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EDITORIAL Indian Libraries: Turning Pages To Reinvent Themselves PUBLISHING NEWS CONFERENCE IN FOCUS Where Publishing Meets The New Knowledge Economy 5th Booksellers Conference To Attract Participants From 98 Countries Registrations Open…

The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has opened nominations for the Sharjah International Book Fair Awards 2026 across 10 categories to recognise outstanding achievements in writing and publishing. These include Cultural Personality of the Year…

In recognition of outstanding Arab cultural achievements and in support of building bridges of cross-cultural dialogue, the Shariah International Translation Award welcomes submissions of translations from all world languages for the…

The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced the return of the Market Focus programme, and Japan as the appointed country for 2027. The LBF Market Focus, back for the first time since 2022, will see the involvement of the Japan Book Publishers…

Narender Kumar Verma (3 November 1948–10 July 2026) was a pioneering Indian publisher whose career reflected the resilience of a post-Partition family, the rise of Hindi mass-market publishing and the emergence of a distinctly Indian comics…

The perspective of writing children’s books and the lens through which the stories are told has undergone a drastic change. Many Sudha Murthys, Ramendra Kumars, and Nalini Sens are coming to the forefront to shatter myths, break boundaries,…

Bestselling Indian author Ashwin Sanghi has made history by becoming the first-ever recipient of the JSW Prize in Literature. In this interview with Varsha Verma, the master storyteller reflects on the profound weight of this inaugural…

Copyright, research integrity and human creativity emerge as non-negotiables as publishers, researchers and WIPO call for responsible AI adoption at FICCI’s PubliCon 2026.

As Karadi Tales marks its 30th anniversary, Shobha Vishwanath reflects on the publishing house’s journey, its commitment to culturally authentic storytelling, the growing global visibility of Indian creators, and what lies ahead for Indian…

“The Japan Foundation New Delhi was established in 1994 as an autonomous and cultural exchange agency of Government of Japan. We focus on promoting Japanese Arts & Culture, Japanese language and Japanese Studies in India. Also, through…