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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
The Mermaid of Black Conch, a dark love story about a fisherman and a mermaid torn from the sea, has won the Costa Book of the Year award. Trinidadian-born British writer Monique […]
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 […]
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