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Penguin Acquires English Translation of Hindi Novelist Shivani’s Memoir.

Penguin Acquires English Translation of Hindi Novelist Shivani’s Memoir.

April 17, 2021 / News / By

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 …

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The 10th New India Foundation Fellowships Announced

The 10th New India Foundation Fellowships Announced

April 15, 2021 / News / By

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 …

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Carol Anderson’s ‘new book on second amendment

Carol Anderson’s ‘The Second’ to Launch on June 01

April 15, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bloomsbury USA announced that noted historian and educator, Carol Anderson’s new book will debut on June 01, 2021. In a tweet on Wednesday, the publisher said that the book, title ‘The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America’, is an unflinching, critical new look at the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment to the …

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Furquan Moharkan’s YES Bank Book to be Adapted for Screen

Furquan Moharkan’s YES Bank Book to be Adapted for Screen

April 14, 2021 / News / By

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 …

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The Orwell Prizes 2021 Longlist Announced

The Orwell Prizes 2021 Longlist Announced

April 12, 2021 / News / By

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 …

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Pradeep Gupta Announces ‘How India Votes and What it Means’

Pradeep Gupta Announces ‘How India Votes and What it Means’

April 9, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chairman and Managing Director of Axis My India, Pradeep Gupta announced his upcoming book on Friday. In a tweet, he said that the book, title ‘How India Votes and What it Means’, is based on the years of his field interviews and analysis, which made him India’s top psephologist. Pradeep Gupta’s team at My Axis …

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The longlist for the 2021 International Booker Prize Announced

The longlist for the 2021 International Booker Prize Announced

March 31, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes The longlist for the 2021 International Booker Prize was declared on Tuesday, one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world. The list includes about 13 novels translated into English from across many languages, celebrating the finest fiction from around the world. The panel of judges includes cultural historian and novelist Lucy Hughes-Hallett (chair), …

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Jeffrey Archer’s ‘Turn a Blind Eye’ to Release on April 1

Jeffrey Archer’s ‘Turn a Blind Eye’ to Release on April 1

March 29, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: < 1 minute Leading publishing house Pan MacMillan India announced the release date of British author Jeffrey Archer’s new novel. The book, titled ‘Turn a Blind Eye’, will hit the shelves on April 1, the publisher said in a tweet on Sunday. Turn a Blind Eye is currently available for pre-order on Crossword, and according to the seller’s …

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HarperCollins India Acquires Sanjena Sathian’s Debut Novel

HarperCollins India Acquires Sanjena Sathian’s Debut Novel

March 23, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes India’s leading publishing house HarperCollins India has acquired journalist Sanjena Sathian’s debut novel. The book, title Gold Diggers, will be launched in India in May 21. In a tweet on Monday, the publisher stated that journo’s debut work will be a profoundly intelligent and bitingly funny exploration of identity and coming of age, this brilliant …

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Powerful Nirupama Subramanian’s New Book

Harper India to Publish Nirupama Subramanian’s New Book

March 19, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Leading publishing house HarperCollins India will publish renowned leadership coach Nirupama Subramanian’s new book. In a tweet on International Women’s Day, the publishing giant said that the book, title ‘POWERFUL: The Indian Woman’s Guide to Unlocking Her Full Potential’ will be released in May 2021. ‘POWERFUL’ is a book that will help women break the …

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Anu Singh Choudhary’s Short Story Collection the blue Scarf Translated by Kamayani Sharma

Anu Singh Choudhary’s Short Story Collection Translated

February 27, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Premier publishing house HarperCollins India announced on Friday that it will publish renowned Hindi writer Anu Singh Choudhary’s collection of short stories. The book, titled ‘The Blue Scarf’, will be the first to bring Anu’s “sparkling intimate prose” to English readers. ‘The Blue Scarf’ is a collection of Anu’s short stories translated by literary expert …

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Penguin UK to Publish Elif Shafak’s New Novel -The Island of Missing Trees

Penguin UK to Publish Elif Shafak’s New Novel

March 15, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Leading global publishing house Penguin Books announced on Thursday that it will publish Booker Prize nominee Elif Shafak’s new novel. In a tweet, the premier publisher said that the book, titled ‘The Island of Missing Trees’ will be out in August 2021. Signed copies are currently available on pre-order at Waterstones, UK’s leading bookseller. ‘The …

