One of the easiest ways to get kids hooked on reading is to get them into a great book series. All it takes is a captivating Book 1, and they're off and running. Fantasy, mystery, science fiction, ...

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. On the 30th anniversary of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, 16 books ...

Malli Gandhi, in his new book, Tribes of South India, lays down some of the regional and development issues that the ...

The vehicle hit Saraswathi, who was drawing a kolam in front of her house, then collided with a pushcart and a scooter before stopping. A few of their neighbours rushed to help when the minivan ...

but their efforts did not go unrewarded - their artwork made it into the Malaysia Book of Records as the “Biggest Floating Kolam”. Measuring 638.02sq m, the majestic-looking kolam of a peacock ...

Women in Chennai have protested against the Centre’s three-language policy by drawing Kolams with anti-Hindi imposition messages, intensifying the BJP-DMK language debate. Meanwhile, the BJP is ...

Those carrying traditional festival items such as kolam, kuda, Aalavattam, and Venchamaram can also sit comfortably on the robot elephant during processions. Weighing eight quintals (800 kg), the ...

She also photographed and made films during that time and includes in her book black-and-white and color photos as well as a few reproductions off her watercolor paintings. Those five years were ...

Rich Benjamin’s new book reveals a shared spirit between the world’s first Black republic and the United States. Haley Mlotek’s new book provides neither catharsis nor remedies for heartache ...

Following the three characters through fifty years of romance, heartbreak, friendship, and forgiveness, this novel is an ode to love in all its forms. “I promise you it’s the kind of book you won't ...

The latest from the Pulitzer finalist and MacArthur fellow is set in the fictional Nebraska town of Uz during the Great Depression. The lives of a Polish farmer, a basketball star, a witch, a New ...

Guidebooks can be wonderful resources for helping travelers navigate destinations. But the best travel books can also inspire journeys. Fiction or nonfiction, there’s no shortage of books with a ...