John Guy brings together more than 125 objects about the origins of Buddhism in his new book and a recent exhibition

Anjum Hasan’s new novel is about a middle-aged history teacher living in Delhi

In two volumes, Simon Sebag Montefiore chronicles the world’s great families. The historian speaks about combining the span of world history with the grit of human biography

Revisiting Don Diego’s greatest moment

Moni Mohsin returns with her party-going, status-chasing, protagonist. She tells Bhavya Dore why she looks at Pakistani society through a gossipy socialite

Irwin Allan Sealy’s new book is about Ashoka. The novelist tells Bhavya Dore why his king belongs to the modern times

Sonia Faleiro’s true crime reads like a thriller and tells of north India’s many faultlines

Rutger C Bregman’s new book questions our shared assumptions about humanity. The bestselling historian tells Bhavya Dore why he remains optimistic

SD Tucker chronicles the strangest scientific experiments from the wreckage of history

Browsing through fanfiction on the internet has become a lockdown escape

CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…