Five Books features in-depth author interviews recommending five books on a theme. You can read more interviews on the site, or sign up for the newsletter. Every year, the judges of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction draw up a shortlist of books that made them laugh out loud. We asked the novelist Stephanie Merritt, one of the 2025 judges, to talk us through the eight books in the running for the title of the funniest book of the year. Read more With no founder, prophet or book recognised as a definitive authority, Hinduism is notable for its diversity. Jawaharlal Nehru, independent India’s first Prime Minister, described it as being “all things to all men”. Here, Hindu practitioner and scholar Sravana Borkataky-Varma explains the essence of the religion, and recommends five books that are informative for readers who are familiar with Hindu traditions as well as those who are looking for their first introduction. Read more Want more to read? The full Browser sends five outstanding articles, a video and a podcast daily, to keep you fascinated for longer. Caroline Crampton, Editor-In-Chief; Robert Cottrell, Founding Editor; Sylvia Bishop, Assistant Publisher; Jodi Ettenberg, Associate Editor; Uri Bram, CEO & Publisher; Al Breach, Founding Director Editorial comments and letters to the editor: editor@thebrowser.com | Technical issues and support requests: support@thebrowser.com | Or write at any time to the publisher: uri@thebrowser.com Proudly published with Ghost, the fiercely independent website and newsletter platform
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