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Dec Jan 21

The new face of entertainment:

At Wattpad, there has been a massive influx in authors moving their work online since the start of the pandemic. From January through April, the number of new stories written on the platform grew by 151 percent. April also saw a 50 per cent…

Akbar: The Great Mughal

Author: Ira Mukhoty Publisher: Aleph (INR 799, 616 PP) In this book, acclaimed writer Ira Mukhoty covers Akbar’s life and times in lavish, illuminating detail. The product of years of reading, research, and study, the biography looks in…

“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…