In the twilight of the Mughal Empire, amid the decaying grandeur of Delhi’s Red Fort, a young woman stepped intohistory. She was eighteen, sharp-eyed and unexpectedly powerful. Zeenat Mahal was born to be empress. She had no royal lineage, no…
21 October 2026, New Delhi: Speaking Tiger Books is delighted to announce the publication of Governing Bodies: A Memoir, A Confluence, A Watershed by Sangamithra Iyer. Scheduled to release in India on 27 October 2026, this internationally acclaimed memoir draws on family history and stories…
22 October 2026, New Delhi: Hachette India is delighted to announce the publication of The Living Himalaya: Rock, Sky Spirit, edited by Namita Gokhale and Malashri Lal, published under the prestigious John Murray India imprint. The Himalaya, the world’s tallest mountains, host a living civilization shaped…
The book explores compassion as a transformative force for addressing individual, social and global challenges New Delhi, 9 October 2026: HarperCollins Hindi announces the release of the Hindi edition of Karuna: The Power of Compassion, a book by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash…
Priya Hajela lives in Pune with her husband and two dogs. Writing is a second career for her. She graduated with an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College in Vermont in 2017. Prior to taking to writing, Priya got an…
SUDHA SUBRAMANIAN lives in Dubai with her husband. She was a columnist in Gulf News for over fifteen years. Her articles and opinion pieces have been published widely in many newspapers and magazines while her short stories have appeared in…
The memoir is equally compelling because it does not romanticise journalism. Reporters demand independence while depending upon institutions. They seek truth while requiring access. They challenge politicians while cultivating relationships with them. They may find themselves close to historic events…
Guts, Glory and Empire ultimately succeeds as an act of historical recovery. It restores an overlooked South Asian community to the history of Zanzibar and, in doing so, offers a broader and more complicated understanding of how the Indian Ocean world…
Bombay Tabloid is messy, excessive and deliberately outrageous, but its distinctive voice and vivid depiction of Bombay give it an identity that is difficult to mistake for any other novel. Best for readers who enjoy black comedy, crime fiction, morally ambiguous characters,…
A historically remarkable and emotionally daring novel; uneven in places, but extraordinarily courageous, intimate and ahead of its time. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4.9/5) A Forgotten Story of Love, Desire, Friendship and Rebellion Some books acquire importance not merely because of the…
Redtooth is an atmospheric, increasingly brutal and distinctly Indian folk-horror novel that rewards patience. Its greatest strengths are its Himalayan setting, cultural tension, vivid physicality and gradual evolution from trekking adventure into nightmare. Read an excerpt from Redtooth here. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4/5)…
A candid and absorbing exploration of India’s complicated relationship with intoxicants, combining personal memory, cultural history, travel writing and investigative reportage. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4/5) Akshaya Bahibala’s Bhang Journeys: Stories, Histories, Trips and Travels is difficult to classify neatly, and that is one…