writers
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January 11, 2021, Monday
Ved Mehta, celebrated writer who introduced American readers to India, dies
Ved Mehta is a longtime writer for The New Yorker whose best-known work, spanning a dozen volumes, explored the vast, turbulent ...
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November 21, 2020, Saturday
Scottish writer Douglas Stuart's 'Shuggie Bain' wins 2020 Booker Prize
Stuart, 44, dedicated the book to his mother, who died of alcoholism when he was 16-years-old.
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August 07, 2020, Friday
A very British obsession
British writers are leaders in crime fiction, writes Aditi Phadnis
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May 11, 2020, Monday
Yesterday's page turners
Fashions change, and it's difficult to pinpoint why many critically acclaimed and commercially successful writers fall off the ...
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February 07, 2020, Friday
With strong stories in focus, Indian screenwriters are demanding their due
All writers face the same problems at some point but mediating is not easy, says Jyoti Kapoor
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October 18, 2019, Friday
Citizen of the world: Rana Dasgupta on state, cities and writing a book
Dasgupta talks about what it means to be the director of a major literary prize and his new book
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June 28, 2019, Friday
Bitten by writer's bug? A step-by-step guide on making a mark as an author
Once upon a time, writing a book was the preserve of the so-called intellectuals, but today, just anybody who has a story to ...
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May 08, 2018, Tuesday
Goodbye to all this
In fact, even within the fiction group, there are bad writers who have produced good books and good writers who have produced bad ...
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July 17, 2017, Monday
Of curd rice and 'comfort' writers
Comfort writers are like comfort food and comfort music