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Harper India Announces Partnership with Indian publisher Amar Chitra Katha

Harper India Announces Partnership with Amar Chitra Katha

March 15, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the country’s leading publishing houses, HarperCollins India has announced a partnership with the iconic Indian mythological comic book series Amar Chitra Katha. In a tweet on Wednesday, the premier publisher informed that the popular series has been adapted in the form of chapter books for the first time ever. Commenting on their collaboration …

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Westland to Publish Kabir Bedi’s Autobiography

Westland to Publish Kabir Bedi’s Autobiography

March 15, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Amazon-backed Westland Books announced on Saturday that it has acquired the rights to publish veteran actor Kabir Bedi’s autobiography. In a tweet, the leading publishing house stated that the book, titled ‘Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Journey of an Actor’, will release in April 2021. Kabir Bedi is one of the most experienced actors …

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Autobiography of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Released

February 27, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Leading Indian publishing house Roli Books released the autobiography of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan on Friday. The book, titled ‘Frontier Gandhi: My Life and Struggle’, is a translation of the original Pashto manuscript, done by the famous translator Imtiyaz Ahmad Sahibzada. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, affectionately known as Badshah Khan, was one of the greatest …

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Peter Mukerjea

Confessions of Peter Mukerjea Coming Out Tomorrow

February 27, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Westland Books, the publishing arm of Amazon, has announced the publication of the much-awaited confessions of former television business tycoon, Peter Mukerjea. The book, titled ‘Star Struck: Confessions of a TV Executive’, is Mukherjee’s confessions written after the former media mogul was released from prison on bail after four years. The book will go on …

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Pan Macmillan India to Publish Ken Follett’s New Novel - Never

Pan Macmillan India to Publish Ken Follett’s New Novel

February 13, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes One of India’s largest publishing houses, Pan Macmillan India has announced that it will publish international bestselling author Ken Follett’s new novel. In a tweet on Thursday, the publisher said the book, titled ‘Never’, is a high-stakes thriller, and will release in November 2021. According to the announcement and other media reports, ‘Never’ is being …

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Roli Books to Publish its Founder Pramod Kapoors New Book -1946 Naval Uprising That Shook the Empire

Roli Books to Publish its Founder Pramod Kapoor’s New Book

March 15, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Premier Indian publishing house Roli Books announced that it will publish ‘1946: Naval Uprising That Shook the Empire’. The book, written by Pramod Kapoor, founder of Roli Books, will be released in August 2021. As the name suggests, the books will be about the great naval mutiny of 1946, when Indian sailors in the British …

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Rupa to Publish Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s Debut Novel, Mapping Love

Rupa to Publish Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s Debut Novel, ‘Mapping Love’

February 11, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Leading publishing house Rupa Publications announced on Thursday that it will publish the debut novel of critically acclaimed filmmaker Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari. In an official tweet, Rupa said the book, titled ‘Mapping Love’, will release on May 21, 2021. They added that the book is about enthralling intertwining tales set in the jungles of India. …

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Roli Books to Publish Moin Mir’s Historical Mystic Novel - The Lost Fragrance of Infinity on Sufism

Roli Books to Publish Moin Mir’s Historical Mystic Novel

March 15, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Leading publishing house Roli Books will publish cultural historian Moin Mir’s historical novel, The Lost Fragrance of Infinity. In a tweet on Wednesday, the publisher said the book, a historical novel exploring Sufism from Delhi to Spain, will hit the stores in June 2021. The Lost Fragrance of Infinity is a sensitive story that showcases …

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Penguin India to Publish Meghna Pant’s Next

Penguin India to Publish Meghna Pant’s Next

February 6, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes In an announcement on Friday, premier publishing house Penguin India said that it will publish award-winning author and journalist Meghna Pant’s upcoming book. Titled ‘The Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Good News’ is a story of a small-town woman’s struggle against the social stigma. On their official website, the publishing giant said that ‘The Terrible, Horrible, …

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Ghazala Wahab’s New Book, ‘Born a Muslim’ is Coming this March

Ghazala Wahab’s New Book, ‘Born a Muslim’ is Coming this March

March 19, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Independent publishing house Aleph Book Company announced today morning that Ghazala Wahab’s new book will come in March 2021. The book, titled ‘Born a Muslim’, is an attempt at breaking the stereotypes surrounding the Muslim Community, the largest minority group in the country, by an illuminating and compelling portrayal. In recent times, especially after the …

