Book: The War Magician
Author: David Fisher
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Price: Rs 599
April, 1940. Adolf Hitler’s blitzkrieg was gobbling up Scandanavia at lightning speed. Meanwhi...
Book: Either/Or
Author: Elif Batuman
Publisher: Penguin
Price: $27
Should one spend the brief time on earth guided by ‘aesthetics’ — hedonism and pleasure — or ‘ethic...
Book: Explaining Life Through Evolution
Author: Prosanta Chakrabarty
Publisher: Allen Lane
Price: ₹599
Prosanta Chakrabarty’s book is also about the nuts and bolts of evolution. The primar...
Book: An Economist’s Quest for Reforms: The Vajpayee and Singh Years
Author: Arvind Panagariya
Publisher: HarperCollins
Price: ₹599
Arvind Panagariya is an ex-colleague. He was vice-chairm...
Book: The Last Confessions Of Sylvia P.
Author: Lee Kravetz
Publisher: Harper
Price: $25.99
This is a thrilling record of three lives moving like three concentric circles with a common touching p...
Rewards and recognition
While the international publishing industry has more recognition for book-cover artists, their names often get lost in the fine print in India. However, the Oxford Bookstore B...
There was quite a breeze that day. The cycle rickshaw seemed to be moving in sync with it. I was clutching in my hand a piece of paper. Scribbled on it was an address — “No.1 Regent Grove&...
Book: Neruda On The Park: A Novel
Author: Cleyvis Natera,
Publisher: Ballantine
Price: $28
The idea of ‘home’ is always in flux — “A fluid thing, for sure, but precious,&r...
Book: The Insect Crisis: The Fall Of The Tiny Empires That Run The World
Author: By Oliver Milman
Publisher: Atlantic
Price:£16.99
When was the last time you spotted a sparrow...
Book: The Beauty Of Dusk: On Vision Lost And Found
Author: Frank Bruni
Publisher: Avid Reader
Price: $28
Whenever we wake up, aren’t things hazy for a few minutes? For some, it may take a c...