Indian Author Meena Kandasamy to Receive PEN Germany Prize
The feminist Indian poet and author, who writes in English, will receive the Hermann Kesten prize of the German chapter of the PEN International writers’...
How Kalachuvadu Kannan changed the face of Tamil book publishing
‘Tamil has a rich and hoary literary tradition spanning over two thousand years. The earliest literature in Tamil can be traced back to Sangam poetry,...
Who Are Book Coaches & What Are Their Roles?
Lately, most of us had came across this interesting concept of the ‘Book Coaches’ and to be honest many of us do not really know...
Panelists withdraw from New York literature festival over BJP presence
Following announcements that a leader from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be attending this year’s JLF events in New York City, activists and...
Book Review – How To Kill Everyone On The Planet by Rajesh Talwar
Playwriting has always been one genre in literary writing that reached its zenith in the early times when there were no other modes of entertainment...
ALC teamed up with Frankfurt book fair for expert training programmer
Abu Dhabi, UAE: – The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi),...
INKED IN INDIA: Fountain Pens and a Story of Make and Unmake by Bibek Debroy, Sovan Roy (Author)
About The Book In the early 1900s, a Bengali doctor created the first Indian fountain pen in Varanasi. Despite this early start, foreign-made pens dominate...
2023 Kolkata Book Fair To Be On Pre-Covid Scale
The 46th International Kolkata Book Fair, scheduled to be held in January next year, will be on the pre-COVID scale if cases do not rise...
The Unheard Word: A Dalit Publishing Company’s Struggle For Survival In Maharashtra
No one dreams of becoming a publisher. One is brought into it. So, what brings a Dalit person to English-language publishing? A first-hand experience of...
Karnataka govt spent Rs 37 lakh on Modi book launch event in Bengaluru
The Karnataka government spent Rs. 37 lakh to organize an event for the June 2022 publication of a book on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according...