Browsing Tag

Dec Jan 21

Truth About Publishing

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Though no exact figures regarding unsolicited manuscripts are available in India or elsewhere, yet the fact remains that a staggering number keeps on pouring every day and only a few of them see the light of the day. These manuscripts are…

Plight of book distributors during Covid-19

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Like the other industries, publishers, library suppliers, wholesalers and booksellers have also been badly affected by Covid-19 and it is bound to leave a lasting negative impact on the sale of printed books in the coming years too!

Celebrating the young voices In Indian publishing!

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A WhatsApp group ‘Women in Indian Publishing’ is getting popular where younger women in the industry have the opportunity to air their concerns and connect with each other. Here’s more on this unique social media group.

“Books and reading should be considered as essential”

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As in most countries, bookshops were closed due to being classified as non-essential goods, which has taught us that it’s time to convince the government that books and reading should be considered as essential – to the economy, to learning…

Portraits Of Power: Half a Century of Being at Ringside

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Author: N.K. Singh Publisher: Rupa (INR 595, 472PP) N.K. Singh has been a formidable civil servant, an empathetic politician, a keen chronicler of India’s socioeconomic history and the quintessential academic that academia never got. His…

Shuggie Bain wins 2020 Booker Prize

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Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie Bain was announced as the winner of the 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction, in the culmination of a star-studded ‘ceremony without walls’ from London’s Roundhouse. It was hosted by BBC Radio 4’s John Wilson and included…

New office bearers for FPBAI

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At the 66th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held virtually at New Delhi recently, the new office bearers of Federation of Publishers’ & Booksellers’ Associations in India (FPBAI) were elected. Election Officer, Bhupinder Chowdhri of The…