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Book Reviews

The Ho-Hum Secrets of the Hills

Karthik Shankar

A whodunnit offering readers the opportunity to play murderer bingo

Ten Women Who Changed Science, And the World /
Ten Women Who Changed Science, And the World
Catherine Whitlock and Rhodri Evans
She Did It

A series of essays about the life and work of 10 women scientists

Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities /
Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities
Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli
Shade in the City

How trees shelter and nurture us

Close to the Bone /
Close to the Bone
Lisa Ray
Empresses of Maladies

Cancer survivors are chronicling their stories, in books and on social media, with wisdom, courage and humour

Gun Island /
Gun Island
Amitav Ghosh
Amitav Ghosh: The Real and the Uncanny

Amitav Ghosh’s new novel addresses the big issues of the day. The author tells Nandini Nair why we are all migrants

Love Without A Story /
Love Without A Story
Arundhathi Subramaniam
‘I’m more interested in what remains when the story is done’

Arundhathi Subramaniam’s recent collection of poems revisits childhood, friendships and ageing

On the Run /
On the Run
Poomani’s novel Heat
On the Run

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

The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali /
The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali
Uzma Aslam Khan
The Act of Remembering

Lost stories of the Andaman Islands as historical fiction

City of Girls /
City of Girls
Elizabeth Gilbert
New York Minutes

Even with its racy plot and charming characters, Elizabeth Gilbert’s new novel leaves one cold

Days of My China Dragon /
Days of My China Dragon
Chandrahas Choudhury
Mumbai Mouthful

Meditative portraits of a small business in a big city

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