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Nur-E-Jannat Alif

Book recommendations for different personality types

This year’s World Book Day theme, “Read Your Way,” invites readers to embrace their own paths, rhythms, and preferences regarding books
23 April 2025, 15:00 PM

If you like these books, read these

Sometimes, unearthing your next favourite book is only a simple measure of connecting the dots between what you have loved previously and what you might enjoy next.
30 January 2025, 18:00 PM

5 books to read while you’re sick

With cold waves sweeping the country, many of us have already succumbed to illnesses. For this list, we’ve compiled 5 books you could curl up with while on a sickbed
7 January 2025, 13:30 PM

2024: The year of literature in translation

Starting from comfort reads to kicking-my-feet-giggling romance to stimulating memoirs, there is a little bit for everyone from every country, including the vast South Asia. Here we have accumulated a few titles to give you an overview of all the translated works published this year. 
25 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Poetry books to read on this Victory Day

This year, to observe 16 December, we have curated a list of four diverse yet fascinating poetry books for you to immerse yourself in.
14 December 2024, 12:12 PM

5 feel-good books to get you in the mood for fall

Speaking of Gilmore Girls, the first addition to our list is a hearty romantic novel by Laurie Gilmore. This book is a written rendition of Stars Hollow itself—starting from the quirky characters to its eternally golden atmosphere.
3 October 2024, 18:00 PM

8 books to read in celebration of Women in Translation month

Women in Translation Month is an annual celebration that toasts to women authors from around the globe who write in languages other than English
21 August 2024, 18:00 PM

5 short and savoury reads for Eid-ul-Azha

Short books you can start and finish in a day
17 June 2024, 10:23 AM

Flesh in ruins

It is the disease that maintains the upper hand in the plot. A jarring voice of its own, the toxins spilling across the pages in bold, chaotic words.
18 May 2023, 07:33 AM

5 books exploring the found-family trope in fiction

A cast of strangers come together as a family based on their common experiences, situations, and relationships rather than their kinship or blood relations.
17 May 2023, 12:55 PM

5 books to read for International Workers’ Day

Concentrating on women workers from Bangladesh, Nepal, India and Pakistan, Women and Work in South Asia also tackles the advancement of individual corporate sectors due to the involvement of women workers.
1 May 2023, 04:30 AM

Only books and longing for this year’s Eid

Since I did not have a busy itinerary on Eid days, books were my unwitting companions
23 April 2023, 09:13 AM

5 books to present as Eid gifts

Though the month of Ramadan is nearing its end, it brings with it the glories of Eid celebrations, and the perfect time to shower loved ones with gifts.
18 April 2023, 05:00 AM

6 books to enjoy the spirit of Pahela Baishakh

These books, among many others, can help readers feel the spirit of the Bangali new year in all its vibrant colours
13 April 2023, 08:33 AM

How reading the Quran turned from a hobby into a habit

Every evening, after coming home from school, the first thing I would do is sit with the Quran and an English translation of it that my father had on his shelves.
30 March 2023, 12:45 PM

What to read to feel the magic of spring

Regardless of the ambience of these part-sunny-part gloomy days, there is always a book to suit to the mood
27 March 2023, 12:45 PM

5 new books that explore family life in fiction

Among the new books we’re excited to read this season, these March releases hold special promise. 
22 March 2023, 13:00 PM

To survive is to hope, in Nasreen Jahan’s ‘Urukku’

Originally published in 1993, 'Urukku' by Nasreen Jahan is a dive into the life of a young woman and a powerful commentary on human need.
12 March 2023, 13:00 PM

5 mystery thriller books to look out for at Boi Mela

Police officer Mirza Sharaf is hardly convinced of the evidence found and the discovery of the victim's journal leads to a series of unnerving revelations
23 February 2023, 13:00 PM
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