Art and Books

‘The Lvory Throne’ reclaims a character from history that has been abandoned

Recommended reading by Pakistani novelist

Rumana Husain’s book is a reminder that there is more to Karachi than lawn sales, garden parties

SM Shahid’s coffee table book chronicles Karachi’s structural, colonial history

Spiritual Music of Punjab encapsulates 40 years of research on musical forms

Recommended reading by Pakistani novelist

Iyer avoids writing in a pretentious manner, but with vivid emotions intact

Sequel of Gregory David Boberts’ ‘Shantaram’ fails to carry on the thrill

Forbes on why establishing the gold standard to value money is ideal for the 21st Century

On the first day of its sale, 15,000 copies of the book were pre-ordered by bookstores, says publisher

Orders received for some 15,000 copies against print run of just 4,000 with requests still pouring in

UN tweets 'Immunity of Heads of State and State Officials for International Crimes' was most-checked-out book in...

Second and third bestsellers were 'Diary of Wimpy Kid' series and 'Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian'

Some books with their cover images, smell, tone of paper, fonts and above all their contents indeed leaves a dent

Randall Munroe’s book superbly epitomises beauty of math, science without compromising authenticity

Azaz Syed’s book is first original work produced by a journalist in Pakistan after Bin Laden’s death

Fiction remained staple of Pakistan’s literary scene last year

Bollywood actor took to Twitter to announce the release date with a latest photoshoot

Recommended reading by barrister, human rights activist and former MNA

Twinkle Khanna offers personal account of everyday life of Indian woman

‘Steel Wheels’ presents Rafi’s inspiring struggle after he is diagnosed with Friedrich’s Ataxia

Author’s explanatory approach takes away much of the dripping sarcasm and cloaked wit

The reading of four-volume novel set during Napoleon's invasion of Russia was broadcasted live on national television

Says he found the rare manuscripts while shifting flats in Mumbai.

Recommended reading by travel writer

Every story in this collection has depth, focus and its own flavour

It is safe to say Pak-Turk friendship is the endeavour of Masud Akhtar Shaikh

This is a story of women who treat their own kind as dirt to combat the inhumanity of men

Ishtiaq Ahmed could not receive any medical attention in the last minutes of his life at the Jinnah Terminal

Despite limited scope and puritanical leanings, his stories grabbed attention of a whole generation of young readers

Ahmed died from a heart attack at the Karachi airport

Recommended reading on revolutionary poet

The legendary poet fills his reader with hope right after making him cognisant of how grave the circumstances are

Faiz’s contribution as a cultural critic is yet to be given attention

It appears as if Faiz is still present among us, his towering personality dominating everything

In his editorials, Faiz is more of a journalist pursuing a search for balance

On the Russian literature giant’s 194th birth anniversary, we explore the redemptive quality of his bleak panoramas

Recommended reading by columnist and radio show host

"The Morning After" is a truly interesting and infinitely easy read

‘The Agent Runner’ is first a brisk walk and then a run between stories of many lives

Hasan Mujtaba’s ‘Koel Shehr Ki Katha’ is an invitation to savour pain and joy of existence

100 years after Kafka’s ‘The Metamorphosis’ shook our lives

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is based on a new story part-written by Rowling

Recommended reading by the author of Slum Child

Painda’s war novel rewrites Pashto literary motifs, weighs empathy against violence

Do not mistake Alexievich’s work as a record of women’s role in wars

Book examines current dynamics and opens your mind to many things in a simplified manner

The book centres on the life of convicted Australian bank robber and heroin addict who escapes jail and flees to India

Fatema Hassan shares with the readers books that keep influencing her life

‘Qissay Lahore Kay’ presents alternative narratives about city’s past