In this new novel, the author tells a dual narrative about an academic who finds a partial retelling of ‘The Iliad.’ ...

A spiritual-cum-zoological odyssey about an Indian boy who spends months stranded in the middle of the ocean with a 600-pound tiger. A metafictional allegory that uses a donkey and howler monkey to ...

“Well, I do like to be ambitious, and to play with form,” the Life of Pi author tells me over the phone from America, where he is currently on a promotional tour. “And I’ve always liked ...

The best-selling novelist explains why his new retelling of Homer’s epic offers the ideal antidote to the age of Trump Yann Martel’s writing studio, where he sits while we talk over Zoom, is a mere ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. By his own admission, Yann Martel is not a prolific writer. It has been 10 years since the Canadian ...

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — When most of us think of Pi Day, we recall just the first few digits—3.14. But for Connor Laurie, Pi Day 2026 was anything but ordinary. “I really only told myself I was going to ...

LOS ANGELES — Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the date that represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi. Subscribe to read this story ...

Happy Pi Day! March 14 is the date that otherwise rational people celebrate this irrational number, because 3/14 contains the first three digits of pi. And hey, pi deserves a day. By definition, it’s ...

While most in New England may be anticipating March 17, Saint Patrick's Day, there's another more mathematical holiday to celebrate first. Pi Day is celebrated annually on March 14, because its ...

Celebrate Pi Day and read about how this number pops up across math and science on our special Pi Day page. For more than two millennia, mathematicians have produced a growing heap of pi equations in ...

Saturday is Pi Day, a national celebration of the mathematical concept, which is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter and equals 3.14... Schools and museums often plan events to ...