and their stories, a coming-of-age tale that is as much about the

Authors Luc Leruth with Jean Dreze bring the outsiders’ perspective into this story of learning and unlearning about life, society, culture, and more in rural
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