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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Reading Time: 2 minutes Scottish author Douglas Stuart has won the 2020 Booker Prize for his novel Shuggie Bain. The selected novel was Stuart’s first published novel, a story of a young boy trying to break free from his turbulent life in Glasgow of the 1980s. The award was announced on Thursday, November 2020, in a digital event. The
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Reading Time: 2 minutes No matter how crazy the year 2020 was, the annual literary awards season is pretty much alive and kicking. Following the trend, the winners of Dayton Literary Peace Prize 2020 have also been declared. Legendary Canadian writer Margaret Atwood won The Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguish Achievement Award for this year. Alice Hoffman and Chanel
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The shortlist for the prestigious Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Non-Fiction is out. For the 2020 edition of the award, three books for both, fiction and non-fiction have been selected. The shortlist also includes the Kolkata born Megha Majumdar, for her debut novel, A Burning. The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in
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Reading Time: 2 minutes England national and Manchester United player Marcus Rashford has partnered with Macmillan Children’s Book to launch a children’s book club. According to a report by Sky News, the partnership will allow children to experience the escapism of reading, promoting reading and literacy among young minds. Rashford has been quite vocal about the welfare of children
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Khalistan Conspiracy, a book detailing the lead-up to the dreadful events of 1984, will launch on November 19. The book, written by former R&AW Special Secretary GBS Sidhu and published by HarperCollins India, will be released via a digital launch on Zoom. The panel for the launch event includes retired IIM Ahmedabad Professor Jagdeep
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Celebrated author JK Rowling’s latest book, The Ickabog, goes on sale today. In her tweet following the launch, JK Rowling said that she will donate the royalties from the book to her charitable trust, Volant, to support vulnerable groups affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Ickabog is another fairy tale from JK Rowling, often regarded
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Amazon-backed Westland Books has acquired the rights to publish former actress/model Sameera Reddy’s new book. According to the official tweet, in her very first work, Reddy will discuss body positivity and mental health. Sameera Reddy was one of the most popular Indian actresses in the first decade of the 21st century. Having worked with famous
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Leading Indian book publishing house, Rupa Publications, announced today that has published a book on the 26/11 Mumbai Attacks. The book, 26/11 Braveheart, is written by ex-marine commando Praveen Kumar Teotia and will be up for sale from November 10. The book is a minute-by-minute account of the dreadful night of 26th November 2008, when
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Indian trade publishing house Roli Books announced on Tuesday that they will launch Tamal Bandyopadhyay’s Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy on November 10. In the official tweet, Roli Books informed that the launch will happen in a live event at 5 pm. The event will be streaming on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook. In the
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Booker Prize laureate Aravind Adiga’s latest novel AMNESTY has been longlisted for the TATA Literature Live Book of the Year Award 2020. AMNESTY is Adiga’s fourth novel after The White Tiger, Between the Assassinations, and Selection Day. The TLL Book of the Year Award for Fiction, to be declared on November 22, includes six novels
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Premier publishing company Penguin India has announced that they will be publishing Till We Win. The book will be an account of India’s fight against COVID19, co-written by Dr. Randeep Guleria, Dr. Gagandeep Kang, and Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya. According to Penguin India’s official tweet, the book will reflect on how to deal with the pandemic
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Former police officer and social activist Amod Kanth’s first book, Khaki in Dust Storm is up for pre-order on Amazon. As per a tweet by the publishers, Bloomsbury India, the book covers the dark sides of Indian politics between the 1980s-1990s. The book deals with divisive communal politics and political assassinations during the last two
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Bestselling author Ravi Subramanian’s latest book, The Mystery of the School on Fire is a children’s detective novel. In a tweet this morning, Ravi said that the book is the first in the SMS Detective Agency series. While crimes and thrillers might be a staple for the Indian readership, not a lot is available in
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The longlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation (WPWT) was announced yesterday. The list includes 16 titles, spanning across various genres. The prize for 2020 is supported by the British Comparative Literature Association and the British Centre for Literary Translation. The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation celebrates women authors in translation. The
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Renowned American author James Patterson has released the book about the murder of John Lennon, the co-lead vocalist and guitarist of the iconic rock band The Beatles. The book, titled The Last Days of John Lennon, is a must-read for true crime readers, said James in a tweet on Friday. John Lennon was murdered on
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Irish author Colum McCann’s latest novel, Apeirogon is shortlisted for two of France’s most prestigious awards. Launched in February 2020, the novel has made it to the shortlists of Prix Médicis and the Prix Femina. Apeirogon is a story about two friends – a Palestinian and an Israeli. The story deals with the complexities of
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Reading Time: 2 minutes One of India’s leading publishers, Pan Macmillan India announced on Wednesday the launch of Vinay Lal’s ‘The Fury of COVID-19: The Politics, Histories and Unrequited Love of the Coronavirus’. In the official tweet, the published said that the book gives an insight into the economic and environmental impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic. It also said
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