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Dec Jan 21

Guadalajara named World Book Capital for 2022

Guadalajara (Mexico) was named World Book Capital for the year 2022 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on the recommendation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee. The city, already a UNESCO Creative City since 2017,…

Bodour Al Qasimi becomes IPA new president

Bodour Al Qasimi of Kalimat Group, UAE is the President-elect of the IPA, with Karine Pansa (Girassol Brasil Edições, Brazil) confirmed as Vice President-elect at first ever virtual IPA General Assembly. The IPA’s 2020 General Assembly also…

Red Ventures acquires Lonely Planet

Red Ventures, a platform of digital businesses, has acquired Lonely Planet, a leading global travel media company and the world’s number one travel guidebook brand from NC2 Media for an undisclosed amount. As a trusted provider of print,…

“E-commerce has become mainstream while selling books”

E-commerce has changed the way we shop, even for books. Here, Shubham Jain shares the journey of Bookswagon.com, which was founded in October 2013 and has come a long way since then. Genre of books “We offer huge collection of books in…

Bookstore: a hub for intellectuals and professionals

As the name suggests, Kitab Khana is a melting pot of books of various genres, languages, authors and book lovers in Mumbai. Even in the age of online sales, the bookshop has carved a niche for itself. Here’s more on this bookstore.

Binging out the strong emotional connect with readers…

Meet Seema SonikAlimchand - author of biographies of bigwigs like Dara Singh, Rajinikant and most recently Rajendra Kumar. In each of these book, there is a strong emotional connect with people of all ages, and a contemporary flavour too -…

Bringing regional oral folk tales to wider audience!

Timeless Tales from Marwar is a handpicked collection of folk tales, translated from Rajasthani to English by Vishes Kothari. This is a tribute to Detha’s rich legacy and is a collector’s edition for all ages.

“Publishers need to go digital to stay in the race”

Arab Publishers’ Association (APA) was established in 1962 under the number 1847 (ordinary session number 37), upon the recommendation of the Cultural Committee of the League of Arab States, and re-established in 1995. APA consists of local…