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TOP 5 SPECULATIVE FICTION BOOKS TO READ

Team L&M As a genre, speculative fiction, has created a place for itself in the book reading market. It is an umbrella genre that encompasses the sub-genres of the fiction category. While there is still an ongoing debate about its clear definition, the genre is constantly evolving and will witness an increase in preference by […]Read More

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‘I experienced the atrocious apartheid system first hand’

Saurabh Tankha Her debut novel, What About Meera, won the inaugural Minara Aziz Hassim Literary Prize in South Africa and was longlisted for both the Etisalat Prize for Fiction (the most prestigious literary prize for African fiction) and the Sunday Times Barry Ronge Fiction Prize (South Africa’s largest literary award). Her short stories were awarded second prize in […]Read More

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From penning prescriptions to writing fiction

Saurabh Tankha It is not every day that you win a prize in school for writing a humorous piece instead of a formal writeup on My Favourite Sport during an essay writing competition. That perhaps helped kindle the fire in Sania Siddiqui to express herself through writing. She was eight then. “I penned how badminton […]Read More