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Filmmaker, producer Nikkhil Advani on why 'content is definitely king'

Drawn to real-life events, Advani tells Shine Jacob that the pandemic has made people more selective, so content will be the star of cinema

Geetanjali Shree's book 'Tomb of Sand' to be published in US in 2023

Tomb of Sand was first published in 2018 and released in English translation in 2021

Hindi writers say Geetanjali's Booker prize win has opened news vistas

"Tomb of Sand" originally titled "Ret Ki Samadhi" is the first Hindi work translated to English to have received the coveted recognition.

Three unsung writers

The intermediation that the old-style publishers offered is almost gone. We can safely expect a lot of old imprints to die out. Perhaps only the university presses will survive

Facebook launches publishing tool 'Bulletin' for independent writers

With an aim to promote independent writers, Facebook has announced a set of publishing and subscription tools -- Bulletin -- to support these creators in the US.

Freedom's struggle

Book review of Our Freedoms: Essays and Stories from India's Best Writers

Ved Mehta, celebrated writer who introduced American readers to India, dies

Ved Mehta is a longtime writer for The New Yorker whose best-known work, spanning a dozen volumes, explored the vast, turbulent history of modern India

Scottish writer Douglas Stuart's 'Shuggie Bain' wins 2020 Booker Prize

Stuart, 44, dedicated the book to his mother, who died of alcoholism when he was 16-years-old.

A very British obsession

British writers are leaders in crime fiction, writes Aditi Phadnis

Yesterday's page turners

Fashions change, and it's difficult to pinpoint why many critically acclaimed and commercially successful writers fall off the literary map while others soldier on

With strong stories in focus, Indian screenwriters are demanding their due

All writers face the same problems at some point but mediating is not easy, says Jyoti Kapoor

Citizen of the world: Rana Dasgupta on state, cities and writing a book

Dasgupta talks about what it means to be the director of a major literary prize and his new book

Bitten by writer's bug? A step-by-step guide on making a mark as an author

Once upon a time, writing a book was the preserve of the so-called intellectuals, but today, just anybody who has a story to tell, can become a novelist or thought pundit

Goodbye to all this

In fact, even within the fiction group, there are bad writers who have produced good books and good writers who have produced bad books

Of curd rice and 'comfort' writers

Comfort writers are like comfort food and comfort music