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NON-FICTION: THE ROOTS OF THE MESSIAH
An exploration of how ‘Jewish Christianity’ bypassed Roman Christianity to link with Islam
FICTION: THE SNAKE EATS ITS OWN TAIL
A debut novel that seemingly transposes current global events to a dystopian American future is much more than
COLUMN: MANY WRITERS, ONE LOVE
As fans of singer Ariana Grande happily exited the Manchester Arena on May 22, a lone assailant blew himself up,...
NON-FICTION: HER FATHER’S DAUGHTER
An engaging portrait that attempts to explain the appeal and charisma of Benazir Bhutto
NON-FICTION: MEASURING REAL IMPACT
A pioneering method of assessment provides statistical evidence that a cricketer’s impact is more than his averages
FICTION: BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO OLD GODS
A faithful retelling of Norse mythology for the young adult audience
NARRATIVE ARC: FAMILIARITY FROM FAR AWAY
Besides Anne Carson’s other celebrated works, The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos is one of...
NON-FICTION: THE POWERS BEHIND THE THRONE
A well-researched book on the father and son duo that helped cement Mughal rule in the subcontinent
FICTION: THE TRUTH IN FICTION
Modern Punjabi storytelling that explores the loss of culture and the demise of the past
COLUMN: “PEACE! … THIS UNTIL THE BREAK OF DAWN”
The earth is rotating through the hot season, and the month of Ramazan is upon us. One of the virtues of these 29 or...
FICTION: INHERITED STORIES
A collection of tales handed down from one generation to the next depicts the timelessness of the human experience
NON-FICTION: DIRECTORS’ CUTS
Viewing modern Hindi cinema from the perspective of its filmmakers
NON-FICTION: SWIMMING WITH SHARKS
Setting up a business is not easy, but the stories in this book can instil some hope in even the most disheartened
NARRATIVE ARC: COHERENCE AND CONTRADICTION
In Dr Shahab Ahmed’s own words, the main difficulty in conceptualising Islam/Islamic lies in the prolific scale of...
NON-FICTION: BLOOD DIAMOND
Greed, conquest, murder and torture — the ugly history behind a fabled jewel
COLUMN: THE UNIMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST
A literary agent once said to me that a paragraph in People magazine with some trivial gossip about a writer sold...
FICTION: LOVE’S HEAVY BURDEN
Romeo and Juliet set in Lahore with an eye for detail marks a remarkable debut
FICTION: PLAYING WITH DANGER
Not quite ‘divergent’ for those who ‘hunger’ for less ‘pandemonium’ and more ‘brave new worlds’
NON-FICTION: BREXIT: HOW EUROPE WAS ABANDONED
A guide to understanding the Leave/Remain debate in all its glory, with all its gory details
NARRATIVE ARC: THE POET WHO NEVER GOT HIS DUE
The events of 1971 that took place in the then eastern wing of the country find insufficient space in our literary...
NON-FICTION: THE LAND THAT ACKNOWLEDGED NO MASTER
As the fate of Fata continues to hang in the balance, this splendid work of research may help explain the causes of the