**“Courageous and bracing, learned and ethical, rigorous and mind-expanding.” —Naomi Klein“This profoundly important and urgent book finds Mishra, one of our most intellectually astute and courageous writers, at the peak of his powers.” —Hisham Matar“A triumphant work of empathy in a polarizing conflict.” —Anand GiridharadasNamed a Best Book of the Month by TIME • Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by The Guardian, Bustle, Foreign P...

WINNER OF THE BIOGRAPHERS' CLUB SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE'Full of love, wisdom and yearning' Kit de WaalA coming-of-age story set in Birmingham in the 1980s and 1990s, The Go-Between opens a window into a closed migrant community living in a red-light district on the wrong side of the tracks.The adult world is seen through Osman's eyes as a child: his own devout Pashtun patriarchal community...

Bloomsbury presents Sixteen Stormy Days by Tripurdaman Singh, read by Mikhail Sen.On 26th January 1950 India became a republic, shedding its last links with its colonial past and inaugurating a new era of liberty and freedom. With fundamental rights and civil liberties guaranteed by the state, the new constitution was universally acclaimed as the ‘world’s greatest experiment in liberal government’.This idealistic birth of a new republic meant a clean break with a repressive...

Growing up in a small railway town, Arun always dreamed of escape. His acceptance to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, enabled through great sacrifice by his low-caste parents, is seemingly his golden ticket out of a life plagued by everyday cruelties and deprivations.At the predominantly male campus, he meets two students from similar backgrounds. Unlike Arun—scarred by his childhood, and an uneasy interloper among go-getters—they possess the sheer w...

Brought to you by Penguin.Award-winning writer Abir Mukherjee is back with another brilliant mystery novel in the Raj-era Wyndham and Banerjee series.*A SUNDAY TIMES BOOKS OF 2021 PICK*Calcutta, 1923When a Hindu theologian is found murdered in his home, the city is on the brink of all-out religious war. Can officers of the Imperial Police Force, Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Surendranath Banerjee track do...

Brought to you by Penguin.A ritual killing. An ancient curse. What's myth... and what's murder?After a bruising encounter with a terrorist group, Detective Kamil Rahman has decided to hand in his resignation to the Met and set up a detective agency with his friend Anjoli. But when his boss asks him to go to India to investigate the murder of a British engineer who was found with eighteen arrows stuck in his body, Kamil agrees to take the ca...

Winner of the Amazon KDP Pen to Publish Contest 2020!A royal romantic comedy!A scandal-averse Maharaja.A free-spirited actress.What do you get when you throw them together and add a fake engagement to the mix?Either a match made-in-heaven or a royal disaster.Nivy Sharma knows exactly what she needs - the freedom to be herself and follow her passion.Guess what she doesn’t need? A tailor-made husband.When her meddlesome mother tries ...

This small but mighty audiobook is filled with an inspiring meditation exercise for adults and children to practice together.Young listeners can discover breathwork and how to bring calm to a busy mind. Beautiful original sound design engages your child’s imagination while the simple instructions are read out loud, helping to develop empathy skills.Developed in collaboration with His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Peaceful Mind is ideal for a calming activity before bed ...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama teaches the concept of acts of kindness to young listeners in this wonderfully audiobook for children.An act of kindness can be big or small. It could be as simple as holding the door open for someone, or checking in on a friend you haven’t heard from in a while. Reducing stress and anxiety, improving self-esteem, and boosting confidence are all examples of the benefits of acts of kindness to your mental well-being. By listening Acts of ...

In this action-packed thriller from a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author, two parents facing catastrophe must find their lost children before the unthinkable can happen.In London, the police storm Heathrow Airport to bring in a father for questioning about his missing daughter.In Florida, a mother makes a connection between her son and the bomber, fearing he has been radicalized.And in Oregon, an unknown organization’s cons...

Brought to you by Penguin.** THE TIMES AUDIOBOOK OF THE WEEK **Kamil Rahman, disgraced detective, turned waiter, is about to find himself embroiled in a case that might just change his life ... for better or for worse.Disgraced detective Kamil Rahman moves from Kolkata to London to start afresh as a waiter in an Indian restaurant. But the day he caters a birthday party for his boss's friend on Millionaire's...

Someone has an appetite for murder…Kamil Rahman used to be a detective in Kolkata. Now he's a cook in London's East End. Yet trouble still knows where to find him.Kamil Rahman thought his crimefighting days were behind him. But when a woman he knows is murdered and the police arrest the most convenient suspect, he hangs up his apron and employs his detective skills once more to find the true killer.Meanwhile, restau...