September 10, 2019
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1. Author Kiran Nagarkar passes away at 77 in Mumbai 2. Paul McCartney goes from rock-star to children’s book author 3. Google Play is now renting ebooks 4. Publishers announce new Elena Ferrante novel out in November 5. JCB Prize … Continue reading
December 5, 2017
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1. Elena Ferrante is writing again, publisher says 2. ‘China’s Tolkien’ aims to conquer western readers 3. Bad sex award won by Christopher Bollen’s phallic ‘billiard rack’ 4. Pitkin rushes out book on Harry and Meghan 5. Unimpressed with revenue, publishers want to sell their … Continue reading
April 11, 2017
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1.World’s biggest prize for children’s books goes to ‘caring visionary’ 2. Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet who memorialized Babi Yar, dies aged 84 3.Will.I.Am Is Publishing A YA Novel That’s Being Described As ‘The Terminator’ Meets Harry Potter 4.HBO, Rai to … Continue reading
February 6, 2017
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The party ended with conversation about women in books and democracy. Renu spoke about a book called Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia. The story revolves around Sultana, a Saudi Arabian princess, who is … Continue reading
December 30, 2016 by Neelima | 0 comments
<div style="text-align: center; margin: auto;"><ahref="https://i2.wp.com/instascribe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/World-Book-Tour-Nigeria-01.jpg?w=630&ssl=1"/>By InstaScribe</a></div>October 11, 2016
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1.Author murdered for a rare book worth £50,000 2.Bruce Springsteen talks about his memoir 3.The Who is Elena Ferrante Controversy 4.Arundhati Roy announces second novel after twenty years 5.Sarah Jessica Parker launches new publishing imprint
March 22, 2016
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Guess the world’s most literate nation 2. Bricks vs Clicks- Who wins? 3. Elena Ferrante writes a creepy children’s story about a doll 4. JK Rowling’s wizarding school expansion not so welcome 5. Recommendations for audiobooks read by women since it’s Woman’s History Month
January 25, 2016
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In this feature, I’ll be talking about rising in translation. I chanced across this wonderful article in the Wall Street Journal, an interview with Jhumpa Lahiri called How Jhumpa Lahiri learned to write again. Lahiri has written yet another book- … Continue reading