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Reading Time: 2 minutes Vauhini Vara’s popular debut novel, The Immortal King Rao, is all set to be adapted for television. According to a tweet by HarperCollins, the publisher of the bestselling novel, independent studio Wiip will helm the project.  As per The Hollywood Reporter article, Wiip has acquired the rights to The Immortal King Rao. Screenwriter Madhuri Shekar […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Acclaimed author Syeda Bilbrami Imam released a collection of love stories called Life Fine Wine last Friday. The book was launched via an event organized by the coveted publisher at the Olive Qutub cafe in Delhi. Among the attendees were the Prince of Kashmir Dr Karan Singh, and Roli Books Managing Director Kapil Kapoor. Like

Reading Time: 2 minutes The shortlist for the Arthur Ross Book Award 2022 was announced on Wednesday. Endowed by businessman and philanthropist Arthur Ross in 2001, the award recognizes the contributions of non-fictional to the understanding of foreign policy.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Renowned historian Ramachandra Guha is the recipient of the coveted Howard Milton Award for Cricket Scholarship 2021. Guha won the award for his recent book, ‘The Common Wealth of Cricket’, published by HarperCollins India late last year. The book has received high critical acclaim and has cemented its place as one of the best cricket

Reading Time: 2 minutes Leading publishing house HarperCollins India announced on Monday a new book on the assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The book, titled ‘The Murderer, the Monarch, and the Fakir’ is penned by investigative journalist Appu Suresh and Cambridge scholar Priyanka Kotamraju. According to the official announcement, the book will hit the shelves on October 01, 2021.

Reading Time: 2 minutes British publisher Atlantic Book will publish neuropsychiatry consultant Dr Alastair Santhouse’s new book, the company announced on Monday. In an official tweet, the publisher said that the book, titled Head First, explores the connections between physical and mental health, dealing with complex questions like whether being well is related to the body or mind. Head

Reading Time: 2 minutes Leading publishing house HarperCollins India announced on Friday a new book by bestselling author Lucy Foley. According to the official tweet, the new murder mystery, titled The Paris Apartment, will go on sale in the spring of 2022. The Paris Apartment is another thriller from the #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling, following

Reading Time: 2 minutes Amazon-backed Westland Books revealed the first look of author Kavitha Rao’s new book on National Doctors Day. The book, titled Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India’s First Women in Medicine, is up for pre-order on Amazon India and will release on July 12. The role of Indian women in various fields of technological and

Reading Time: 2 minutes India’s leading publishing house Pan Macmillan India announced on Thursday that it will publish senior journalist and author Dhaval Kulkarni’s new book on Nathuram Godse. According to the official tweet, the book, titled Nathuram Godse: The True Story of Gandhi’s Assassin, will release in 2022. Nathuram Godse committed one of the gravest crimes of independent

Reading Time: 2 minutes Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) launched the Kindle Vella content platform earlier this year, where authors could publish serialized stories. While the platform gained significant popularity, it restricted the stories published on it to be published in the form of books or other formats. However, addressing the feedback from a large number of authors, KDP

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Orwell Prize winners for 2021 were announced on Friday, and winners in all four categories have been declared. The prize is awarded in four categories – Political Writing Book Prize, Political Fiction Book Prize, Journalism Prize, and Exposing Britain’s Social Evils. Each year, The Orwell Prize is awarded on 25th June, the birth anniversary

Reading Time: 2 minutes Legendary pace bowler and West Indian great Michael Holding’s new book released on Thursday. Titled Why We Kneel, How We Rise, the book is published by Simon & Schuster UK and unravels the racist abuse the fearsome bowler received. The book comes following an emotional speech on racism Michael Holding delivered during a discussion before

Reading Time: 2 minutes HarperCollins India, one of the country’s leading publishing houses, will release the book about the Kanishka Bombings on July 05, 2021. Blood for Blood, written by veteran Canadian journalist Terry Milewski, is up for pre-order on Amazon India. On the eve of the 26th anniversary of the terror attack, HarperCollins interviewed the author, discussing the

Reading Time: 2 minutes India’s leading publishing house in India, Pan Macmillan announced that the next book in the Sati Series by mythology author Koral Dasgupta will go on sale on July 07. Like the previous book, the new book, titled KUNTI, is also based on a character from a mythological tale, using which the author tries to explore

Reading Time: 2 minutes Leading publishing house Pan Macmillan will publish Australian psychologist Steve Biddulph’s latest book on neuroscience and the concept of ‘supersense’. The book, titled ‘Fully Human’, is up for pre-order on Amazon, and will hit the shelves on June 10, 2021. In a tweet on Monday, the publisher said that Biddulph combines therapy with neuroscience in

Reading Time: 2 minutes HarperCollins India will publish renowned historian Dr Mircea Raianu’s latest treatise on global capitalism in South Asia. The book, titled ‘TATA: The Global Corporation That Built Indian Capitalism’, will launch in India on May 20. Prof Raianu’s book, originally being published by Harvard University Press, will track down the history of India’s 150 years old

Reading Time: 2 minutes One of India’s leading publishing houses, Pan Macmillan India announced the new novel by Hanya Yanagihara. In a tweet on Monday, the publisher said that the book, titled “To Paradise”, is the bestselling author’s third novel, which will be launched in January 2022, and added it will be a work of emotional genius. ‘To Paradise’,

Reading Time: 2 minutes India’s leading publishing house Roli Books has launched an all-new podcast called ‘Beyond the Lines’. In a tweet last Wednesday, the publisher informed that the podcast will be co-hosted by its Editorial Director Priya Kapoor, and Commissioning Editor Chirag Thakkar, and will be aired on major streaming platforms like Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Premier publishing house Penguin India announced on Friday that it has acquired the English translation of ‘Amader Shantiniketan’, the popular memoir by famed Hindi writer Shivani. In the official announcement, the publisher mentioned that the book, translated by the author’s daughter, Ira Pandey, will be launched in May. ‘Amader Shantiniketan’ was written about half a

Reading Time: 2 minutes The list of 10th New India Foundation Fellowships recipients was announced on Thursday. The announcement was made by Srinath Raghvan, Professor & Head of Department, International Relations and History, Ashoka University. A total of 11 individuals were awarded the fellowship this year, which includes environment activists, Dalit activists, historians, academicians, and more. What is the

Reading Time: 2 minutes Financial journalist Furquan Moharkan’s latest book, ‘The Man Who Crushed His Diamonds – The YES Bank Story’, will soon be adapted to screen, the author announced in a tweet on Monday. The rights for the book, published by Penguin India, for the screen have been acquired by Almighty Motion Picture. Published earlier this year, ‘The

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Orwell Prizes 2021 longlist was announced last Friday. Longlists for all the four categories – The Political Writing, Political Fiction, Journalism, and Exposing Britain’s Social Evils, have been announced. According to the official announcement, the winners will be announced, as always, on June 25, the birthday of George Orwell aka Eric Arthur Blair. The