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Shilpi Somaya Gowda shapes a tragedy in her latest novel

Shilpi Somaya Gowda is the author of two best-selling novels (“Secret Daughter” and “The Golden Son”), but those dealt more in the complex dynamics of family and culture.

31 Mar 2020

Read these five poems to keep your spirits up during self-isolation

From Maya Angelou to Maggie Smith, these poignant poems remind us about the need for self-reflection, to be kind, and to always have hope.

02 Apr 2020

For new book, Alicia Keys looks to the past to find herself

“More Myself” takers readers from Keys’ childhood to her breakthrough debut in 2001 to where she stands now — on the heels of her seventh studio album “ALICIA”

01 Apr 2020

2020 International Booker Prize shortlist to be announced digitally on 2 April

The judges of The 2020 International Booker Prize are inviting readers, writers and the literary and translation community to the digital announcement of this year’s shortlist at 12 midday BST (4pm UAE time) on 2 April 2020.

25 Mar 2020

Nobel Laureate Michael Levitt predicts coronavirus will soon go away

Levitt, who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry, earlier predicted about the epidemic in China that it would get through the worst of its devastating outbreak before several other health experts predicted.

25 Mar 2020

Woody Allen's memoir released despite outcry

The controversial autobiography "Apropos of Nothing" was released after it was dropped by another outlet following protests over a decades-old allegation that Allen molested his adopted daughter.

24 Mar 2020

Pandemic books to read in the time of coronavirus

While you're self-isolating, you can consider reading these fictional and non-fictional pandemic accounts, such as “The Andromeda Strain,” “Love in the Time of Cholera,” and “Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic” among others.

22 Mar 2020

Amazon prioritises household staples, medical supplies over books due to coronavirus

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Amazon has been forced to reduce the priority of book sales as it works to meet the surge in demand for household staples and medical supplies.

18 Mar 2020

Gerald Posner’s new book ‘Pharma’ warns of ‘The Coming Pandemic’

Coinciding with the deadly coronavirus outbreak, the penultimate chapter of the latest book ends with an infectious disease expert saying that, when it comes to “The Coming Pandemic,” “it’s a question of when, not if.”

14 Mar 2020