This book is a fantastic introduction to Haruki Murakami’s world of literature.

Though the month of Ramadan is nearing its end, it brings with it the glories of Eid celebrations, and the perfect time to shower loved ones with gifts.

These novels compel readers to be more curious and romanticise mundane prospects of life in the most sinister way. For someone who loves lush and descriptive prose, dark academia is timeless to me.

These books, among many others, can help readers feel the spirit of the Bangali new year in all its vibrant colours

Shorn of its sacred grandeur the Padma has embraced its secularised and earthier image with some muscularity, audacity and flair.

Through his simple and coherent scientific explanations for “supernatural” events such as the practice of witchcraft or the sanctity of religious sites, he challenged the dogmatic belief system which exists throughout much of South Asia.

Few experiences in life can prepare us to be more sensitive, more inclusive, and generally kinder human beings than reading.

No Longer Human is perhaps more relevant today than it has ever been.

This story, which originally began as a short story, features a headstrong heroine putting her desires above what society expects of her, in order to realise her destiny.

It is the story of young lovers, Kumaresan and Saroja, who get secretly married and run away to Kumaresan’s village to start a new life. Murugan has written before about the intricate tragedies of domestic life and how they bring about the worst of our community.

These are novels where the suspense is often drawn from the subtleties of character development, which become more evident as the story unfolds.

These books reflect a part of the world and culture in which we live.

Five chapters, each centred around key values of Islam, narrated by young Falak

Women have been fighting for their rights for centuries now, and the world is yet to facilitate that kind of equality. But it has not stopped them from trying to bring down the shackles of patriarchy.

"In Fool’s Paradise" is aptly named as it gives us a glimpse of post-independence Bangladesh, a young nation still struggling to find its identity amidst post-war blows.

Unlike many of the war refugees from Bangladesh in Calcutta, he felt no urge to be involved in the war. He had fled the country to save his life, not to participate in the fight.

After the war, the library authorities placed advertisements requesting people to return any books from the library that they might have in their possession, but the response was poor. The library's hundred-year-old collection was lost forever.

Among the new books we’re excited to read this season, these March releases hold special promise. 

The best fantasy book series seem to have figured the formulae out in their own unique ways.

Poet and writer Ishor Dulon Roy, author of Teestar Kanna, told The Daily Star that many of his relatives live on the Teesta shoal. Once they were all rich, all now lost to the river erosion.