https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/25/everything-must-change-review-avila-horvat-chomsky-zizek-covid-conversations-future Conversations featuring the likes of Noam Chomsky, Brian Eno and Slavoj Žižek imagine a more communal world after Covidorld was first forced behind closed doors by Covid-19. In Giovanni…
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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/25/abigail-dean-girl-a-thriller-debut-google-lawyer Has this Google lawyer written the book of the year? The part-time author talks about the inspiration for her thriller about siblings who flee abusive parents and their ‘house…
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/25/bookshops-defy-pandemic-to-record-highest-sales-for-eight-years Despite shops being closed for much of 2020, figures show Britons bought books in volume – although many authors continued to struggle. More than 200m print books were sold in…
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/books/great-book-reviews.html On Oct. 10, 1896, after years of robust literary coverage at The New York Times, the paper published the first issue of the Book Review. In the 125 years…
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/books/newbery-medal-caldecott-award.html The American Library Association announced two of the country’s most prestigious prizes for children’s books on Monday: the Newbery Medal, which went to Tae Keller for “When You Trap…
https://www.newkerala.com/news/2021/6097.htm ‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama and ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ by Delia Owens were among the most popular ebooks borrowed from libraries in 2020, recent data shows. Data by OverDrive, the…
https://www.newkerala.com/news/2021/14471.htm The Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize has announced its longlist for the sixth edition at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2021. The nominated books in the longlist include Sarojini’s Mother;…
Linda Grant is one of the finest English novelists and journalists in today’s time. She has also been the winner of the Orange Prize 2020, and was shortlisted for the Booker…
Coronavirus has already claimed around 3,132 lives and infected more than 92,000 people globally. While the world continues to grapple with the infectious disease, more and more cities are reporting…
The International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated on April 2, the birthday of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Founded in 1967 by the International Board on Books for Young…