In a first of its kind initiative in the country, Podar Education Group rolls out Crossword Bookstores' I want to be an author Program In a first of its kind initiative, Crossword Bookstores has conceptualised a program “I Want to Be an Author” Students across Mumbai's schools will be encouraged to submit their short…
17-year-old, Sanya Runwal proved that teenagers in the country today are all-round achievers, with the launch of her first book - "Ten dollar bride." The new writer on the block has created headlines in the past for setting up a foundation that aims to provide low-cost and high-quality menstrual hygiene products. Inspired by personal, real-life events, her book…
After the runaway success of his novel, ‘Wings of Freedom’, depicting a cross-cultural love story, author Ratan Kaul is ready to delight the readers with another romance fiction - The Full Circle: A Saga of Unrequited Love. This beautifully penned book is a periscopic view of the last forty years and how speedily the world noticed…
Om Books International along with Zerruco-Kitchen and Bar, celebrated the launch of The Wrong Turn: Love and Betrayal in the Time of Netaji by co-authors, Sanjay Chopra and Namita Roy Ghose, on 20th March 2017. Shivani Wazir Pasrich, Tisca Chopra and Nasir Abdullah read from the book.This was followed by an interesting discussion on the book…
It is not everyday that a venerable historian of William Dalrymple’s ilk and erudition is available for an interaction. Naturally, Crossword Bookstores at Kemps Corner was buzzing with excited fans on Tuesday evening who had come to interact with acclaimed writer William Dalrymple and BBC journalist Anita Anand on their latest book Kohinoor: The Story of the World’s…
Amazon today announced an original pilot based on ‘The Book of Strange New Things’ slated to cast world-renowned actor and producer, Anil Kapoor. The ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘24’actor will play the role of Vikram Danesh, the authoritative head of the base on Oasis. Based on the cult-hit novel from Michael Faber, Amazon’s upcoming pilot follows a priest who…
The Raymond Crossword Book Award, India’s first and most prestigious Book Award, recognizes and rewards the best of Indian writing & Indian authors. Over the years, the awards have been equated to the Pulitzer and Booker, and are a definitive,veritable platform for Indian authors. The awardees have always had, or risen to stature in the world…