Book News
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As Booker trophy is renamed after Iris Murdoch, a former student remembers her inspiring teacher
‘She encouraged our imaginations.’
Devaki Jain
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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ author EL James to return with new novel in April
‘The Mister’ will be the first novel by the writer to be unrelated to the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ series.
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Author James Frey beats Haruki Murakami to win the 2018 Bad Sex in Fiction Award
The American author won the prize from an all-male shortlist.
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Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Margaret Atwood announces sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, to be published in 2019
‘The Testaments’ will be published in September 2019 and is set 15 years after the final scene of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’.
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A children’s publisher is designing GIF books for an immersive reading experience
The first series of three ‘moving books’ are available in five languages.
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Milan Vaishnav wins the first Rs 15-lakh Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize
Vaishnav won for his book ‘When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics’, which looks a the symbiotic relationship between crime and politics in India.
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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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Anthea Bell, legendary translator of ‘Asterix’ dies at 82
She was known for her translation of both children’s books as well as works by writers such as Franz Kafka and WG Sebald.
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Guadeloupean writer Maryse Condé wins ‘Alternative Literature Nobel’
The one-time New Academy Prize in Literature was set up as an alternative to the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was not awarded this year.
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Arundhati Roy and Jeet Thayil on the longlist of the 2018 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
16 novels are in the running for the $25,000 literary prize.
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The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Two translations and a debut novel on the shortlist of the 2018 JCB Prize for Literature
The winner from the shortlist of five novels will be announced on October 24.
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The Man Booker Prize 2018 shortlist is here. (The graphic novel did not make it.)
Golden Booker winner Michael Ondaatje is out, and the prize gets its youngest ever shortlisted author.
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The JCB Prize for Literature announces its very first longlist of ten titles for 2018
India’s richest literary prize will award Rs 25 lakh to the winning author, to be revealed on October 27.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces