Sunbirds in the Morning, Grey Hornbills at Dusk

Sunbirds in the Morning, Grey Hornbills at Dusk
by Bulbul Sharma.
Speaking Tiger.
Pages 179. Rs 399

Delhi, says author Bulbul Sharma, is the only capital in the world where, right in the middle of a traffic jam, you can see a handsome Grey Hornbill ignoring it all. From parakeets in Lodi Gardens to the handsome resident Indian eagle-owl at Tughlakabad Fort, she recounts her observations over the decades.

The Moral Contagion
by Julia Hauser and Sarnath Banerjee.
HarperCollins.
Pages 137. Rs 699

Over the centuries, the devastating plague pandemic has impacted humanity in similar ways. Based on Julia Hauser’s rigorous scholarship and enhanced by Sarnath Banerjee’s wry illustrations, ‘The Moral Contagion’ melds research with storytelling to create a gripping narrative about pandemics.