Hindi pulp fiction writer Surender Mohan Pathak has been made ‘the Agatha Christie of India’ by Minakshi Thakur, who saw potential in a genre ignored by other publishers.
‘Very Selective’: Renuka Chatterjee on Speaking Tiger’s World Fiction Series in India
From Scroll.in: India’s Renuka Chatterjee has created Speaking Tiger’s International Fiction series, buying rights to titles from abroad.
Preview of the IPA Congress in India: ‘Social Responsibility and Global Solidarity’
With the freedom to publish among lead topics, the International Publishers Association’s 32nd congress in New Delhi will look for common ground.
The Faces of Frankfurt’s Future: Meet the Frankfurt Fellows
The ones to watch for this week at the Frankfurter Buchmesse: Here are eight of the Frankfurt Fellows, a group of up-and-coming talent in global publishing.
At Frankfurter Buchmesse: The Markets in Time of Change
Tackling what agent Andrew Wylie calls “a profound moral question” for world publishing and more, The Markets is an issues-driven conference for a sharply relevant business in world dynamics.
Oxford University Press India Begins Publishing in Indian Languages
From Scroll.in: After more than 100 years of publication in English, Oxford University Press in India is embarking on projects in Bengali and Hindi.
Nielsen Book India and Dainik Jagran Introduce First Hindi Bestseller List
From the Business Standard: Long asked-for by publishers, retailers, and readers, the first Hindi bestseller list is out from Nielsen and Dainik Jagran.
On Bestseller Lists in India: ‘Which One Should You Trust?’
From Scroll.in: Consumers in India are presented, as in other countries with sometimes conflicting bestselling book lists.
‘Maturity and Humanity’: The DSC Prize For South Asian Literature’s Longlist
Carrying a purse of US$25,000, the DSC Prize honors the ‘exceptional qualities in the novels selected’ for its longlist of 13 titles.
Arpita Das on Women in Publishing: ‘Such a Non-Level Playing Field’
“For women not to be a stronger part of fields like education and publishing is ridiculous,” says publisher and CEO Arpita Das in India.