The third staging of the Desiblitz Literature Festival in Birmingham will feature both published authors and workshop programming.
DSC South Asian Literature Prize and Festival Come of Age
The DSC Prize of South Asian Literature awards a writer $50,000 for a work focusing on South Asian themes, and gains recognition in international publishing.
Should Publishers Open Bookshops? London’s Book Industry Conference, Day 1
By Roger Tagholm LONDON: Curatorship and discoverability -– these were the buzz terms at the UK’s Book Industry Conference (BIC) which opened on Monday in King’s Cross, London. Speakers representing independent shops on both sides of the Atlantic emphasized how good bricks and mortar bookshops are at “curating” a vibrant stock perfectly tailored to their community, while both said that …