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Books

The Pole Vaulter’s Guide to the Galaxy

These essays strengthen Amitava Kumar’s engagement with the ‘euphorically’ real

A New Chronicler of 1947

The author of Partition’s latest retelling retrieves the details and lesser-known stories of the Subcontinent’s big divide

Harper Lee: Killing Her Darlings

Harper Lee’s prequel-sequel to the timeless To Kill a Mockingbird explodes the myth of the indefatigable Atticus Finch—and defines the function of a classic

Life, Aquatic

A poignant Marathi ship adventure makes a second voyage in English

Love in the Time of Swiping

A popular American comic’s take on love in the era of digital romance

Children’s Books: Child’s Play Turns Profit

Children’s book publishing in India has left Enid Blyton’s monopoly far behind, with a wide range of new players taking on this hungry market

Meera Syal: The Queen of Comedy

Meera Syal, one of Britain’s funniest woman writers, is back with a third novel around sunset romances and cross-continental surrogacy

Our Body is Geography

Five Malayalee poets chart new territory in this collection

India’s Partition: Back to Midnight

A dramatic new study of Partition and a valuable anthology from the scene of the historic divide

The Three Contradictions

An insightful analysis of Pakistan—then, now, soon—that Indians have much to gain from

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