- by Republica
Nepalaya has republished Matrika Prasad Koirala’s ‘Koshiko Katha’, an anthology of essays, as a part of Nepalaya Classics for 2020. According to a press statement released by Nepalaya the book was published initially in 1990 by Prativa Puraskar Pratisthan, Biratnagar but had been out of print for many years now.
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The Madan Puraskar Guthi organized a virtual ‘Madan Puraskar and Jagdambashree Puraskar Ceremony’ on Sunday. The annual award ceremony has been completed online for the first time. The Guthi broadcasted the ceremony live online, due to the pandemic.
To bring about a change in reading habits of children by incorporating informative and fun activities, the duo Samanta Satyal and Ayushma Nepal is going to launch Kids Insider, a fortnightly English newspaper for children.
- by Republica
Haunted by the perils of COVID-19 at home and abroad, Sukriti Sharma, a senior at West Springfield High School in Virginia, has teamed up with her brother, Simon, to support the healthcare efforts in the refugee camps of Nepal and elsewhere by writing ‘Seventeen Petals: The Growing Up Stories.’
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Fiction writers Mari Christmas and Yalitza Ferreras and poets Elisa Gonzalez and Charleen McClure are among six winners of Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Awards, $30,000 prizes for emerging women authors.
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Margaret Atwood, whose sweeping body of work includes “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a depiction of a nightmarish totalitarian future for the United States, is this year’s winner of a lifetime achievement award that celebrates literature’s power to foster peace, social justice and global understanding.
- by Republica
After five single chapter releases, Sujeev Shakya’s ‘Arthat Pariwartan’ hits the market as Nepalaya’s first primary e-book release.
- by Associated Press
The author of the million-selling self-help book “The Secret” is aiming even higher with her next work. Rhonda Byrne’s “The Greatest Secret” is coming out Nov. 24.
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The 70-year-old was undergoing treatment in Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences in Indore. "He (Rahat Indori) suffered two heart attacks today and could not be saved... He had 60% pneumonia," Dr Vinod Bhandari was quoted as saying by ANI.
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A new book by former President George W. Bush will highlight an issue which now sets him apart from many of his fellow Republicans — immigration.
- by Republica
Sarala Gautam’s novel ‘Dumero’ has been released. The novel is a coming-of-age story of a small-town girl, trying to find identity and voice in the larger world.
- by Associated Press
Mary L. Trump’s scathing memoir about her uncle, President Donald Trump, is nearly a million seller on preorders alone.
- by Associated Press
A tell-all book by President Donald Trump’s niece that has been the subject of a legal battle will be released next week.
- by Republica
“Parityekta” is a work of fiction, written in the first person’s stream-of-consciousness narrative. The story unravels the internal landscape of a woman, who branching out into many roles of daughter, beloved, wife and mother, nevertheless constantly stumbles upon the well of loneliness from which the sense of abandonment springs perennially.
- by Republica
The book authored by Economic Analyst Sujeev Shakya, titled Arthat Pariwartan will be Nepa-laya’s first title to be released primarily as an e-book.
- by Associated Press
“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling is facing hefty backlash after she posted a series of tweets about transgender people.
- by Reuters
From “White Fragility” to “The New Jim Crow,” literature about the history of racial discrimination in the United States is selling out as white Americans seek to educate themselves as nationwide protests grow over the killing of unarmed black people.
- by Associated Press
A decade after the “Hunger Games” series had apparently ended, readers were clearly ready for more.
- by Associated Press
J.K. Rowling is publishing a new story called “The Ickabog,” which will be free to read online to help entertain children and families stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Associated Press
When Suzanne Collins’ “Mockingjay” was published a decade ago, Books of Wonder owner Peter Glassman put on a show: a late-night celebration for hundreds at his Manhattan store, with jugglers, costumes, a trivia wheel, cupcakes with the “Mockingjay” logo and a rare public reading from Collins herself.