Apr May 19

Bhopal Literature Festival has recently announced the Sushila Devi Award of 2 lakh INR for the Best Book of Fiction Written by a woman author published in 2018 – prize to be declared at the Bhopal Literature Festival in Bhopal, 10th…

For the first time in history, the Swedish Publishers’ Association, alongside literary agencies, has compiled comprehensive statistics on Sweden’s literature export.In 2018, literature exports – i.e. translation rights and publishing deals…

In 2015 Hachette UK announced its plan to build a state-of-the-art book distribution centre, representing a major investment in printed books. On April 9, 2019, the Hely Hutchinson Centre, is officially opened by Tim Hely Hutchinson,…

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Book Club released its first ever reading list of titles aimed at children age 6-12, to teach them about the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in all six official UN languages.…

Daniel Gorman is to succeed Antonia Byatt as English PEN’s director in August. Gorman comes to the organization from the Shubbak Festival, where he’s executive director. Under his five-year guidance, the Shubbak is said to have become the…

Bloomsbury Children’s Books has acquired Irish author Catherine Doyle’s debut middle-grade novel, The Storm Keeper’s Island. In a global acquisition Ellen Holgate, UK Editorial Director, and Allison Moore, US Editor, acquired world rights…

The winners of Pulitzer Prize 2019 were recently announced at the Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, New York City. The prestigious award is given in 21 categories in journalism, and the arts every year. Each Pulitzer…

Bengal Association recently organized one of their significant events, BOI MELA (Book Fair) in New Delhi from April 17-21, 2019. The five-days-long mela was held at Griha Kalyan Kendra, Peshwa Road, New Delhi (Near Gole Market). BOI MELA…

Three SAGE Response titles have swept the top three awards at the DMA-NTPC book awards 2019. The awards were handed out at a ceremony held at the India International Centre. These are, in the sequence of their positions:First position: Life…

The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource development, Govt. of India had issued guidelines that all state and UTs should procure ‘Age appropriate publications’ of National Book Trust, India for supplies at…