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The Invisibles

Katherine Boo

The Indian criminal justice sytem is like the market for garbage, where innocence and guilt can be bought and sold like polyurethane bags. This is how Abdul, the main character of Katherine Boo’s book on living and dying in a Mumbai slum, makes sense of his tragic life. An extract

Think Difference

Aresh Shirali

An engaging book by a Nobel laureate that could leave the discerning reader even more so

The Peaceable Kingdom

Shruti Ravindran

Ironically enough, Steven Pinker’s peace theory is super controversial

Jabra Supreme

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

A handsfree set that links up well with other gizmos and blocks out all the noise

Missing the Plot

Arshia Sattar

Kunal Basu’s talent as a novelist lies well hidden in the complex maze he wanders through in this new book

Sony Ericsson Live Walkman

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

The Walkman phone’s latest avatar. Not high on specs but as fast as the best

Don’t Say Goodbye Yet

Tabish Khair

Not after you made us wait 35 years. Not after this thrilling new collection of poems, subtle and intricate and so mature. Not just yet, Adil Jussawalla