A mix of long fiction, travel writing, fictionalised autobiography and history, Rahul Bhattacharya fashions a different kind of a novel
Hari Kunzru on how internet memes inspire him to create a whole new English, knowing when to shut off the world, and stocking up on 0.5 mm ballpoints in preparation
On 10 November, Catch-22 turns 50. But rereading this classic still challenges sanity. So too, some of the books it seems to have inspired
Clearly, a book for a foreign readership by an ill-informed writer. Why foist this on us?
William Dalrymple on why he will never be able to write City of Djinns again, and on isolating himself in his world of books
A fascinating account of the Afghan cricket team’s journey to the international arena
Shrilal Shukla passed away last week. But his books bear witness to man’s fundamental yearning for a moral life
The Two Faces of Bishan Singh Bedi In a country where biographies are akin to hagiographies, Suresh Menon’s book on the spin bowler is refreshingly objective
Chetan Bhagat scratches his head over criticism of his books, and talks of writing as an emotional endeavour