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Roli Books to Launch Book on indian cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi

Roli Books to Launch Book on Bishan Singh Bedi

February 3, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Indian publishing giant Roli Books announced on Wednesday that it will launch a book on Bishan Singh Bedi on the 75th birthday of the legendary cricketer. In an official tweet, Roli Books said the books will be a collection of essays contributed by Bedi’s friends, colleagues, teammates, and commentators. They further added that essays will …

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HarperCollins to Publish the Biography of vice president Kamala Harris Phenomenal Woman

HarperCollins to Publish the Biography of Kamala Harris

February 3, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Leading global publishing house HarperCollins has announced that it will publish the biography of Kamala Harris, the newly elected Vice President of the United States. In a tweet on Wednesday, the day Harris took the oath, Harper informed that the book, ‘Kamala Harris: Phenomenal Woman’ is written by renowned journalist Chidanand Rajghatta. However, the company …

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Harper India to Launch the Biography of Sayed Haider Raza

Harper India to Launch the Biography of Sayed Haider Raza

February 3, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes HarperCollins India is all set to launch the biography of world-renowned Indian painter Sayed Haider Raza. In a tweet on Thursday, the publisher said that ‘Sayed Haider Raza: The Journey of an Iconic Artist’, written by Yashodhara Dalmia, is a definitive biography of the legendary painter, drawn from letters, reminiscences, and writings of Haider’s friends …

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HarperCollins Signs a New 3-Book Deal with Jeffrey Archer - Over My Dead Body first volume of william warwick series

HarperCollins Signs a New 3-Book Deal with Jeffrey Archer

February 3, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Premier publishing house HarperCollins announced on Thursday that it has signed a three-book deal with world-renowned author Jeffrey Archer. In a tweet, the company said Archer was back to Harper with a new installment of the hugely popular William Warwick series. The first book of the deal is titled ‘Over My Dead Body’, and will …

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Bloomsbury to Publish K Annamalai’s Debut Policing Memoir- Stepping Beyond Khaki - often called as singham of udpi

Bloomsbury to Publish K Annamalai’s Debut Policing Memoir

February 3, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bloomsbury India revealed former police officer K Annamalai’s debut book, ‘Stepping Beyond Khaki: Revelations of a Real-Life Singham’. The book will launch on January 21 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. The book is a policing memoir, in which the celebrated officer describes his life in the public service in Karnataka, where he was …

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Penguin India to Publish Vidhu Vinod Chopra First Book - Unscripted Conversations on Life and Cinema with indian screen writer abhijat joshi

Penguin India to Publish Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s First Book

January 14, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Premier publishing house Penguin India will publish ace film director and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s first book, the company announced on Monday. The book, titled ‘Unscripted: Conversations on Life and Cinema’ is a conservational memoir co-authored by Chopra and his long-time collaborator Abhijat Joshi. ‘Unscripted’ is up for pre-order on Amazon and will release on …

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Anuja Chauhan’s New Book Club You to Death to Launch on February 26 by Harpercollins india

Anuja Chauhan’s New Book to Launch on February 26

February 3, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes HarperCollins India announced on Wednesday that bestselling author Anuja Chauhan’s new book, ‘Club You to Death’ will launch on February 26. In a tweet, the publisher said that the book will be a romance and suspense novel, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. ‘Club You to Death’ is a story set in the …

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HarperCollins to Publish Ravi Shastri’s Cricket Memoir -Debut book

HarperCollins to Publish Ravi Shastri’s Cricket Memoir

February 3, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes HarperCollins India announced on Sunday that it will publish legendary Indian all-rounder Ravi Shastri’s first book in 2021. The announcement came on January 10, a memorable for Shastri and world cricket as he hit six sixes 36 years ago. The publisher said in the official announcement that the cricketer’s debut book will be a cricket …

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SY Quraishi’s ‘The Population Myth’ Up for Pre-Order - SY Quraishi

SY Quraishi’s ‘The Population Myth’ Up for Pre-Order

February 3, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Former Chief Election Commissioner Dr SY Quraishi’s new book, ‘The Population Myth: Islam, Family Planning and Politics’ is up for pre-order. The book deals with controversial questions about the population growth rate of Muslims and the concept of family planning in Islam. Published by HarperCollins, ‘The Population Myth’ will go on sale on January 29. …

