Category: Books
Hundreds of authors protest after Kamila Shamsie’s book award is revoked
Kamila Shamsie. Photograph: Teri Pengilley/The Guardian Arundhati Roy, JM Coetzee and Sally Rooney are among more than 250 writers who have defended Kamila Shamsie after a German literary prize wit... Read More
‘It has saved countless lives’: readers’ picks of the best books this century
Decades’ delights … Amitav Ghosh, China Mieville and Lionel Shriver. Composite: David Levene/Murdo MacLeod/Getty Images “London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd (2000) made me fall in love wit... Read More
Guru Nanak Death Anniversary: Here’re 5 Books Based on His Life
Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism was the first of the ten Sikh Gurus, died on September 22, 1539. Known for his political, social and spiritual beliefs which were based on love, equality, fraternity... Read More
PM Modi birthday special: Most searched books by and on Mr Narendra Modi
It is the birthday of our current Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi. And, true readers need just another reason to buy a book and add it to their existing TBR (To-Be-Read) pile. If you are one of those... Read More