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The bestselling author is in no doubt who is to blame when it comes to the state of the arts. She talks about the importance of culture, her inclusive book festival and using her voice to help

Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis Website recently launched 

But they are making changes.

K.R. Meera's new book, Assassin, is her most ambitious novel to date. Set against real-life events such as the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, the protagonist turns detective to find her assassin, while the author slips in hard truths between the folds of fiction. Writing it was painful, as it…

Actor Simon McBurney narrates the tale of how a sexual relationship between a teenage boy and his piano teacher changes the course of his life

Austral by Carlos Fonseca; Whites Can Dance Too by Kalaf Epalanga; The Incredible Events in Women’s Cell Number 3 by Kira Yarmysh; You, Bleeding Childhood by Michele Mari; The Love of Singular Men by Victor Heringer

Batwoman and Luke Fox give up superheroics in favor of... archaeology?

Beloved children's author Roald Dahl died in 1990, however, his books are widely read and enjoyed by adults and kids across the world even today. Dahl is known for his children's classics like 'The BFG', 'Matilda', 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' among other books, which have sold over 300 million…

What is the Church of the Galactic Spirit in 'Foundation?' Here's how the latest science church in the big sci-fi Apple series comes straight from the Isaac Asimov novels.

The YA author on identifying with Armistead Maupin and learning from Malorie Blackman

A capacious political novel examines corruption, greed and daring in the UK’s oil boom