books

‘Art is a great area to study luck’

Aditya Mani Jha

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz’s new book deals with what the right data can tell us about who we are and how we might make our lives better. The economist in conversation with

‘I write more with my ears than my eyes,’ says Mohsin Hamid

Nandini Nair

Mohsin Hamid’s new book upends the idea of racial categories. He speaks about why his novels are love stories

Goa of the Mind

Resh Susan

Imagining the sweep of diversity

The Coven of Chums

Ullekh NP

Simon Kuper’s new book uncovers the ‘Oxford flaws’. He tells Ullekh NP why Brexit’s origins lie in the elite British institution

The Seat of Power

Sarita Sundar

The cultural evolution of the Indian chair

Truths and Taboos

Fehmida Zakeer

An anthology on the differences and commonalities of menstruation in South Asia

Claiming her Identity

Saurabh Sharma

An activist’s account of trying to change attitudes toward the transgender community

Jungle Books

Prerna Bindra

Three novellas that give voice to the wild

The Gambler’s Choice

Karthik Keramalu

Calculating risks through mathematics and some philosophy

‘I want to treat facts of history as sacred,’ says Navtej Sarna

Nandini Nair

Navtej Sarna’s new novel recounts the horrors of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The author and diplomat speaks to Nandini Nair about writing the history of Punjab and the freedom struggle through fiction