New Delhi, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as she gives final edits to her upcoming novel titled ‘Sah-sa’, Geetanjali Shree, International Booker Prize winner (2022) for ‘Ret Samadhi’, translated as ‘Tombs of Sand’, for who the…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) As Jaipur prepares for the 17th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), the Jaipur Music Stage (JMS), which will run concurrently with the festival has unveiled its line-up of…
Mumbai, Nov 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress, best-selling author and columnist Twinkle Khanna unveiled her fourth book, ‘Welcome To Paradise’ (Juggernaut) here on Wednesday. The event was attended by her husband Akshay Kumar, mother Dimple Kapadia, filmmaker…
London, Nov 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) ‘Prophet Song’ by the celebrated Irish novelist Paul Lynch has been named the winner of the Booker Prize 2023, according to an official announcement by the organisers of the prestigious literary…
London, Nov 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nairobi-born Chetna Maroo, who is of Indian origin and a resident of London, is one of the six novelists shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize, whose winner will be named at…
Bengaluru, Nov 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) In Sandeep Bamzai’s latest addition to the Kashmir trilogy, “Gilded Cage: Years That Made and Unmade Kashmir” (Rupa/Rs 395), the author skillfully navigates the intricate political landscape that defined Kashmir’s accession…
New Delhi, Nov 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fiction, while mirroring the society and times we live in, serves as a compass pointing to directions we might wish to go. The JCB Prize for Literature, which went to…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Acclaimed author Gurcharan Das has talked at length about the political dilemma of liberals like him, who find it difficult to vote for Rahul Gandhi and are equally opposed to…
Lahore, Nov 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Shahmukhi book on Giani Gurdit Singh was released during a function at the Dyal Singh Research and Cultural Forum here, which commemorated the birth centenary of two literary intellectuals from…
New Delhi, November 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The seventh edition of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) is all set to begin from 11–14 January, 2024 on the beaches of Kozhikode. With a half-million-footfall, KLF has become Asia’s…
Jaipur, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The organisers of the annual Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) has announced the second list of speakers for the 17th edition of the festival set to take place from February 1-5, 2024…
Mumbai, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assassinated rapper Sidhu Moosewala’s story is set to unravel on the screen as the book ‘Who Killed Moosewala?’ is being adapted for an audio-visual experience. The book, authored by crime journalist,…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The renowned scholar, former Union minister and scion of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir, Karan Singh, has said it will not be possible for Kashmiri Pandits to go…
New Delhi, Oct 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three decades after he launched his writing career with the global bestseller, ‘The Firm’, John Grisham’s publishers have announced that his new novel, The Exchange, will be released in India…
New Delhi, Oct 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rarely comes a book that needs to be read and understood not only from the perspective of subject experts, but by common people to comprehend and recognise the relationship between…
Chandigarh, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 12th edition of the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival will take place in Kasauli from October 13-15. The theme this year is ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Be the Change…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Election Commissioner of India S.Y. Quraishi has said that there should not be “selective efficiency” in disqualifying Opposition MPs in defamation cases. In his just-released book ‘India’s Experiment with…
Stockholm/New Delhi, Oct 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) In line with its standard for bringing lesser known authors to global limelight, the Swedish Academy on Thursday announced Norwegian novelist and playwright Jon Fosse, whose stark and gritty works…
Mumbai, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Acclaimed Tamil author C.S. Lakshmi – who writes under the pseudonym Ambai – has been conferred the ‘Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award’ for 2023, an official said here on Tuesday….
Addressing mental health in India is a tricky issue. While many suffer from anxiety, few address in a constructive way, given the persistence stigma around the subject. Marketer by design and author by passion, Sandeep…