Newspaper - Books & Authors - April 25, 2026

FICTION: WRESTING CONTROL OF THE GRANARY

The English translation of late Fahmida Riaz’s novel Qila-i-Faramoshi offers the Anglophone world a window into ancient Persian...

Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:49am

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NON-FICTION: ETHNIC COHESION AND DEVELOPMENT

A brief treatise by a well-known Pakistani economist explores the impact of ethnic friction on the success or failure of nations

Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:57am

COLUMN: BOOKSTORES ARE FOREVER

The Argentinian genius of a writer Jorge Luis Borges once said: “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a...

Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am

FICTION: THE STAR THAT DIMMED

A new Urdu novel imagines the life of Ruttie Jinnah, bringing to life a woman lost in the margins of history and rescuing her from

Updated 19 Apr, 2026 12:15pm

COLUMN: POETRY OF THE MIND

Between the 16th and 18th centuries, Persian language poets in Iran and India established a parallel universe of...

Published 19 Apr, 2026 11:54am

FICTION: TALES OF THE CITY

A gripping collection of Urdu short stories feature Karachi as a vibrant metropolis in which individuals from diverse communities

Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am

NON-FICTION: TRAPPED BY HISTORY?

A recent book attempts to decode the patterns of power and politics in Pakistan by connecting these dynamics with examples from

Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am

NON-FICTION: LOVE, LOSS AND MEMORY

In his latest memoir, British author Ziauddin Sardar reflects on love, loss and language as he remembers three women who

Published 12 Apr, 2026 06:08am

NON-FICTION: THE BATTLE THAT DECIDED AMERICA’S FATE

A naval historian revisits the Battle of Gettysburg during the US Civil War and shows how logistics, leadership and luck decided

Published 05 Apr, 2026 09:29am

FICTION: TRAITOR OR SURVIVOR?

Philippa Gregory revisits the Tudor court through Jane Boleyn, a woman who survived longer than most in King Henry VIII’s...

Published 05 Apr, 2026 09:23am

POETRY: DOWN MEMORY LANE

Adrian H. Husain’s latest collection of sonnets explore memory, time and the fragmented nature of recollection

Published 05 Apr, 2026 09:18am

FICTION: WITNESS TO EXISTENCE

A debut Urdu short story collection explores empathy and inequality

Published 05 Apr, 2026 09:07am

NON-FICTION: A SOLDIER’S NATION

Lt Gen (retd) Talat Masood’s memoirs are a military man’s recollections about his own idealism and professional

Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:18am

FICTION: FRIENDS AND DOUBTS

A debut novel tells the tale of a complex friendship between two young women while also exploring themes such as narcissism

Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:18am

NON-FICTION: LANGUAGES WITHOUT BORDERS

Through a series of dialogues with scholars, a recent Urdu book examines language, identity and culture across South Asia

Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:17am

COLUMN: PRUFROCK IN PAKISTAN

The poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock was written by T.S. Eliot in 1915. Despite the poet’s young age — ...

Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:16am

LITBUZZ: ‘TELL US YOUR TRUTH’

The Zeenat Haroon Rashid Writing Prize for Women calls for women writers to submit for its 2026 competition. The...

Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:15am

COLUMN: MENTORS ON THE AIRWAVES

Arif Waqar was my true teacher at the BBC. Besides teaching me how not to fluff up on the microphone and what should

Published 19 Mar, 2026 07:06am

NON-FICTION: THE PAKISTAN JINNAH WANTED

A meticulously researched book offers a corrective to decades of selective memory, political appropriation and historical

Published 19 Mar, 2026 07:06am

NON-FICTION: THE UNSUNG MAN BEHIND THE BOMB

Former Senator Farhatullah Babar’s book of memoirs aims to set the record straight by putting the spotlight on the low-key

Published 19 Mar, 2026 07:06am

FICTION: FAME, AMBITION AND MANIPULATION

A powerful debut novel merges suspense with emotional depth and captures the dangerous allure of acceptance in an age

Published 19 Mar, 2026 07:06am

COLUMN: THE FIRST NOVEL — II

Every Sunday, he would sit with the matrimonial advertisements in daily Jang, and mark potential candidates

Published 15 Mar, 2026 07:17am

NON-FICTION: FREEDOM IN ISLAM

A timely collection of essays by prominent Islamic scholars argues that arguments for religious freedom

Published 15 Mar, 2026 07:17am

NON-FICTION: FAME AND SURVIVAL

Actor Charlie Sheen may not have become the superstar many expected, but he remains part of a strong Hollywood lineage

Published 15 Mar, 2026 07:17am

FICTION: WHEN RUMOUR REFUSES BURIAL

Mohammed Hanif’s deeply satirical new novel, set in the days following former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s

Published 15 Mar, 2026 07:17am

NON-FICTION: FORMIDABLE AND FRAGILE

Farhatullah Babar’s reflective, insider account of Benazir Bhutto’s life and politics corrects the twin caricatures that dominate

Published 08 Mar, 2026 10:41am

FICTION: AMBITIOUS CONCEIT, FLAWED EXECUTION

A debut novel has a strong idea spanning two plot lines and two time periods but desperately needed a strong editor as well

Published 08 Mar, 2026 10:27am

NON-FICTION: THE LEGACY OF PAKISTAN CRICKET

A coffee table book on Pakistan’s beloved sport brings together the printed and visual artefacts of the country’s cricketing...

Published 08 Mar, 2026 10:18am

COLUMN: PHOBIA OF THE ABSTRACT

In one of his most complex and deceptively crafted verses, Mirza Ghalib says that the poet’s pen vibrates with the frequency of...

Published 08 Mar, 2026 10:14am

NON-FICTION: POPULISTS AND THEIR REBELLIONS

Nadeem F. Paracha’s latest book explores contemporary populism by comparing three modern-day populist uprisings in the global...

Published 01 Mar, 2026 09:28am

FICTION: IMAGINARY HOMELANDS

The winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize 2025 is a debut novel by a Palestinian author about the complexities that lie at the heart of

Published 01 Mar, 2026 09:24am

ESSAY: JAUN ELIA BEYOND THE ICON

The popularity of Jaun Elia’s deceptively simple verse, which has become all the rage with the youth, often obscures the depth...

Published 01 Mar, 2026 09:21am

COLUMN: FARHATULLAH BABAR’S BENAZIR

Farhatullah Babar is known to us as a veteran politician, a legislator and a human rights defender. He is currently...

Published 01 Mar, 2026 09:15am

FESTIVAL: LITERATURE IN THE TIME OF BASANT

The 14th Lahore Literary Festival put its focus on history and in diversifying away from English but was impacted by scheduling

Published 22 Feb, 2026 06:45am

FICTION: SETTING THE STAGE

An elegantly structured novel, told through through the eyes of a young lad, is the first part of four interconnected novels...

Published 22 Feb, 2026 06:45am