Congratulations to Devika Cariapa whose book 'India Through Archaeology: Excavating History' has won Sahitya Akademi’s prestigious Bala Sahitya Puraskar!
Notably, the book won the Young World – Goodbooks Award last year in the non-fiction category.
Prayaag Akbar’s novel "Leila", which was on the shortlist for The Hindu Prize 2017, has been adapted as a six-episode series for Netflix by creative executive producer and director Deepa Mehta.
Read more here: www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/i-kept-thinking-of-all-these-walls/article...
Congratulations to Jokha Alharthi for winning the Man Booker International prize for her novel "Celestial Bodies", and becoming the the first Arabic language author to do so.
#tbt when Bengali writer Manoranjan Byapari won The Hindu Prize 2018 in the inaugural non-fiction category for his book "Interrogating My Chandal Life — An Autobiography of a Dalit".
“I think literature is a means by which we may ask questions. One of the delights of writing for children and about travelling far from home is that I meet people who’ve been thinking about these stories and are interested in them. I hope it’s because of the questions they offer rather than the answers they give.”
#tbt when Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket enlightened and entertained the audience talking about his books, writing and more!
www.thehindu.com/lit-for-life/watch-lemony-snicket-on-books-writing-and-more/article26289995.ece
Watch: Lemony Snicket on books, writing and more
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Daniel Handler, best known as Lemony Snicket of A Series of Unfortunate Events, believes that to write anything good, one must write several terrible sentences. And he is particular that his books don"A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it." - Samuel Johnson
And as we begin this journey today do let us know which book you reading right now?
#LFL2020 will be our tenth edition and the excitement starts early!
Inviting entries for The Hindu Prize 2019 - fiction and non-fiction.
www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/call-for-entries-for-the-hindu-prize-2019/article26773492.ece
Congratulations to #DevikaCariapa whose book #IndiaThroughArchaeology:Excavating History' has won #SahityaAkademi’s prestigious #balaSahityaPuraskar
Notably, the book won the Young World – Goodbooks Award last year in the non-fiction category.
Congratulations to #JokhaAlharthi for the #ManBookerInternationalPrize for #Celestial_Bodies #tbt when Bengali writer Manoranjan Byapari won The Hindu Prize 2018 in the inaugural non-fiction category for his book "Interrogating My Chandal Life — An Autobiography of a Dalit".
2#tbt when @DanielHandler #LemonySnicket enlightened and entertained the audience talking about his books, writing and more!
https://t.co/HXG0uc9tRV
