Released on September 3, The India Book Market Report 2026-30, compiled by NielsenIQ BookData and the Federation of Indian Publishers, offers a comprehensive look at the third largest publishing market in the world behind the U.S. and China.
Why Is Penguin Random House India Passing on One of the Biggest Books of the Year?
Is self-censorship behind the publisher’s decision not to publish Sonia Gandhi’s memoir in India?
Arpita Das: How Queer Friendly Is the Indian Publishing Industry?
The treatment of LGBTQ+ publishing workers in India remains a point of concern, writes Arpita Das, but as more millennial and Gen Z folks rise in the industry there is reason for hope.
Around the Book World: Monday, June 15th, 2026
Publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho kicks off the week with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.
Jaipur Literature Festival, Tech Mahindra Partner to Launch the Global India Book Prize
In a release, organizers said the prize will be open to international authors and will recognize books that shape “meaningful conversations about India’s evolving role in the world.”
Arpita Das: Who Does a LitFest Belong to?
For young writers, the growing number of smaller, local literature festivals across India are very often the only spaces where young, aspiring, entirely green writers can have access to established writers and career-changing conversations, writes Arpita Das. What’s not to love?
Around the Book World: Monday, February 16, 2026
Publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho kicks off the week with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.
The Schrodinger’s Cat of Women in Indian Publishing Associations
Arpita Das examines the state of women in publishing associations in India and highlights the lack of inclusion of women in high-level publishing roles and, thus, industry decision-making.
India’s Seagull Books To Be Honored With the Aficionado Award
Established in 1982, India’s Seagull Books has been named the 2025 Aficionado Award winner, to be honored at Frankfurter Buchmesse.
New Delhi’s Arpita Das: How Green Is My Industry?
Imagining a more sustainable future for publishing, Arpita Das goes over some of the efforts being made in India’s industry.