Three days before its anticipated physical opening, the big New Delhi World Book Fair has been postponed, new dates to be announced.
Springer Nature Plants Trees in India, One for Each Employee
Citing some 20 percent of its workforce being based in India, Springer Nature chooses the state of Meghalaya for its tree-planting project.
The 2021 Ottaway: India’s Seagull Books Founder Naveen Kishore
The Kolkata- and London-based Seagull Books and its school of publishing are the platform for Naveen Kishore’s Ottaway Award-winning work.
Rights Roundup: Thrillers by Women, and Garden Travels
This Rights Roundup features work from France, Finland, India, the United States, Denmark, and Italy, starting with a thriller from Helsinki.
A New Report Evaluates the Indian Publishing Industry’s Prospects
The Association of Publishers in India, with EY-Parthenon, offer a look at the multilingual Indian publishing industry and its challenges.
Afshin Molavi at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: ‘West to East’
The Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute fellow speaks with Mina Al-Oraibi about pandemic-era dynamics in the Arab region.
Industry Notes: Tom Weldon at FutureBook; Penguin Random House UK and India
Musing on books’ resilience in the pandemic, Tom Weldon talks with Philip Jones; and Penguin Random House India partners with Pippa Rann.
Words Without Borders’ 2020 Gala: Translation and Generosity
More than 250 donor-attendees logged in to the digital edition of the Words Without Borders Gala in support of literature in translation.
Nitasha Devasar in Frankfurt Week: The Outlook in India
‘Uncertainty is the only certainty,’ says Taylor & Francis’ Nitasha Devasar, in describing prospects and opportunities in pandemic India.
Rights Roundup: The Frankfurt-Bound Rights World Revs Up
From Norway, Germany, USA, Iceland, Finland, Spain, and Poland, here are writings to watch for on the run-up to Frankfurter Buchmesse.