On Sunday 14th June, Afua Hirsch alleged The Sunday Times of racism. Hirsch tweeted a screenshot of the publication’s review of her book Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging. She was supported by writer Nikesh Shukla who has previously...
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4th Aug 2026 | Updated at 08:34am 4th Aug 2026
The Great Game: Blends detective fiction with India’s hidden history
Arvind Ethan David, author of The Great Game, was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and educated in the UK, where his passion for creative writing began. A law graduate from the University of Oxford, Arvind found his true calling in theatre before...
“Books help children talk meaningfully about their background”
The judging panel for the inaugural Children’s Booker Prize 2027, supported by the AKO Foundation, has been announced as submissions open for publishers and a nationwide search begins for three child judges aged 8 to 12.The new annual award...
British Asian authors are pushing for diverse characters to be included in childrens’ colouring books and other literature in an attempt to educate children about multi-culturalism and integration.
On Sunday 21st June, the South Asian Solidarity Group in association with the Bong Film Club are hosting a zoom webinar discussion on Satyajit Ray’s movie ‘Ghare Baire’.
A criminal barrister has penned a coming of age memoir about growing up queer in a strict Muslim Shia household.
An award-winning spoken word artist has announced her debut book ‘Brown Girl Like Me’. In her latest book, Jaspreet Kaur explores and chronicles the struggles of being Brown, British and a feminist.
As Ramadan begins and the feast of Eid at its conclusion beckons, A Taste of Eid offers a seat at the table, showing how the feasts of Eid al-Fitr (Little Eid) and Eid al-Adha (Big Eid) are celebrated in the UK, UAE and wider Arab world, bringing...
British Indian Author Saurav Dutt has released a new book about the life and career of the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan. The novel follows a twelve year old boy from the poorest district of Mumbai, his cinematic obsession with the star and...
The world has stopped, and we have been presented with the gift of time. How we choose to use that time is up to us. Following old habits and expecting...
Simon Armitage, has written a poem to address the coronavirus and a lockdown that is slowly being implemented across the UK. Amritage is an English poet, playwright and novelist who has been the Poet Laureate since 10 May 2019. He is also professor...
As you stew in your room, self-isolating from the world of clubs, pubs and social gatherings with constant negative news around Coronavirus, we bring to...
