Sarwat Yasmeen Azeem

FICTION: SECRETS AND LIES

FICTION: SECRETS AND LIES

An absorbing new Pakistani novel spans timelines from 1964 to 2019 and follows the lives of four friends, painting remarkably... Updated 04 Feb, 2024 06:38pm
FICTION: THE ART OF DECEPTION

FICTION: THE ART OF DECEPTION

A novel challenges expectations in a story built around friendships, envy, economic divides and people’s individual ways of Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:02am
FICTION: GHOSTS OF VENGEANCE

FICTION: GHOSTS OF VENGEANCE

Shehan Karunatilaka’s Booker Prize-winning sophomore novel is a fantastical murder mystery that, like his debut Chinaman, sweeps Published 29 Jul, 2023 10:18am
FICTION: A PAKISTAN SUPERHERO

FICTION: A PAKISTAN SUPERHERO

A Pakistani comic book takes on the responsibility of providing a homegrown action icon, as well as encouraging reading among... Published 26 Mar, 2023 07:18am
NON-FICTION: THE KARACHI THAT WE FORGOT

NON-FICTION: THE KARACHI THAT WE FORGOT

Arif Hasan’s engaging book about the history of Karachi, before its surrender to the British in 1839, is full of nuggets of... Published 07 Aug, 2022 12:32pm
NON-FICTION: UNDER THE SEA

NON-FICTION: UNDER THE SEA

A glossy coffee table book with high production values is educational and can open up doors to new avenues of interest among Published 29 May, 2022 07:59am
FICTION: RAGE ON THE STREETS

FICTION: RAGE ON THE STREETS

A debut novel weaves together a picture of denizens of Karachi who have had enough of being pushed around and who decide to... Updated 14 Nov, 2021 12:38pm
NON-FICTION: WANTING TO BE UNWED

NON-FICTION: WANTING TO BE UNWED

A book of essays presents the other side of the story, heart-warming and funny accounts of women evading the pressures of... Published 05 Jul, 2020 07:04am
FICTION: CRICKET GODS AND FRAUDS

FICTION: CRICKET GODS AND FRAUDS

In Omar Shahid Hamid’s latest potboiler, games are being played, and not just on the cricket pitch Published 14 Jul, 2019 06:55am
FICTION: THWARTED POTENTIALS

FICTION: THWARTED POTENTIALS

An edgy debut novel fictionalises the life of Dr Abdus Salam to explore the politics of religion in Pakistan Published 31 Mar, 2019 06:59am
NON-FICTION: THE NAKED NAWAB

NON-FICTION: THE NAKED NAWAB

A gorgeously produced coffee-table labour of love on nawabi cuisine enthrals with its anecdotes, history and recipes Published 19 Nov, 2017 06:49am