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HarperBusiness to Publish Anil Lamba’s Next Book - Eye on the Bottom Line : on the go

HarperBusiness to Publish Anil Lamba’s Next Book

March 15, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes HarperBusiness revealed the next book by bestselling author and finance expert Anil Lamba on Friday. The book, titled ‘Eye on the Bottom Line: On the Go’, is up for pre-order on Amazon, and will go on sale on February 10. According to the tweet, the book will give detailed insights on principles of financial management, …

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Dhaval Kulkarni’s New Book is About ‘The Bawla Murder Case’

Dhaval Kulkarni’s New Book is About ‘The Bawla Murder Case’

February 3, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dhaval Kulkarni, the author of ‘The Cousins Thackeray’, announced his second book on Tuesday. In the new book, titled ‘The Bawla Murder Case: Love, Lust, and Crime in Colonial India’, the famed journalist chronicles one of the most high-profile murders of pre-independence India, a true event from January 1925. The incident was the murder of …

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Jenny Bhatt’s ‘Each of Us Killers’ on SPD Fiction Bestseller List - Renowned translator Jenny Bhatt’s debut book,

Jenny Bhatt’s ‘Each of Us Killers’ on SPD Fiction Bestseller List

February 3, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Renowned translator Jenny Bhatt’s debut book, Each of Us Killers has made it to the top of SPD Fiction Bestseller List for November and December 2020. The book, published by Brooklyn-based indie publisher 7.13 Books, was launched in the latter half of 2020 and has garnered excellent feedback. Each of Us Killers was ranked at …

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Barack Obama Tweets List of His Favorite Books of 2020

Barack Obama Tweets List of His Favorite Books of 2020

January 5, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes The year is about to end and ‘annual book lists’ are popping out everywhere. Following the trend, former US President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama has announced the list of his favourite books from 2020. The 44th POTUS has listed a total of 17 books, deliberately excluding his own A Promise Land. Apart …

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HarperCollins India to Publish Anindita Ghose’s Debut Novel on religious fundamentalism

HarperCollins India to Publish Anindita Ghose’s Debut Novel

February 3, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Premier publishing house HarperCollins India has announced that it will publish Anindita Ghose’s debut novel. In a tweet on Wednesday, HarperCollins said that it has acquired the publishing right of Ghose’s first book, titled The Illuminated, and added it will be out in July 2021. In the official announcement, the publishing giant said that novel …

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World Literature Today Announces 75 Notable Translations of 2020

World Literature Today Announces 75 Notable Translations of 2020

December 17, 2020 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes World Literature Today, one of the oldest literary magazines has announced its annual list of 75 notable translations of 2020. The list includes books translated in English from languages across the globe during this year. The jury decided the list by having interactions with the global community of readers throughout the year, which includes fiction, …

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recipe writer Jassy Davis Launched New Book, Up for Pre-Order in India Alcohol Not Included

Jassy Davis Launched New Book, Up for Pre-Order in India

February 3, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Leading recipe writer Jassy Davis’s new book is out, and it’s about cocktails without alcohol. Alcohol Not Included: Alcohol-Free Cocktails for the Mindful contains 60 mouthwatering cocktail recipes from the iconic gin connoisseur. The book, published by HarperCollins, is currently available in the UK and the US and will launch in India around December 30. …

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Penguin India to Publish Jairam Ramesh’s The Light of Asia in 2021 new book

Penguin India to Publish Jairam Ramesh’s ‘The Light of Asia in 2021’

December 15, 2020 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Premier publishing house Penguin India announced last Thursday that it will publish The Light of Asia: The Poem that Defined the Buddha, in 2021. In his new book, Jairam Ramesh discusses the story behind the revolutionary poem and gives blissful insights throughout. Penned by Sir Edwin Arnold in 1879, the poem is one of the …

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Goodreads people Choice Awards 2020 Announced!

Goodreads Choice Awards 2020 Announced!

