The Jaipur Bookmark professional publishing program this year had Norway as its Country Partner and a visit from the Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Juergen Boos.
Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize 2019 Opens at India’s Jaipur Festival
The British Academy’s Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize has staged an interview with its 2018 laureate at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Rights Roundup: On the Run-Up to Guest of Honor Norway at Frankfurter Buchmesse
The coming Frankfurter Buchmesse Guest of Honor program is off to an agile start, as we feature several foreign rights hits from Norway–plus work from Germany and India–in our first 2019 Rights Roundup.
India’s Kalachuvadu Publications Named Publisher of the Year in New Delhi
The fifth annual Publishing Next Industry Awards program in India has announced its 2018 winners, including the publisher of the year, Kalachuvadu Publications.
Winter Issues: International ‘Beyond the Book’ Looks at 2018 in Review
Taking stock as the new year comes in, Copyright Clearance Center’s ‘Beyond the Book’ podcast series has a trio of 2018 look-back episodes on tap.
Industry Notes: Hay Festival Wales Tickets, Wattpad’s India Office
The original Hay Festival opens ticket sales on events in its 2019 Wales program, as Wattpad announces the establishment of a country office in India.
India’s DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Releases Shortlist
The far-reaching DSC Prize, based in India and devised to support literature in all South Asia, has issued its eighth annual shortlist.
Industry Notes: Jon Fine Leaving Open Road; Baker & Taylor’s Devasar Leads Publishers
After a year with Open Road, attorney and former Amazon executive Jon Fine is heading to American Media. And in India, Baker & Taylor’s Nitasha Devasar helms the publishers association’s executive committee.
Author Benyamin’s ‘Jasmine Days’ Wins Inaugural JCB Prize for Literature in India
A new literature award, the JCB Prize goes to the work of a Kerala author who writes about issues and personalities in the Middle East. His newest book is from Juggernaut.
‘Words Without Borders’ October: India’s Dalit Literature in Hindi
This month’s ‘Words Without Borders’ magazine explores how translation helps India’s Dalits reveal their talent—and struggles.