Tired of re-reading Camus’ The Plague and closed-room murder mysteries, or of obsessing over the novel coronavirus? These ten novels about quarantine and isolation may help get you through the lockdown—whether you are ill, retreating from the world or just brooding

A collaborative photo book looks at an immigrant scientist’s images through his son’s eyes

Margaret Atwood’s sequel to her cult novel is marked by the same urgency of cultural zeitgeist and prophetic resonance that made the publication of the original a literary event 34 years ago

Turkish author Elif Shafak tackles difficult subjects, often to the ire of the ruling regime. She tells Rajni George how storytelling can create empathy

A classic tale of oppression provides a visceral understanding of caste violence

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The rise of the anti-everywoman

Nayantara Sahgal tells Rajni George about a world where cruelty has become casual

The Mexico of Anita Desai has an Indian core that remains resonant to this day

Ambitious and earnest, Amitabha Bagchi’s new novel faces up to our times