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Kushanava Choudhury’s book ‘The Epic City’ on the shortlist for the RSL Ondaatje Prize

The £10,000 prize is awarded to a work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry that evokes the spirit of a place.
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The New India Foundation announces an annual non-fiction book prize worth Rs 15 lakh

The prize will be awarded to a work of non-fiction about any aspect of India after 1947.
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Rajdeep Sardesai’s ‘Democracy’s XI’ shortlisted for the MCC Book Of The Year Award 2018

Only two Indian writers have won the award for books on cricket.
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Seagull Books’s ‘The Flying Mountain’ makes the longlist for the Man Booker International Prize

The novel in verse joins 12 other titles, including works by past winners Han Kang and Laszlo Krasznahorkai.
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The JCB Prize for Literature worth Rs 25 lakh will accept entries from March 1 for Indian fiction

The literary prize, helmed by writer Rana Dasgupta, will be awarded for fiction written in English or translated fiction by an Indian writer every November.
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Penguin Random House India announces the launch of a digital imprint for mobile reading

Penguin Petit will publish short, low-priced books tailored for phone-reading.
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Vivek Shanbhag named finalist for the ‘LA Times’ Book Prize for his novel ‘Ghachar Ghochar’

The novelist joins a list that includes Joyce Carol Oates and Ta-Nehisi Coates.
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A writers’ retreat in Goa promises an immersive experience with three published authors as mentors

The Bound Writers’ Retreat is accepting applications for a five day-long program in March and will set you back by Rs 32,000.
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Deepak Unnikrishnan wins the Hindu Prize 2017 for his book ‘Temporary People’

The winners of the Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Awards were also announced on the second day of the Hindu Lit For Life literary festival.
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The Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize announces its shortlist for the 2018 award

Seven covers are now in the running for the top spot, to be announced at the Jaipur Literature Festival on January 25.
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Namita Gokhale is on the jury for the 2018 International Dylan Thomas Prize

The writer and director of the Jaipur Literature Festival will be part of a five member jury that will select the winner of the Rs 25 lakh prize.
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Ramdev gives statement in Delhi court in connection with injunction against book on his life

The publisher was restrained from selling the book in an order passed on August 4.
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The Crossword Book Award announces shortlist for its Popular Choice Award

The winners for the popular fiction and non-fiction books will be selected through online voting.
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These are the 16 designs that made it to the longlist of the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize

16 books in English and Hindi across genres have been recognised for their cover design.
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Elena Ferrante is writing again, over a year after a journalist ‘unmasked’ her identity

A sigh of relief for fans who feared she would shy away from publishing anything else.