Amitav Ghosh is in conversation with Outlook's assistant editor Vineetha Mokkil. He talks about the reasons for the planetary crisis and the need to take action without giving in to despair.

I don’t believe in the hope and doom binary. There is a certain future coming up that’s going to be thoroughly disruptive. It won’t be anything like the world that we knew or the one that we ...

The Hindu On Books newsletter aims to take you deeper into the world of literature every week. Written and curated by Sudipta Dutta, this newsletter comes to you with book reviews, reading ...

This sweeping novel about the life, loves, struggles and triumphs of a queer English Burmese actor is the topic of our January book club discussion. “Something Rotten,” Andrew Lipstein’s ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

In need of a good read? Or just want to keep up with the books everyone's talking about? NPR's Book of the Day gives you today's very best writing in a snackable, skimmable, pocket-sized podcast.

As laid out in the book’s introduction, Koerner’s idiosyncratic method, bouncing between centuries and countries, and shuttling back and forth between art, history, politics and literature ...

From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...