Publishing News
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‘Knife’: Salman Rushdie’s memoir about 2022 attempt on his life will be published in April next year
‘This was a necessary book for me to write: a way to take charge of what happened, and to answer violence with art.’
Scroll Staff
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Arundhati Roy wins the 2023 European Essay Prize for lifetime achievement
She received the award for the French translation of her collection of essays titled ‘Azadi: Freedom, Fascism, Fiction’ in English.
Scroll Staff
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Two Rs 2.50 lakh grants for books on Indian cinema announced by ‘Film Companion’, A Suitable Agency
A Suitable Agency, a Delhi-based literary agency, will also offer publishing support to the winning writers.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Dilip Naik, the Hindi film industry musician you had heard even before you heard of him
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘A way of taking charge of it’: Salman Rushdie is writing a book about the attack on his life
Rushdie told TIME magazine he has ‘done his share of fighting for free expression’.
Scroll Staff
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Man admits to stealing over 1,000 unpublished manuscripts. Ian McEwan, Sally Rooney among targets
From August 2016, and continuing up to his arrest, Filippo Bernardini impersonated people from the publishing industry by sending email from fake accounts.
Scroll Staff
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Novelist and screenwriter Hanif Kureishi unable to move his arms and legs after suffering a fall
Kureishi tweeted that he has been hospitalised but fears he may never be able to walk or use a pen again.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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Caught on camera: Ostrich runs loose on a busy road in South Korean town
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Salman Rushdie returns to social media for first time after stabbing, shares excerpts of new novel
Rushdie’s 15th novel is about a woman living in the 14th century in what is now part of India.
Scroll Staff
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Simon & Schuster sale to Penguin Random House is called off as owner Paramount Network backs out
The decision comes three weeks after a US court stopped publishing giant Penguin Random House from acquiring its smaller rival.
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Acquisition of publisher Simon & Schuster by Penguin Random House stopped by US court
The judge blocked PRH from buying out one of its main rivals, citing harm to fair competition.
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The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Milee Ashwarya is the new Publisher at Penguin Random House India, Meru Gokhale announces departure
Manasi Subramaniam replaces Gokhale as the new Editor in Chief for Penguin Press.
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P Sainath’s second book, ‘The Last Heroes’, will be published 25 years after his iconic first book
To be released on November 21, 2022, the book comes 25 years after ‘Everybody Loves a Good Drought’, Sainath’s study of poverty in rural India.
Scroll Staff
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The US government wants to stop the merger of two mega publishers. Will authors benefit?
The US Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster.
Agata Mrva-Montoya, The Conversation
The Field
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record