Indian-origin author Chetna Maroo’s debut novel makes the cut for Booker Prize longlistKenya-born Maroo's novel, set within the context of the British Gujarati milieu, has been praised by the Booker judges for its use of the s...
01 Aug, 2023, 08.43 PM IST
International Booker Prize Collaborates with Mubi to Curate Films Tied to 2023 Nominee; Details hereThe winner of the 2023 International Booker Prize will be announced on May 23, and the corresponding film screening event at The Garden Cin...
16 May, 2023, 08.41 PM IST
Tamil writer Perumal Murugan's novel 'Pyre' about caste-based hatred & violence makes it to International Booker 2023 longlistThe former college lecturer currently lives in Namakkal in Tamil Nadu and is working on a new novel.
15 Mar, 2023, 11.00 AM IST
Electoral bonds not transparent, should be scrapped: Former CEC Navin Chawla"Electoral bonds should be scrapped because nothing is transparent there. How can we live with something that is not transparent? There mus...
12 Jan, 2023, 10.01 PM IST
Sri Lanka welcomes Booker win for Shehan Karunatilaka's novel 'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida' on civil warBooker Prize judges called it a "whodunnit and a race against time, full of ghosts, gags and a deep humanity".
18 Oct, 2022, 07.06 PM IST
Who is Shehan Karunatilaka, the winner of Booker Prize 2022 for Fiction? Read on to know moreShehan Karunatilaka was honoured by Queen Consort Camilla and is now the second Sri Lankan author to receive the Booker Prize.
18 Oct, 2022, 06.04 PM IST
Queen Consort Camilla makes appearance with lookalike sister Annabel Elliot at Booker Prize eventQueen Camilla attended the Booker Prize Ceremony with her lookalike sister, Annabel Elliot. Queen Camilla's love for literature is well kno...
18 Oct, 2022, 04.45 PM IST
Sri Lankan novelist Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize 2022 for 'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida'Shehan Karunatilaka has won Booker Prize for "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida". The author also joked about receiving the £50,000 reward i...
18 Oct, 2022, 04.01 PM IST
Sri-Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka bags Booker Prize 2022 for his magnum opus ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’The Sri-Lankan author was awarded the trophy by Camilla, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom.
18 Oct, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker PrizeKarunatilaka received a trophy from Queen Consort Camilla at the English language literary award's first in-person ceremony since 2019. He ...
18 Oct, 2022, 06.25 AM IST
UK’s Queen Consort Camilla to present Booker Prize for 2022On Monday, the Booker Prize Foundation will conduct its first significant event since 2019 and the Queen Consort Camilla will deliver the p...
17 Oct, 2022, 09.08 PM IST
Booker-shortlisted author Shehan Karunatilaka's short stories to hit the stands this weekThe anthology is a 'vivid & engaging commentary on privilege, class & societal ills'.
04 Oct, 2022, 12.27 PM IST
Alan Garner, NoViolet Bulawayo & more: Booker Prize unveils 2022 shortlist including oldest finalist everThe shortlist saw an equal split of men and women battling for the prize which can provide a career-changing boost.
07 Sep, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
2022 JCB Prize longlist: Geetanjali Shree's Booker-winning 'Tomb of Sand', other translations ruleJCB Prize for Literature is an Indian literary award established in 2018.
06 Sep, 2022, 05.47 PM IST
Booker Prize 2022 longlist features 8 women, including 20-yr-old Leila Mottley; Alan Garner oldest nominee at 87Out of the 8 women, 3 are debut novelists.
27 Jul, 2022, 01.48 PM IST
Geetanjali Shree's ‘Tomb of Sand’ becomes the 1st Hindi novel to win International Booker PrizeThe New Delhi-based writer said she was “completely overwhelmed” as she accepted her prize.
27 May, 2022, 10.49 AM IST
Jaipur Literature Festival postponed to March 5 as Covid cases riseThe 15th edition of JLF was scheduled to run between January 28-February 1.
07 Jan, 2022, 02.44 PM IST