Sahitya Akademi organizes lecture under ‘People and Books’ series
Sahitya Akademi in collaboration with Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) organized a lecture under ‘People and Books’ series, at University campus, Katra. The Series...
As times get tougher, Urdu publishers find it increasingly tough to stay afloat
Since1990s, there were more than 100 Urdu publishers in Delhi, most based in the walled city, bringing out hundreds of titles every year – fiction,...
Khalid Jawed’s The Paradise of Food, translated into English from Urdu by Baran Farooqi, wins the 2022 JCB Prize for Literature
The Paradise of Food (Juggernaut) by Khalid Jawed, translated from Urdu by Baran Farooqi has won the Rs 25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature. This...
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says layoffs will extend into next year
The mass layoffs that began in Amazon's corporate ranks this week will extend into next year, CEO Andy Jassy said Thursday. In a note sent...
Nadine Dorries to write book about Boris Johnson’s ‘dramatic downfall’
Nadine Dorries is writing a book about Boris Johnson’s “dramatic downfall”, her agent Piers Blofeld has said. The former culture secretary will publish the book...
TikTok is Planning to Sell Books Directly to Users
TikTok has had major success in helping sell books and it looks like they plan to profit from it in the near future. Yes, you...
Feds arrest Russians accused of running the largest pirated e-book library
Last month, the alleged masterminds behind Z-Library—an e-book pirate site that claims to be “the world’s largest library”—were arrested. According to a press release yesterday from the...
साहित्य अकादेमी द्वारा आयोजित पुस्तकायन पुस्तक मेले का भव्य शुभारंभ
साहित्य अकादमी द्वारा आयोजित ‘पुस्तकायन’ पुस्तक मेले का आज भव्य शुभारंभ प्रख्यात लेखिका नासिरा शर्मा द्वारा किया गया। इस अवसर पर साहित्य अकादेमी के उपाध्यक्ष...
Kalinga Literature Festival to be held from February 24-26, 2023
Kalinga Literature Festival to be held from February 24-26, 2023 The Kalinga Literature Festival (KLF) has been rescheduled and will now be held from February...
Penguin Random House chief says Arab world ‘has a lot to offer’ in publishing
There’s no denying the diversity of Arab culture, one rich in history with a long tradition in storytelling. But it seems that Arab stories aren’t...
