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On the shelf: Five must-read new releases

Explore the latest diverse book releases covering critical contemporary topics.

November 15, 2025 20:04 IST

Ekta Chauhan’s stories emanate from the streets and bylanes of Delhi's urban villages, some well known, some not so; (above) Shahpur Jat / EXPRESS ARCHIVES

Book review: Delhi lives in many layers, and how its heritage co-exists with its present in bylanes

The book attempts to make sense of the many conflicts embedded in the city’s spaces and psyche—rural past, contemporary conflicts,…

November 15, 2025 19:31 IST

If India can’t even solve the pollution woes that manifestly and acutely affect the capital city, the prospects for solving the larger challenges remain slim / BLOOMBERG

Book review: A retrospective of how India’s growth has been precocious in many ways, managing enduring contradictions

The book is an audacious attempt to trace how India—uniquely and daringly—attempted four concurrent transformations—building a state, creating an economy,…

Updated: November 15, 2025 19:20 IST

On the shelf: Exploring mortality, urban change, and artistic legacies

A curated list of essential new books spanning major themes, from Salman Rushdie’s philosophical fiction The Eleventh Hour—a powerful meditation…

November 8, 2025 17:59 IST

At its heart, the novel can be read as a love story between the two protagonists, and how they find their happily-ever-after

Book review: The ghosts within

An exploration of the complex web of family structures

November 8, 2025 17:25 IST

How India's New Children's Books Are Nurturing Empathy, Resilience, and Diversity

Kids’ literature: Beyond fairy tales

Kids’ literature, long anchored in the world of animals, rhymes & moral stories, is seeing a new crop of writers,…

November 8, 2025 17:10 IST

On the shelf: From a memoir to short stories, here are the top picks of the week

A curated collection of five must-read books offering diverse perspectives on innovation, personal resilience, societal impact, and the power of…

November 1, 2025 20:14 IST

Unseen: The Untold Story of Deepinder Goyal and the Making of Zomato by Megha Vishwanath. Publisher: Penguin Random House. The book has 312 pages and priced at Rs 799

Book review: Unseen: The untold story of Deepinder Goyal and the making of Zomato

Deepinder Goyal’s biography portrays not just the personality, but a startup founder as well

November 1, 2025 19:58 IST

Shehan Karunatilaka, Sri Lankan author and Booker Prize winner

‘South Asian writers are no longer afraid of own stories’, says Shehan Karunatilaka

Booker Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka discusses the rise of South Asian literature on the global stage, crediting Salman Rushdie for…

October 25, 2025 19:14 IST

On the shelf: From India’s odyssey to China’s asscent

Global Shifts and Personal Growth: Essential New Reads on India’s Development, China’s Future, and Digital Mastery.

October 18, 2025 17:59 IST

Book Review: Geopolitics, Energy Transition, and India's Path to Green Energy Security.

Book review: Pathways to energy security

Experts dissect India’s energy sector in an evolving global order.

October 18, 2025 17:35 IST

A file photo of women standing in a queue to cast their votes in Barpeta, Assam. The book talks about fabricated deaths and bogus insurance cases in and around the district in northeast India / Express Archives

Book Review: When Aisha received her death certificate

The fraud economy operates at several surprising levels. In these excerpts from Scamlands, author Snigdha Poonam narrates the gripping story…

October 11, 2025 17:49 IST

Masarycka building in Prague, Czech Republic, designed by the late Iraqi-British architect and artist Zaha Hadid. The author draws references from the past and the present, including the earliest Stone Circles, Mozart's penchant for numerics, or the inspirational architecture of Zaha Hadid / BLOOMBERG

Book Review: And never the twain shall meet?

Marcus Du Sautoy’s Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity dispels the myth of the numbers vs. arts divide, demonstrating how deep…

October 4, 2025 17:39 IST

A file photo of Samsung's headquarters in Suwon, South Korea. Many other countries and regions like South Korea are becoming powerful engines of technology creation, writes the author / Bloomberg

Book Review: World atlas of innovation

Mehran Gul’s The New Geography of Innovation challenges the dominance of Silicon Valley and China, arguing that breakthrough technology is…

October 4, 2025 17:24 IST

New Book Spotlight: Essential Reads on Business Niche, Global History, AI, and Thrills.

On the shelf: New Books on Business, History, and the Future of AI

This selection of new releases covers diverse themes: Rajeev Roy’s The Niche Code challenges the obsession with rapid scaling, arguing…

September 27, 2025 19:59 IST

Startups of Bharat: A Practical Playbook from India's Million-Dollar Founders.

It’s all about the idea: Stories of successful startups and their strategies

Aditya Arora and Surya Pasricha’s book, Startups of Bharat, explores the success stories of young Indian entrepreneurs, offering a practical,…

September 27, 2025 19:21 IST

Top new releases: From Indian stock markets to crime fiction and urban stories

Discover top book releases including Adil Rustomjee’s history of India’s stock market, Kamala Harris’s 2024 campaign memoir, Victoria Bateman’s women-centric…

September 20, 2025 22:39 IST

Book Review | Life on a platform

Bengali Dalit writer Manoranjan Byapari raises the pitch against inequalities.

September 20, 2025 22:22 IST

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