What does this year’s double Booker win mean for south Asian literature?
Why isn’t more south Asian fiction published outside the subcontinent? And is the tide now turning? As this year has shown, it’s prizeworthy stuff. In...
Nikhil Parekh Wins “Poetry Publication Prize” For His Book “Seeking Solace” Of Proverse Publishing, Hong Kong
On the 17th November 2022, Nikhil Parekh, an accomplished Poet from Ahmedabad, won the Poetry Publication Prize –2021 instituted by Proverse Publishing of Hong Kong. Proverse...
Paramount scraps $2.2bn sale of Simon & Schuster publishing to Penguin
Penguin Random House, the world’s largest book publisher, and rival Simon & Schuster have scrapped a $2.2bn deal to merge, Penguin’s owner said in a...
“Publishing Houses Have A Very Important Role In India’s Growth Journey”
Temjen Imna Along, Minister of Higher Education and Tribal Affairs, Govt of Nagaland said that the publishing industry will play an important role to move...
Kalaa Spandan Art Fair – 2022 At Nehru Centre, Worli From 24 to 27 November 2022
Indian Art Promoter will present its 6th Mumbai edition “KalaaSpandan Art Fair” from 24th to 27th November 2022 at Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai. Kalaa Spandan...
Argentine writer releases book of bizarre World Cup tales ahead of Qatar
A man jumped into a river full of crocodiles to get tickets for 2010’s World Cup, a Uruguay player returned to the field just after...
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...
