Category: Books
Orwell prize longlist for 2016 dominated by books on Middle East
The award for books that aspire to ‘make political writing into an art’ has this year chosen titles whose subjects include Egypt, Syria and Iraq An Egyptian protester waves his national flag in Ca... Read More
Publisher to drop gendered children’s titles after ‘Let Books Be Books’ campaign
Buster Books will now start releasing its children’s books under gender neutral titles, after fervent calls for the publishers to change its practices. It’s a decision which comes after se... Read More
On divinity and science
Religions are to a large extent the products of temporal forces, of geography, culture, politics and economics. This is the sense one derives after reading K.P. Ramanunni’s Daivathinte Pusthakam pub... Read More
Harper Lee’s will to be sealed, protecting author’s final secrets
Judge in Alabama signs order keeping details of To Kill a Mockingbird author’s will private, with only relatives and heirs allowed to view it Lawyers for Lees personal representative and attorney,... Read More