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Alba de Céspedes’s book, a coming-of-age novel following eight young women in Rome, is perfect for fans of Elena Ferrante. “Blood on Satan’s Claw,” by Robert Wynne-Simmons, is a novel by ...

The Kalinga Literary Festival a platform for literary dialogue and Indian culture, has unveiled the recipients of the 2025 ...

In 1967, a team including Jean-Paul Sartre put the US ‘on trial’ for its actions in Vietnam. Clive Webb’s Vietdamned surveys their efforts ...

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Bangladeshi high schooler Laiba is being educated for the future, but what she learns has been determined by the latest ...

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The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali has requested the Bangla Academy not to allow any provocative book to be displayed at the month-long Ekushey Book Fair. He made ...

The 48th International Kolkata Book Fair was inaugurated by Mamata Banerjee, with prominent figures like the German Ambassador and Dr. Marla Stukenberg in attendance. Abul Bashar received the ...

Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too. By Alexandra Alter When Andy Hunter ...

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