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Dec Jan 21

Guadalajara named World Book Capital for 2022

Guadalajara (Mexico) was named World Book Capital for the year 2022 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on the recommendation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee. The city, already a UNESCO Creative City since 2017,…

Bodour Al Qasimi becomes IPA new president

Bodour Al Qasimi of Kalimat Group, UAE is the President-elect of the IPA, with Karine Pansa (Girassol Brasil Edições, Brazil) confirmed as Vice President-elect at first ever virtual IPA General Assembly. The IPA’s 2020 General Assembly also…

Red Ventures acquires Lonely Planet

Red Ventures, a platform of digital businesses, has acquired Lonely Planet, a leading global travel media company and the world’s number one travel guidebook brand from NC2 Media for an undisclosed amount. As a trusted provider of print,…

Backstage : The Story behind India’s High Growth Years

Author: Montek Singh Ahluwalia Publisher: Rupa (INR 595, 464PP) Tracing the spectacular trajectory of Ahluwalia’s life from its humble beginnings in Secunderabad to the corridors of power in New Delhi, this book is a classic insider’s…

“New paradigms of book selling emerged in Covid times”

During Covid times, we worked on digitising the books into ebooks and audio books. We have also focused on supplying our books to readers internationally with print on demand companies. We hope the investment we have made on these new…

Irrfan Khan: The Man, The Dreamer, The Star

Author: Aseem Chhabra Publisher: Rupa (INR 500, 224PP) Irrfan Khan is an intimate and meticulously researched account of this refreshingly unique and unconventional Indian icon. Drawn from personal interviews and told through many voices,…

Online selling: a boon for higher academic books

Northern Book Centre, publishers of scholarly reference books and Paragon Books, its sister concern for distribution, have been making their mark for last two decades. Here’s more on this publisher.

The Meltdown: India Inc’s Biggest Implosions

Authors: Dev Chatterjee and Sudha Pai Chatterjee Publisher: Rupa (INR 495) This is a behind-the-scenes look at the spectacular collapse of some of the biggest names in India Inc. The book reveals the real reasons behind the non-payment of…