Personal Essay: Tim Burton and the Cult of the White Freaks

Do I stop watching Tim Burton films after that racist comment? No.

Book Review: The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Tartt doesn’t tell you the secret, but shows it very deftly in her lucid and enchanting prose.

Events: A tête-à-tête with magician Neel Madhav

Neel Madhav was recently at Starmark for the launch of his book and gets candid about his magical life.

Interview with Kanchana Banerjee: “Emotional Abuse Is Rampant in Affluent Indian Homes”

Kanchana Banerjee discusses writing on domestic abuse and adultery & talks about today’s publishing scene

Film Review: Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (2016)

fun but not *that* fantastic & here’s why

Book Review: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Read it if you’re up for some unconventional fantasy–for this is a delicacy to be savoured slowly and completely.

Short Story: Mythology of Childhood

I. The Barbie dolls are asleep. We switch off the lights in the playroom, shut the antique doors and hurry …