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Malgudi’s Charming Rogue: Gossip, Identity, and the Quiet Sting of Narayan’s The Talkative Man

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R.K. Narayan’s "The Talkative Man" conveys the sentiments of friendship through the voice of its central character, the titular...

Oliver Twist: A Gripping Story That Turns Compassion into Moral Reckoning

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Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist can be viewed both as a stern condemnation of society and as an enthralling journey....
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A Quiet Conversation with Life: Discovering Tagore’s Gentle Wisdom

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The Realisation of Life by Rabindranath Tagore is a set of essays written in the form of a conversation...

Silver, Secrets and Scars: Inside the Hallmarked Man, where a Murder Becomes an Excavation of Lives

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Robert Galbraith ("The Hallmarked Man") uses his full range of skill in creating the tension that causes readers to...

Star-Crossed Thunder: How Love and Violence Collide on Shakespeare’s Stage

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In the work of Shakespeare, 'Romeo and Juliet' establishes a challenge or test to see whether the combination of...

10 Award-Winning Novels From 2025

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2025 has already proven to be an extraordinary year for literature. With many gripping novels being crowned at this...

What Did Jane Austen Read? The Books That Shaped Her Iconic Novels

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Jane Austen, it’s safe to say, has become an inspiration as well as a much-loved writer to literature enthusiasts....

Are Leaks and Lapses Becoming a Bigger Risk to the Louvre Than Thieves?

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The devastating blow to the Louvre Museum came not just with the smash of a break-in but with the...

Seasonal Magic on the Page: 6 Winter Novels to Escape the Chill

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Tony Morrison states in Beloved, “Outside, snow solidified into graceful form. The peace of winter stars seemed permanent.” Inside,...

Can the Children’s Booker Prize Spark a Love of Reading Among Today’s Young Generation?

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The Booker Prize has announced a new award, the Children’s Booker Prize, scheduled to launch in 2026 and celebrate...

How Jilly Cooper Changed British Fiction Forever — and Why She’ll Be Missed

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Dame Jilly Cooper, one of Britain’s most beloved and enduring writers, has died at the age of 88 after...

Hush of the Aeons: Poems That Challenge How We Live, Dream, and Endure

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What does it mean for a person to truly live? To dream, to push through the hardships and rise...

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