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A soon-to-be-ex mother-in-law and son-in-law duo with nothing in common are forced to confront their past in this emotional yet humorous novel

The author of ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ finally dials it up with this sequel to his 2004 novel ‘We Solve Murders’. We’re talking Van Halen-loving cops, pill-dealing crooks, and a pile of dead bodyguards

At the House of Masaba store in Bandra, Mumbai, 40-plus guests gathered to watch the duo discuss ‘The First House’, Jane Austen, and the best kind of butter

The Booker Prize-longlisted novel takes us into the precarious reality of an elderly man grappling with dementia

Her debut looked at a searing mother-daughter relationship. Now, the author returns with a book about the messiness of divorce and the toxic orbit of family life

‘Taipei Story’ trades epic battles for Mandarin classes, roommate drama, and the business of figuring out where you belong when the place you call home doesn’t always feel like it

Inside the unravelling of a marriage and selfhood in a new novel by the Booker Prize-nominated author

Rachel Cusk’s new novel has generated much controversy due to its supposed references to the ‘Black Swan’ actor, but its tendency to go too abstract keeps losing the reader’s attention

Stacey Yu’s debut turns the internet’s “I’m just a girl” mentality into a strange, funny coming-of-age story about helplessness, adulthood, and wanting someone else to take the wheel

A ‘Big Little Lies’ sequel, a spooky island thriller from Riley Sager with ‘And Then There Were None’ vibes, and a golf ball gone rogue keep us turning the page this month

The author of ‘Long Distance’ talks about people-watching and writing powerfully observed short stories that will transport you back to your younger self

Illustrator Charbak Dipta and his doppelgänger from the self-published ‘The World of Lublu’ were the only Indian nomination at the “Oscars” of the comic book industry last month