memoir
‘Young Sheldon’ series finale attracts nearly 9 million viewers, biggest audience in four years
With a bang-on finale after seven seasons “Young Sheldon” hit nearly 9 million viewers, labeled as the biggest episode in four years of the series’ run on CBS.
Al Pacino to release ‘astonishingly revelatory’ memoir ‘Sonny Boy’
Al Pacino, the Oscar-winning actor, is set to release his memoir "Sonny Boy" this October. Published by Penguin Random House, the book unveils the life of a man unburdened by fear and secrecy.
BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / Girlfriends, girlhood and everything else Dolly Alderton knows about love
Review of "Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir" (Penguin, 2018)
BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Rehman Sobhan’s recollections of the road he took towards December 16, 1971
The title of the first of Professor Rehman Sobhan’s two-part memoir suggests that it is about his “years of fulfilment”; the subject matter of its sequel therefore would be about the “untranquil” years that followed.
Tribute / The alter ego of Agatha Christie
Absorbing these books is like viewing the world through the writer’s eyes—the pain she felt, the love she did not receive and the manner she perceived the people around her.
Book review: Nonfiction / When literature meets food
The author paints an engrossing picture of her experiences and memories, both influenced by food, which is true for most of the people in this world, and particularly for South Asians.
BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Memory is a treacherous and wonderful thing
Around 14 years ago, I left my life behind in Nigeria. After almost half a decade spent in a land far from home, leaving felt crushing.
‘In Extreme Need of Guidance’: Afterword
'In Extreme Need of Guidance', the book being serialised here, captures the first 16 years of writer Sultana Nahar's life. This is the Afterword by the author.
Book Review: Nonfiction / An odyssey of love and loss
Having read an account of someone who stood by her husband and helped him through an assisted suicide out of love was extremely heart-wrenching.
Cement Swans
On moonlit nights when the perfume of the roses thickened the air, I was in a trance, an ecstasy of body and mind. The beauty of the night has held an allure for me my whole life.
Kalai rutis, tamarind trees, and childhood adventures
I hurt my left knee quite seriously but was too afraid of my father to tell anyone about it. I thought the fault was mine, as though my injury was some kind of crime. So for several days I wore long dresses and kept my knee hidden from everyone even as the wound became infected and the bone began to show.
On being a Muslim in the west, and more
A journey of “crossings” with the author, as he takes you from the depths of war-torn villages to the heights of picture-perfect skyscrapers.
My father’s temper, moral conduct and my extended family
'In Extreme Need of Guidance', the book being serialised here, captures the first sixteen years of Sultana Nahar's life. "Mercolized Wax" is the second chapter in the book.
‘It feels like a living thing’: The House on RK Mission Road
When I think of the thick limestone walls of the house now I think of the essence of the generations of our family that it has absorbed.
One life, and a history of two economies: Mirza Nurul Huda
His is an inspiring tale of a little boy with big dreams rising from the backwaters of Bengal to become a fabled student who went on to be a professor of Dhaka University, and to hold some of the highest offices in public service.
Family of feelings: Iffat Nawaz's 'Shurjo's Clan'
Part memoir, part magical realism, this is a story about identity and the idea of home.
That Christmas Eve, Santa did not come home
December 24 had always been one of the most awaited days of the year for us. The grand birthday cake for Jesus' birthday, the roasted sausages and meatloaves, and finally, a house-favourite, narrating the story of the Three Wise Men–that is how I had spent Christmas Eve for as long as I could remember.
6 books we recommend this week
When you go to a book-store, it is often difficult to choose from the plethora of newly released books available. The following list should help when deciding what new books to buy.
Blood, sweat, and football
The doctors told me that I should forget about playing football. But I just had one thing on my mind: I was going to be back on the pitch again and prove everyone wrong.