“We Will Not Be Saved: A memoir of hope and resistance in the Amazon rainforest” by Nemonte Nenquimo & Mitch Anderson

The first memoir by an indigenous tribal leader in the Amazon, who fought Big Oil to preserve her tribe’s territories, and thousands of acres of
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“The Color of North : The Molecular Language of Proteins and the Future of Life” by Shahir S. Rizk and Maggie M. Fink

Each fall, a robin begins the long trek north from Gibraltar to her summer home in Central Europe. Nestled deep in her optic nerve, a
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Sam Dalrymple’s “Shattered Lands : Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia”

A history of modern South Asia told through five partitions that reshaped it. As recently as 1928, a vast swathe of Asia–India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma,
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“The Chess Revolution: Understanding the Power of an Ancient Game in the Digital Age” by Peter Doggers

Despite being 1,500 years old, chess has never been more relevant than it is today. The Chess Revolution explores chess as a cultural phenomenon from
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“The Hindi Heartland: A Study” by Ghazala Wahab

The Hindi heartland, comprising Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh, covers nearly 38 per cent of India’s total area and is
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TOI Bookmark: Murzban Shroff

Murzban Shroff is a Mumbai-based writer. He has published his fiction with over 75 literary journals in the U.S. and UK. His stories have appeared in
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TOI Bookmark: Profs. Anjali Nerlekar and Ulka Anjaria

Anjali Nerlekar is Associate Professor at Rutgers University, and coeditor of Modernism/ Modernity. Most recently, she co-edited the Oxford Handbook of Modern Indian Literatures in
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A tale of “TOI Bookmark” and “Bookmarks”

On Sunday, 6 July 2025, I spotted a new column being announced by The Hindu called “Bookmarks”. It’s aim is to feature prominent writers, public
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“Between Two Rivers” by Moudhy Al-Rashid

I read this book in one sitting. At times, it does get a little challenging to remember the names that are from the past, but
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PENGUIN LAUNCHES ‘PENGUIN EIGHT’—A NEW IMPRINT DEDICATED TO THE STORIES OF NORTHEAST INDIA

July 1, 2025 Penguin Random House India is proud to announce the launch of Penguin Eight, a new publishing imprint dedicated to books that explore
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