Topic: Amitav Ghosh

River of Smoke

The Opium Wars bring new trials – and fresh adventures – to the cast of characters introduced in the rollicking "Sea of Poppies."

Fall books: 12 fiction titles you don't want to miss

From Ireland to India, and from the year AD 73 to the possible end of the world, here are 12 of the most enticing of the fall 2011 fiction titles.

Reader recommendation: The Glass Palace

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

Reader recommendation: Sea of Poppies

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

Dodging bombs for a good book in Pakistan

Bomb attacks have scared many shoppers away from Islamabad's storied bookstores, including foreign diplomats who used to come to unload their libraries as they moved to a new assignment.

Best novels of 2008

The Monitor’s annual gift guide to the best fiction books of 2008.

Sea of Poppies

An absorbing tale of the motley crew assembled aboard a British trading ship.

First-time novelist wins the Booker prize

Crowing over the Booker shortlist

Oh, those lovely fall books!