By Sakshi Selvanathan Upon initial contact between the book and my hand, it dawned on me that ‘Tik Tik’ would prove a compelling read. I was also cognizant of the fact that, […]
An Interview with Ashani Ranasinghe
By Sakshi Selvanathan Ashani is an accomplished translator in Sri Lanka, translating German and English books to Sinhala and vice versa. She is also actively involved as a German lecturer in language […]
Truce by Risha Chaurasia: A Riveting Teen Novel about Five Teenagers Searching True Friendship
Truce by Risha Chaurasia: A Riveting Teen Novel about Five Teenagers Searching True Friendship.
List of Finalists for the 2020 Bram Stoker Awards Released
The Horror Writers Association—dedicated to promoting horror and dark fantasy writers—announced the finalists for the annual Bram Stoker Award yesterday, which honors the best work in horror and dark fiction published in […]
An Interview with the authors Gayathri and Srividhya Venkatesan
About the Duo: Gayathri & Srividhya are sisters. Both are engineers, entrepreneurs, writers, artists, and content creators. Also, Gayathri is a Bharatanatyam dancer and Srividhya has a diploma degree in Painting. Both […]
An Interview with Alex Pearl
The Asian Review is pleased to publish an enlightening interview with Alex Pearl – the author of the latest, gripping thriller, ‘The Chair Man’: read on for more! We would love to […]
Get Lost Dirty Covid 19: Lockdown Days and Life within Four Walls
Get Lost Dirty Covid-19 is a collection of poetry by Madalsa and Zuivere. A poignant collection exploring the pain and suffering of people caused by Covid pandemic.
Finalists for the 2021 Aspen Literary Awards Announced
Yesterday, Aspen Words—a programme in the Aspen Institute—announced the finalists for the 2021 Aspen Literary Awards, which recognizes and honours a work of fiction that addresses a pressing contemporary issue. The Award […]
The Second European Book Forum (Assises Européennes du Livre) Follows the Virtual Route
Utilizing the medium of many book fairs amid a pandemic-riddled year, the Brussels Book Fair and the European Commission will be hosting the second edition of the European Book Forum digitally on […]
Namdeo Kamble: Literature Veteran from Vidarbha in Padma Award List
The Padma (or Padma Shri) Awards were instituted in 1954 to be awarded to citizens of India in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the arts, education, […]
‘The Boy Called Ambi’: A Nostalgic Read to Take You Down Memory Lane
by Mru Natu This is the story of Ambi, a boy who lived in a small village in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The book takes us through the journey of how this small […]
Taipei International Book Exhibition to Go Until May This Year
The Taipei International Book Exhibition 2021 which begun on January 26th, is set to go on until the 31st of May this year. It is organized by the Taiwanese Ministry of Culture […]
Nobel Laureate Olga Tokarczuk Is Releasing a Children’s Book
Booker Prize winner and Nobel Literature Laureate Olga Tokarczuk has written a book for children. Titled, ‘The Lost Soul’, the book is about a man who worked diligently and efficiently but had […]
Stephen King: Legendary Horror Writer Helps Group of Elementary Students Publish a Pandemic-Themed Book
Stephen King is known by many titles: ‘The Master of Horror’, ‘Ringleader of Nightmares’ and many more. But recent news affirms that he is quite the youth literary advocate too! This is […]
Island of A Thousand Mirrors: A Novel of a Thousand Insights
By Sakshi Selvanathan The substance of Nayomi Munaweera’s award-winning, debut novel, ‘Island of A Thousand Mirrors’, is very much as its title sounds – sharp and reflective. Set in the 1980s amid […]
Michaela Goade Becomes the First Native American to Win Caldecott Medal
Hailing from Alaska, illustrator Michaela Goade has become the first Native American to win one of the two top prizes in children’s literature – the prestigious Randolph Caldecott Medal. This was awarded […]
‘When Love Came Calling’ – Sometimes we travel far to discover ourselves
By Mru Natu I always wanted to read a Preeti Shenoy book. And I am glad I picked up this light and quick read. The book begins with a journal entry in […]
English Memoir of Girish Karnad to be Published in May
Girish Karnad’s memoir, which was to be translated from Kannada into English by the actor-playwright himself but could only finish a part of it before his death in 2019, will now be […]
Helping Through Grief: Author Jess Childs Writes Book to Help Children
An author grieving for both of her parents has written a book to help children deal with tragedies. Jess Childs’ father took his own life in 2006 and her mother from cancer, […]
Why Nature Makes for Quite the Formidable Antagonist: Susan Meissner Recommends Ten Books Set Against Disaster
Susan Meissner is a USA Today bestselling novelist with more than half a million books in print in fifteen languages. Her novels include the exemplary ‘The Nature of Fragile Things’, ‘The Last […]