books

First edition 'Frankenstein' copy tops $1 million at auction
World+Biz

First edition 'Frankenstein' copy tops $1 million at auction

Kazi Asszad Hossan. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Political economy of self-help books

Flip through. Photographer: Angela Weiss/AFP via Bloomberg
Analysis

The pandemic has books back in business again

Syed Mohammad Faisal at his bookstore. Photo: Noor-A-Alam/TBS
Panorama

Zeenat bookstore: A destiny entwined with the fate of books

With spacious and comfortable interior, Baatighar Dhaka is beautifully themed after the Lalbagh Fort. Photo: Noor A Alam/TBS
Panorama

Baatighar: The lighthouse for bookstores

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Brands

Gifts for your Valentine

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Bangladesh

PM unveils covers of two books on Bangabandhu

Books now sell somewhere else
Economy

Books now sell somewhere else

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Offbeat

Indonesian couple books entire flight to avoid Covid

It has been a tough year for bookstores, but a good one for reading. Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images
Panorama

The best nonfiction books of 2020

A translated version of A. A. Milne's "Winnie the Pooh", a book of poems by Chinese late chairman Mao Zedong, and translated versions of George Orwell's "Animal Farm" and "1984" (bottom to top) are seen in this illustration picture taken July 6, 2020. Photo :Reuters
South Asia

In echo of Mao era, China's schools in book-cleansing drive

New nonfiction books to remind us that not all of reality is tiresome
Panorama

New nonfiction books to remind us that not all of reality is tiresome

Book? Why would I need a book?
Thoughts

Book? Why would I need a book?