December 9, 2020 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes As the holiday season begins, we have some of the biggest literary awards coming out. The Goodreads Choice Awards 2020 are finally announced, with more than 5.6 million votes from readers. The readers’ have chosen winners in a total of 20 categories, including fiction, non-fiction, debut novel, history & biography, etc. Goodreads is a readers’ …

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Shivesh Bhatia’s Desserts for Every Mood Launched by HarperCollins India cookbook

Shivesh Bhatia’s Desserts for Every Mood Launched by HarperCollins India

March 16, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Shivesh Bhatia’s brand new cookbook, Dessert for Every Mood launched today. The book, a HarperCollins India publication, is the famous food blogger’s second cookbook. Dessert for Every Mood is up for sale on Amazon and is already topping the bestselling charts. Desserts for Every Mood: 100 feel-good recipes is a book, as the name suggests, …

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Radhika Singha’s The Coolie’s Great War to Launch on Dec 12, ''coolie's great war world war, great war, december 12, indian laborers''

Radhika Singha’s The Coolie’s Great War to Launch on Dec 12

February 3, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes JNU professor Radhika Singha’s The Coolie’s Great War will launch on December 12 in The Print’s Softcover. The book, a HarperCollins India publication, is the historian’s second book after A Despotism of Law: Crime and Justice in Early Colonial India (1998). The Coolie’s Great War is the first to shed light on the role of …

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Westland Books to Publish Sanjay Jha’s New Book the great unravelling India after 2014

Westland Books to Publish Sanjay Jha’s New Book

December 6, 2020 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Amazon backed Westland Books announced on Saturday that it will publish former Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha’s new book. The book, The Great Unravelling: India After 2014, will most likely come out by the end of this month. Sanjay Jha was regarded as one of the foremost intellectual minds in the Indian National Congress. He has …

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Camilla Townsend’s Fifth Sun Wins Cundill History Prize 2020

Camilla Townsend’s Fifth Sun Wins Cundill History Prize 2020

December 9, 2020 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes American Historian Camilla Townsend has won the Cundill History Prize 2020 for Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs. The $75,000 prize is one of the elite literary awards that recognize works on history. Camilla’s Fifth Sun was competing with William Dalrymple’s The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company, and Vincent …

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Anupam Kher’s Your Best Day is Today to Launch on December 05

Anupam Kher’s Your Best Day is Today to Launch on December 05

December 3, 2020 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Veteran actor Anupam Kher’s new book, Your Best Day is Today will launch on December 05. Kher released the book in the popular TV talk show The Kapil Sharma Show, along with actor/director/producer Satish Kaushik. Even before launch, the book is trending in the Personality Development category on Amazon, where it’s up for pre-order. Your …

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Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2020 Announced

December 9, 2020 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes The award season is still going strong, with yet another important award coming out. The results for Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2020 came out on Thursday. Nino Haratischvili’s The Eighth Life, translated by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin, is the winner. The longlist for the WPWT 2020 came out on October 27, and …

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Principles of Prediction by Anushka Jasraj Up for Pre-Order

February 3, 2021 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Two-time Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, Anushka Jasraj’s first book, Principles of Prediction is up for pre-order on Amazon. The book is a collection of short stories and will launch on November 30. Westland’s new literary imprint, Context will publish Jasraj’s book. Principles of Prediction is Jasraj’s first collection of short stories. However, there’s already …

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Costa Book Awards 2020 Shortlist Out, Winners to be Declared on Jan 04

Costa Book Awards 2020 Shortlist Out, Winners to be Declared on Jan 04

December 6, 2020 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Shortlist for the 2020 Costa Book Awards is out, and the winners will be declared on January 04, 2021. The prestigious prize is awarded in five categories – First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry, and Children’s Book. The Costa Book Awards, established in 1971, celebrates the most enjoyable books penned by writers from the UK and …

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Supriya Sehgal Wins Valley of Words Book Awards 2020

Supriya Sehgal Wins Valley of Words Book Awards 2020

December 9, 2020 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Indian travel writer Supriya Sehgal has won the Valley of Words Book Award 2020 for her book A Tigress Called Machhli. The book, published by Hachette India, has won the award in the Young Adult category. Supriya Sehgal is a renowned international traveler and is the author of several books related to traveling in India. …

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Annie Zaidi Wins the Fiction Book of the Year 2020 at Tata Lit Live! Awards tata literature live

Annie Zaidi Wins the Fiction Book of the Year 2020 at Tata Lit Live! Awards

December 9, 2020 / News / By

Reading Time: 2 minutes Renowned Indian author Annie Zaidi has won the Fiction Book of the Year 2020 for “Prelude to A Riot” at the Tata Literature Live! Awards. The awards ceremony took place via a digital event in lieu of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Aleph Book Company published the novel in September 2019. Annie Zaidi is a renowned …

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