Singapore Writers Festival 2024: Writing ‘like a drunk uncle’ won Shehan Karunatilaka acclaim
The Sri Lankan writer spoke with former SWF director Pooja Nansi in an entertaining session. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Savior of ‘Satanic Verses’ in India: Bureaucratic Ineptitude
In 1988, India issued an order forbidding the import of Salman Rushdie’s novel. A Delhi Court has overturned the order, not ...
Notification banning ‘The Satanic Verses’ untraceable, HC told
The Delhi high court has said that an import ban on author Salman Rushdie’s controversial 1988 book The Satanic Verses ...
Camilla set to resume engagements after chest infection
Queen Camilla, the wife of King Charles, will resume engagements next week when she will host a reception for a literary ...
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Making sense of U.S. elections, Booker Prize countdown, ‘The Kaurs of 1984’ and more
In reviews, we read a book on the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Vinod Kumar Shukla’s poetry and more. The Booker Prize ...
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A photograph captured ten novelists who transformed Indian writing forever—and marked the end of an era
How a 1997 New Yorker photoshoot featuring Rushdie, Roy, Seth and others marked the pinnacle of Indian writing in English, their battle against conformity, and why such a gathering may never happen ...
Middle East Eye14d
Rupi Kaur, Sally Rooney and Judith Butler join boycott of 'silent' Israeli cultural institutions
Other signatories include Jhumpa Lahiri, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2000, and Kamila Shamsie, winner of the 2018 Women's Prize for Fiction. "Culture has played an integral role in normalising ...
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Watts Celebrates Q3 150th Anniversary Sweepstakes Winners & Announces Q4 'Smart & Connected Living' Prizes
Watts is also preparing to draw a lucky winner for their grand prize—an all-expenses-paid trip for two to Boston. Watts has successfully wrapped up Q3 of their 150th Anniversary Sweepstakes where ...
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Booker Prize-shortlisted author Paul Bailey dies aged 87
Booker Prize-shortlisted author Paul Bailey has died aged 87, his agent at RCW Literary Agency (RCW) has confirmed. He is survived by his partner Jeremy Trevathan. The novelist appeared twice on ...
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2024 Hero Women's Indian Open prize money payout: How much did each golfer win from the $400,000 purse?
Liz Young won the Hero Women's Indian Open courtesy of a 2-under total. The Englishwoman claimed her second Ladies European Tour title and the lion's share of the $400,000 purse at the DLF Golf ...