Culture

In her new book, ‘Never Logged Out’, the eternally online Ria Chopra argues how curation and curiosity-driven creators are helping Gen Z find meaning in a world of unlimited information

Cameras line up, interview requests pile up, and royalties start cashing. Banu Mushtaq, Deepa Bhasthi, and Jenny Erpenbeck open up about the opportunities and anxieties that follow fiction’s biggest prize

A remarkable piece of dystopian fiction, our December pick features climate visas, crippling bureaucracy and the moral complexities of being human. And it’s Oprah-approved

Author Mahesh Rao opens up about the two distinct leads of his latest novel, bringing Mankhurd and Kalyan to literature, and why he needs his Instagram downtime

From a feminist press to a niche producer of big photo books, these Indian indie publishers are adding spark to our TBR pile

Author Megha Majumdar discusses parenthood, systemic inequality, and emigration—the themes of her buzzy sophomore novel, 'A Guardian and a Thief'

Set in the world of New York’s fashion elite, Caroline Palmer’s darkly humorous debut novel follows an editorial assistant at a fashion magazine as she navigates a terrain where pedigree trumps talent

This year’s shortlist includes an 800-page cross-country family drama, a short and sparse bildungsroman, and four other masterpieces

The contemporary fiction novel invites us into the lives of two queer men as they navigate their sexuality and its place in their world

A spooky romance by Ali Hazelwood, a collection of essays by Zadie Smith, and a National Book Award finalist to order ahead of your Diwali break

Through the lives of a group of employees in a big-box store, the workplace novel gives us a behind-the-scenes peek into modern-day retail

This workplace novel set revolves around a group of employees who decide that the best way to get their obnoxious boss out of their lives is to get her...promoted