While 'Banaras: Of Gods, Humans and Stories' by Nilosree Biswas and Irfan Nabi involves a visceral and sensuous mapping of the ancient city, it misses answering some imperative questions.
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Frida Kahlo: New Book Highlights Lesser-Known Works
'Frida Kahlo: The Complete Paintings' underscore the journey of an art icon, who at the core was human and who sublimely captured her humanity on canvas.
Readers on Goodreads #ReadWomen, and So Should English Departments
We scraped data from Goodreads and found that most Goodreads book club members were likely to have read books in common by women authors.
How Jewish Women Fought the Nazis
In her book 'The Light of Days', historian Judy Batalion writes about women who smuggled weapons, sabotaged German railways, died in combat and more.
The Permanent Library Card of the World
The ongoing case against SciHub is a case against the freeing of imprisoned knowledge.
Princes in the Tower: How I Established a Direct Link Between Richard III and the Two Murders
Account of the murders written by Thomas More was based more in fact than fiction.
Misogyny, Entitlement and My Inability to Read V.S. Naipaul
The long history of the author's abuse of the women in his life often gets buried when juxtaposed with the dazzling triumph of a Nobel prize and knighthood.
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