Yesterday, PR Newswire broke the news that Literati, an “innovative literary brand,” has just raised 40 million dollars in Series B funding. And among its investors is National Basketball Association (NBA) giant […]
by Sakshi Selvanathan Some news to appease the antique-admirer and collector in you: the Stuttgart Rare Book Fair 2021 will take place with a printed joint fair catalogue, and in digital format, […]
While it may be an arduous process for most writers to complete their literary projects, stick to tight deadlines or even simply find the motivation to write the next chapter sometimes (much […]
With most things going virtual this year, the Jaipur Literature Festival 2021 has also followed suit. This year, the festival will take place in a virtual avatar from 19th – 21st February […]
By Mru Natu This is Aravind Adiga’s first novel, and it is brilliant. Poignant, intelligent, humorous, heart-touching, and yet sometimes disgusting, this novel is sure to evoke a few strong and mixed […]
A book in which the acclaimed novelist Virginia Woolf shares her thoughts on the best and worst writers in the literary world, has sold for £21,000 at auction. ‘Really and Truly: A […]
While some of the talks will be held at the newly renovated Heritage Currency Building under strict COVID-19 safety protocols, others will be conducted in a live streaming format Here’s an opportunity […]
The Tehran International Book Fair is held every year in the titular city and the cultural event has turned into quite the landmark. A celebrated book fair in the Middle East and […]
The whole world witnessed Joe Biden being inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America this week. He also simultaneously became only the fourth president in American history to […]
As readers, we are naturally obsessed with the creative process: entire podcasts, interviews, and courses are dedicated to how writers come up with their ideas and write. But behold, a trade secret: […]
Alison Lurie was a Pulitzer-winning novelist and academic who was best known for her comedies of manners about well-educated women who have plunged into a marriage or career that fails to live […]
By Sakshi Selvanathan The wizened yet wise Ivan Nikolayevich is an ordinary seventy-year-old individual with an extraordinary outlook of life, who relates his life story to an enraptured stranger. He usually does […]
Succinctly put, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction was created in 2020 to honour literature by women: and specifically, it is the first English-language literary award to celebrate excellence in fiction by […]
Celebrated Indian-American novelist Ved Mehta, who overcame blindness and became widely known as the 20th-century writer most responsible for introducing American readers to India, has died at his home in New York […]
Some wonderful literary news to behold: The Story Prize, established in 2004 and sponsored by the Chisholm Foundation, has announced the finalists for its 2020/21 prize, which honors the best short story […]
The University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, World Literature Today, announced Cynthia Leitich Smith as the winner of the 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature. Awarded in […]
Many readers in Southeast Asia are familiar with the legends of Lord Rama and the demon king Ravana, and there is no doubt about the fact that the most important theme of […]
During times of crisis, people find themselves faced with lifestyle changes. One of the earliest and most noticeable changes seen during the Covid-19 lockdown was how we consume media – and especially how we read. […]
American poet Louise Gluck won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature for “her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal”- as stated by the Swedish Academy a few […]
Author Eric Jerome Dickey, whose novels of romance, mystery and adventure were best-selling page-turners over more than 20 years, has died aged 59. The US writer wrote 30 novels about breathless relationships […]
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