Two books center on small acts of grit and valor, from a bold little onion to an orphaned boy carrying messages for the French Resistance.

Yuzuki is an established Japanese writer with more than 20 novels under her belt but her word-of-mouth hit, Butter, brought ...

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. The redoubtable Jane Austen (1775-1817) turned 250 on December 16, with her books, Pride and Prejudice , Sense and Sensibility , Emma , ...

While toys and games are consistently a popular choice for children, household goods, makeup products, and gadgets have served as favoured gifts for older generations across the globe.

In Tash Aw’s lush epic The South, young wallflower Jay spends the school holidays with his family at a run-down farm in Johor ...

Some of 2025’s most powerful books arrived quietly. This list spotlights ten overlooked titles that stayed with readers long ...

Local author Becky Smeltzer-Lowe continues to address the problem of bullying with Book Four in her Marigold and the ...

Argentina’s capital city has more bookstores per capita than almost anywhere else in the world. From a jazz-filled speakeasy ...

Narrowing down the best books of 2025 to a list of 15 inevitably means leaving out fine works, including Shadow Ticket, the first novel by Thomas Pynchon in 12 years, and We Do Not Part by Nobel Prize ...

Kid lit experts weigh in on some of the year’s best science titles. Plus, what to look for when choosing a book for the child in your life. Are you hoping to inspire a young reader in your life with ...

Strawberries are winter gems rich in Vitamin C, antioxidants, and fiber that all help build strong immunity in children. They protect the body from seasonal infections and help maintain healthy, ...

So: what were the best works of science fiction published this year? I will start with two new books that aren’t actually new, but have only just been published in English. First up is Ice by Jacek ...