Bollywood’s leap out of the closet

“It is an old stereotype, that homosexuality has to do only with sex while heterosexuality is multifaceted and embraces love and romance....

Stories of women, by women rule the 2019 Women’s prize for fiction shortlist

This year’s Women’s Prize for fiction comprise of novels which talk about women in history from Pat Barker’s retelling of the...

Exploration of gender, a key theme on this year’s Wellcome Book Prize shortlist

On embracing the 10th anniversary of the Wellcome Book Prize 2019, the best new books that illuminate the many ways that health, medicine and i...

#MeToo inspires novelists to write about the struggles of women

Female writers stirred by the #MeToo movement have explored challenging themes such as rape, gas lighting and exploring in this year’s mo...

Short stories that will make your day

“The journey of a lifetime starts with the turning of a page.” – Rachel Anders.

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Books to read in the New Year

Here is a list of must-read fiction and non-fiction coming out in the year 2019.

Non-Fiction – 2019

The very first on the list stands...

Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst’s statue unveiled in Manchester

A statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst has been unveiled at St Peter's Square, Manchester in front of thousands of people. It is said to be...

‘East West Street’: A Musical on Human Rights

The 92nd Street Y’s Tisch Centre for the Arts is all set to launch the North American premier of East West Street: A Song of...