Percival Everett’s new novel, “James,” a retelling of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of Huck’s enslaved companion, won the National Book Award for fiction on Wednesday.

Piatkus Fiction has acquired The Sharma Sisters by Rachael Fernandes, a British-Indian reimagining of Little Women, scheduled for publication in April 2026. Editor Tanisha Ali acquired world ...

It’s considered a minor cog in the wheel of time: an episodic tale of the virtue of loyalty, as most folk tales go. It’s a myth that blurs the lines between human and the celestials, fusing portions ...

My name is Valmiki Ratnakar Rao. I was born here, at Ganga Niwas Chawl, Lower Parel, Mumbai. My parents named me after a great sage because they wanted their children to accomplish something. None of ...

On the pedestal below Sita’s sat Trijata, their fingers entwined. Sita spoke about the Ram Rajya that she and her husband were to build together. It was their labour of love. This aspirational castle ...

The two share one thing in common: persona poetry based on the lives of 19th century icons. In his book, in the section Ghalib, A Diary, Mehrotra assumes the voice of the ageing poet; and each poem in ...