Book Award
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2022 Kirkus Prize: 18 fiction, nonfiction, young readers’ books compete for $50,000 cash prize
The winner be announced on October 27.
Scroll Staff
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Mohamed Mbougar Sarr winning the oldest French literary prize is a landmark for African literature
The author of the 2021 Prix Goncourt-winning novel ‘The Most Secret Memory of Men’ is a young Senegalese writer who had moved to Paris to continue his studies.
Caroline D Laurent, The Conversation
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Why the Women’s Prize for Fiction is still relevant and necessary
The award is one way of ensuring that women’s stories are among those that are told and re-told.
Stacy Gillis, The Conversation
Trending
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Indian author Prajwal Parajuly’s novel shortlisted for France’s Emile Guimet Prize
The book has become a finalist under its French title ‘Fuir et Revenir’.
Scroll Staff
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Writers Prajwal Parajuly, Manu Joseph longlisted for France’s Emile Guimet Prize 2020
The prize is awarded every year to a book by an Asian author translated into French.
Scroll Staff
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Indian author Kritika Pandey declared overall winner of 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
She won the prize for her short story ‘The Great Indian Tee and Snakes’.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Raghuram Rajan’s ‘The Third Pillar’ on FT and McKinsey & Company’s shortlist for business book award
The award recognises and honours the books that provide the ‘most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues’.
Scroll Staff
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Playwright and journalist Annie Zaidi wins Nine Dots Prize worth $100,000 for her essay
Zaidi’s book based on her essay titled ‘Bread, Cement, Cactus’ will be published by Cambridge University Press in May 2020.
Scroll Staff
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Tulika Publishers wins International Excellence Award at London Book Fair
Meanwhile, The Konyaks: Last of the Tattooed Headhunters, a book by Phejin Konyak, won the Silver Award in the photo books category.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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‘Jasmine Days’ by Benyamin, a novel in translation, wins the Rs 25-lakh JCB Prize for Literature
Five novels, two of them translations, were in the running.
Scroll Staff
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Lawyer Gautam Bhatia, writer Mimi Mondal nominated for 2018 Hugo Award
The award recognises the best works in science fiction and fantasy literature.
Scroll Staff
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Amitav Ghosh, Jerry Pinto and Namita Gokhale on the shortlist for the Crossword Book Jury Awards
Currently in its 15th edition, the award recognises authors in four categories of writing – fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and translations.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final