1+ hour, 12+ min ago  (70+ words) The Bookseller Dead Ink Books snares folk-horror anthology, Beasts of England Register to read for FREE. Serious about the book trade? Want full access? Subscribe from just "3. 65 a week and unlock full access to exclusive interviews, rights deals, industry data…...

16+ hour, 55+ min ago  (449+ words) MERIDIAN " For Mark Rickerby, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States looks a lot like remembering the 200th anniversary. In 1976, Rickerby was in seventh grade, and the world was coming off of the Montreal Summer Olympics. "Everything you got, like every…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (248+ words) The ecological collapse is overwhelming, but observing something alive can counter it: Neha Sinha Pati Patni Aur Woh Do review: Comedy of errors struggles to raise the laughs How slow counting of votes in Bengal helped BJP win a lost…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (103+ words) Every story in the collection I got from Pilgrims Book House in Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur, are ideas you are familiar with but don't give much thought to on a daily basis. They shed light on mental illness, gender disparity, parenthood and…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (202+ words) On April 25, The Reading Circle celebrated its 20th anniversary with the launch of Stories My Grandma (Never) Told Me at Ajo Idea Space in Gulshan-2. Published by Nymphea Publication, the anthology brings together stories exploring family secrets, memory, and women's histories....

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (518+ words) Colm T'ib'n divides his life between his native Ireland, the Upper West Side in New York (with a view of Riverside Park), and Los Angeles, where he lives with his partner. He used to joke that home was where his…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (713+ words) In Hindu epics, family is never just background. It is the emotional core of the story. Kings make impossible choices because of their children. Mothers carry grief, faith, sacrifice, and fierce devotion in the same breath. Children, in turn, grow…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (610+ words) Waiting on a Friend (Hogarth, 2026)." Rebecca van Laer We met in grad school, which is where we both learned analysis and critique: how to be haters. I have a two-part question: What did you learn there that helped you write…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (216+ words) Dead Write, the Bangalore Literature Festival's crime-fiction festival, happening in Bengaluru this May with two days dedicated to mysteries, espionage and psychological thrillers. Featuring bestselling authors, journalists and law enforcement voices, the festival explores the art of crime storytelling through…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (401+ words) Booker-shortlisted author Steve Toltz returns with a fiercely comedic exploration of middle age and isolation in his fourth novel. The global literary community is currently dissecting the highly anticipated return of one of Australia's most uncompromising satirical voices. Booker-shortlisted author…...