books and publishing

Life at the limit: review of Luca Del Monte’s Enzo Ferrari: The Definitive Biography of an Icon

In the mid-1990s, when I was reporting Formula One races in Europe, the most impressive sight in the...

technology | 5 months ago

Room for optimism: review of Akshay Rathi’s Climate Capitalism

Modern economic growth and rising demand for goods at relatively lower prices have led to inevitable...

technology | 5 months ago

Why influencer publishing is having a big moment

Last month, Penguin India, the largest English language books publisher in the subcontinent, threw a...

entertainment | 5 months ago

When Meghalaya sings | Anurag Banerjee’s ‘The Songs of Our People’ documents his homeland through its musicians

The best documentary photographers can make sounds and smells come alive in their frames. Anurag Ban...

entertainment | 5 months ago

J.K. Rowling criticises colleagues for publicly denouncing her transgender rights views while privately seeking friendship

In a recent revelation, J.K. Rowling, the renowned author of the beloved Harry Potter series, has la...

world | 4 months ago

Review of Deceptive Patterns by Harry Brignull | A friendly though unevenly paced guide for the age of digital trickery

Thanks to a great travel deal, you plan a fun-filled holiday for your family. You book affordable pl...

technology | 4 months ago

Albania’s world-renowned novelist Ismail Kadare dies at 88

Albanian novelist and poet Ismail Kadare, whose irreverent works from inside communist Albania earne...

world | 3 months ago

Should you buy an Amazon Kindle e-reader or are you better off with an Apple iPad? 

If you have managed to cross the great paper-digital divide and can enjoy e-books, then buying Amazo...

technology | 2 months ago

Turkish duo pen bestselling novel though prison bars

A jailed Kurdish leader and a Turkish writer on the other side of the bars have used their penpal ex...

world | 2 months ago

Internet Archive’s book sharing violated copyright law, upholds appeals court

An appeals court has upheld an earlier finding that the online Internet Archive violated copyright l...

technology | 1 month ago

What the Internet Archive case in the U.S. means for digital book-lending

Internet Archive (IA) is a familiar name for many, particularly researchers from the Global South wh...

technology | 1 month ago

The Wonderful Calligraphy: Koeli Mukherjee chronicles the artistry of Parameshwar Raju

Last weekend, while crowds carried Ganesha idols to Hyderabad’s Hussain Sagar for immersion, art ent...

entertainment | 3 weeks ago