Samit Basu’s dystopian novel cleverly blurs the line between fact and fiction
Jahnavi Barua’s novel delves into the complexities of familial bonds in strife-ridden Assam
SD Tucker chronicles the strangest scientific experiments from the wreckage of history
Lawrence Wright’s new thriller shows with chilling prescience how the world will reckon with a pandemic
A gripping reportage of love and the politics of hate
An anecdote-rich but incomplete account by Montek Singh Ahluwalia into India’s economic reforms
Two novels shortlisted for the 2020 Man Booker International Prize, by millennial writers, reveal how trauma can become bogeyman
A bittersweet tale of four young men and growing religious faultlines in Kerala
In the final instalment of the Jesus trilogy, JM Coetzee shows that everything we do and desire culminates in loss