TNS – The News on Sunday

When a wife writes about a husband it is expected that she will bare all, and if she does not it is assumed that she is not telling the truth

On why Robert Pirsig, who died last week, must be read with a pinch of salt

The 24-year-old singer writes about his time with One Direction, anxiety issues and the influence of Pakistani musician, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Waqas Khwaja transports a culturally unique experience and sensibility into the poems in his recent collection

In his latest collection of poems Mahmood Awan captures the zeitgeist of present day Punjab

An anthology of an emerging wave of South Asian writing that unashamedly explores issues of otherness and marginalisation

Rumi, the poet, who is seen both as a mysterious figure and a nonconformist opposed to the traditional and orthodox Islamic narrative

Carrie Fisher’s memoir, The Princess Diarist, sees her using her acerbic wit to discuss issues with darker undertones and feels even more poignant in the wake of her untimely demise

A worthy translation of Kafka’s The Castle by Tariq Aziz Sindhu

The Koh-i-Noor is not just a diamond but the story of experiences and a projection of aspirations