In this sparkling and heartfelt debut YA novel in verse by a Reese’s Book Club LitUp fellow, a young Black girl discovers ...

The classic story of Aladdin is being reimagined as a dark horror film titled Aladdin: The Monkey’s Paw, turning the magical world of wishes into something far more sinister. This new adaptation ...

Banu Mushtaq’s short story collection Heart Lamp opens with this scorching exercise in definitions. Zeenat, a recently married woman, tries to find the right word to describe her new life with a ...

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. The shortlist of the International Booker Prize 2025 was announced last week; Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp (And Other Stories), a ...

Her new children's book, The Little Seed, follows in the footsteps of her ... “I want kids to celebrate the magic of life all around us,” she says. “Nature is fascinating, and I hope my stories help ...

Her new children's book, The Little Seed ... “I want kids to celebrate the magic of life all around us,” she says. “Nature is fascinating, and I hope my stories help children to understand ...

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Her book, Heart Lamp, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize. Heart Lamp is a collection of 12 short stories that she wrote over three decades between 1990 and 2023. The book is culled ...

There’s nothing flamboyant about Heart Lamp. No sweeping declarations ... Mushtaq’s recognition, however, rests on a single work. And that book alters how we see Indian writing in translation. These ...