Saturday, May 28, 2022
Geetanjali Shree and Daisy Rockwell’s International Booker Prize win set to change the way literature in Indian languages is viewed by the West
‘Moment of pride’: Wishes pour in as Geetanjali Shree’s ‘Tomb of Sand’ becomes first Hindi novel to win International Booker Prize
Geetanjali Shree’s novel is first translated Hindi work to win Int’l Booker
The shortlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022 is announced
Monographs of Charu Mazumdar, RK Laxman feature in ‘Pioneers of Modern India’ book series
Why is India’s book market struggling?
Ukrainian publishing house makes books to survive
Lawyer Dahlia Sen Oberoi turns author with ‘Ashramed: From Chaos to Calm’
How Tamil writer Vaasanthi’s women are tied by a sense of self-respect, a recent translation of her short stories shows
Seema Chishti’s new book, on her parents’ interfaith marriage, is a compendium of notes from another India
Mumbai photographer Prarthna Singh’s first solo-book is a walk down the alley called Shaheen Bagh
Avinab Datta-Areng’s debut Annus Horribilis marks the arrival of an idiosyncratic voice in Indian-English poetry
Legendary author Ruskin Bond turns 88
Ukraine President Zelenskiy’s life story told in new comic book
Wesley Morgan wins Colby award for ‘The Hardest Place’
When Irrfan got angry with Anup Singh
The Reading Room: 5 therapists on books they recommend to their clients
Anthony Veasna So wins posthumous award for LGBTQ fiction
Saadat Hasan Manto: Remembering the literary legacy of the playwright and author
Written in the tradition of Kalidasa’s Meghaduta, poet-diplomat Abhay K’s new book of poetry is an ode to nature
A new book on the RTI Act by former information commissioner ML Sharma provides an insider’s insight alongside legal knowhow on what was meant to be an empowering legislation
Does an ornithologist make for a good spy? Stephen Alter explores the answer in his thrilling new historical detective novel
A new collection of essays, edited by K Raju, on anti-caste themes intertwines erudite scholarship with practice
‘Unstoppable’: Book chronicles journey of 40 youth icons