In 1997, for example, Vivian Gornick wrote that love was no longer the primary narrative conflict of contemporary literature.

There’s now a thriving industry based on expediting heartbreak. The lovelorn can check into a Heartbreak Hotel on London’s Broadway Market; do Yoga with Adriene classes to help them “tend to” their ...

Sushila Gautam, 77, checks her smartwatch, a gift from her son living in the United States, to see if she should leave for ...

Sushila Gautam, 77, checks her smartwatch, a gift from her son living in the United States, to see if she should leave for her reading and writing lessons. “At home, I get bored when my ...

A longtime academic, Deanna Reder wanted to cast a wider readership when she set out to write her book: Autobiography as ...

I love curling up with a great read in my bed when the world is finally quiet around me. I get lost every time in ...

Feminism is an idea in perpetual motion, adapted to contemporary challenges and the demands of each era. Today, many books ...

The 135th birth anniversary of W.A. Silva, one of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated Sinhala novelists, took place on the 16th of January at the W.A. Silva Museum in Colombo 6. The W.A. Silva Foundation, in ...

In search of Buddhist conscience (Baudha Hurdasakshiya Soya) (Part II of this article appeared in The Island on Monday – 03) Tissa Ranasinghe’s and Gananath’s Kannagi Gananath’s Pattini book has a ...

Sri Lanka’s attainment of national independence in 1948 was not merely the result of constitutional reforms and political struggles but also ...

A little-known female author, G. Misihami’s spirit was very much present at a function held in Jaffna on January 18. A cultural centre in Jaffna was named after Thiruvalluvar, ...

A new Sinhala-language book, Sunil Santhage Cinema Gee Pawatha (The Story of Sunil Santha’s Film Songs), published by the Sunil Santha Samajaya, is now available to the public. While numerous books ...