The South Asian Literature in Translation project from the University of Chicago is intended to connect the subcontinent with Anglophone publishing markets.
More Prizes: The Best Children’s Publishers of the Year at Bologna
At the 60th Bologna trade fair, the closely watched Best Children’s Publishers of the Year awards are named in six world regions.
PEN America Literary Award Winners: India’s Vinod Kumar Shukla Honored
The annual PEN America Literary Awards this year have included three career-achievement awards and 11 book awards.
Richard Charkin on India: ‘A Million Mutinies Now’
‘The future for Indian publishing is bright,’ writes Richard Charkin, reviewing its evolution ‘from carbon paper to digital innovations.’
Scholastic and LitWorld: A 24-Hour ‘World Read Aloud Day’ Event
Scholastic’s 2023 World Read Aloud Day program has a new format, in which authors from 13 countries read aloud through the Storyvoice app.
Mumbai’s Bookstore and Library Trilogy: An Eighth Anniversary
With its bookstore on the ground floor and its library upstairs, India’s Trilogy serves a loyal following: ‘Getting books is our only headache.’
Frankfurt Week: A New Report on the Indian Book Market
With more than 90 percent of the Indian book market market in educational publishing, India’s publishers report an upbeat assessment.
India’s Cactus Communications: A ‘Linguistic Search Engine for Researchers’
India’s Cactus Communications, based in Mumbai, calls its new writing and language search tool for researchers ‘PhrasePerfect.’
Children’s Books Edition: ‘The Gita for Children’ Set for British Publication
The ancient Hindi scripture about dharma, yogic ideals, and philosophy is reinterpreted for kids by Roopa Kai.
International Children’s Books Edition: A Rights Roundup
Titles in this children’s Rights Roundup originally were published in Spain, Finland, the United Kingdom, Turkey, India, and Switzerland.