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Journalist and author Soumya Bhattacharya brings amazing insights into the world of books and literature. Tune in to discover the unputdownables.
Author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, on the essays of George Orwell and one year of hosting his books podcast, Page Turner.
A chilling parable about how race defines us, Mohsin Hamid’s The Last White Man is one of the most urgent novels of the year, says author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya.
Jhumpa Lahiri’s new collection of essays is an absorbing, richly personal meditation on the art of translation. Author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, explains why you must read it.
The release of Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison’s book, Recitatif, has been a global publishing event. Acclaimed author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, explains why you must read this searing exploration of race, class, and power.
007 is back! Anthony Horowitz’s explosive new James Bond novel will keep you up at night. Author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, explains why you must read it.
Author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, recommends The Satyajit Ray Miscellany — a gorgeous collector’s edition published to mark the centenary of the maestro.
Geoff Dyer is one of the most distinctive writers of our times. His new book, The Last Days of Roger Federer and Other Endings, is a stirring meditation on the late work of artists. Soumya Bhattacharya explains why you must read this fiercely intelligent book.
Acclaimed author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, recommends Amitav Ghosh’s new book, The Living Mountain, an urgent, disquieting fable for our times.
Acclaimed author and journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, recommends The Palace Papers, an immensely entertaining book about the turmoil within the British royal family in the post-Diana years.
The book is a definitive chronicle of the rich, diverse body of literature that is Indian poetry in English. Acclaimed author and journalist Soumya Bhattacharya explains why.
Acclaimed author and veteran journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, recommends Saikat Majumdar’s new novel, which deals with big themes with an assured lightness of touch.
David Chang is arguably the most famous chef in the world right now. He has just published a memoir. Author and journalist Soumya Bhattacharya explains why you should read it.
Author and journalist Soumya Bhattacharya reviews Upamanyu Chatterjee’s new novel Villainy.
This book by Margaret Atwood is a collection of essays, which seeks answers to burning questions, from debt to tech and climate crisis to freedom.
"A searing portrait of class, caste and Indianess," author and journalist Soumya Bhattacharya reviews Pankaj Mishra's new book.
Acclaimed author and veteran journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya, tells you why you should read Amitava Kumar’s just-published The Blue Book: A Writer’s Journal. It may not be a journal, but it bends genres.
Journalist Soumya Bhattacharya reviews the fourth book of the Dublin Murder Squad series - Broken Harbor, authored by Tana French.
Authored by Kingsley Amis, this precious book has chapters on hangovers and food and drink combinations.
This book by Damon Galgut follows several generations of a South African family in crisis.
Author and Journalist, Soumya Bhattacharya talks to the Booker Prize winning Irish novelist, Roddy Doyle about his new book - a moving work of fiction about life during the pandemic.
Authored by Paula Hawkins, this thriller focuses on a woman who has witnessed a murder, becoming the prime suspect.
Journalist Soumya Bhattacharya reviews his favourite books on cricket like The Art of Captaincy authored by Mike Brearley and The Picador Book of Cricket by Ramachandra Guha.
Son of famous author Gabriel García Márquez, whose works include 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' & 'Love in the Time of Cholera', remembers his father and mother in this memoir.