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Ex-Army chief Naravane's first reaction amid memoir row: 'This is the status...'

Former army chief MM Naravane shared the publisher's statement on his official X handle.
Updated on Feb 11, 2026 09:00 am IST

'Pre-order standard publishing practice': Penguin's fresh clarification amid row

As allegations of unauthorized circulation rose, the publisher emphasized the difference between announced books and those actually available for sale.
Updated on Feb 10, 2026 05:42 pm IST

No research into plea over Arundhati Roy book cover, says publishing house

The petition urged the court to stop the sale and circulation of the book without the legally mandated health warnings displayed on all tobacco product packages in India. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Sept 26, 2025 06:24 am IST

Book Review: Japanese writer Mizuki Tsujimura’s Lost Souls… lingers long

Cover of Mizuki Tsujimura’s latest book titled Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon
Published on Jun 25, 2025 03:42 pm IST

Children's book by chef Jamie Oliver is withdrawn after criticism from Indigenous Australians

Children's book by chef Jamie Oliver is withdrawn after criticism from Indigenous Australians
Updated on Nov 11, 2024 06:00 am IST

Salman Rushdie's alleged assailant won't see author's private notes before trial

Salman Rushdie's alleged assailant won't see author's private notes before trial
Published on Jul 19, 2024 03:54 am IST

Penguin will also publish Roald Dahl originals after spat

British children's author Roald Dahl's most successful books were published between 1961 and 1988, shortly before his death in 1990.
Published on Feb 25, 2023 11:20 am IST

Indian-origin Nihar Malaviya named interim CEO of Penguin Random House

Nihar Malaviya: Nihar Malaviya with Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe.
Published on Dec 12, 2022 10:56 am IST

Dalai Lama's 'The Little Book of Encouragement' highlights the key to happiness

Dalai Lama's 'The Little Book of Encouragement' highlights the key to happiness
Updated on Feb 02, 2021 11:40 am IST

Sadhguru to talk about karma in new book

The book will be titled, “Karma: A Yogi’s Guide to Creating Your Own Destiny.”
Updated on Sept 23, 2020 07:57 pm IST

Sridevi, the Eternal Screen Goddess and ‘Female’ Bachchan who fought for equality in Bollywood

Sridevi was called the ‘Female Bachchan.’ She had refused films opposite Amitabh Bachchan unless she had an equally solid role.
Updated on Apr 05, 2020 03:04 pm IST

Malavika’s Mumbaistan: Harnessing The Hurricane

Dr Rajesh Parikh, Dr Swapneil Parikh and Maherra Desai.
Updated on Mar 11, 2020 11:59 pm IST

Author Dan Brown is releasing his debut picture book

Releasing worldwide on September 1, Wild Symphony will have illustrations by Hungarian graphic designer Susan Batori.
Updated on Feb 28, 2020 02:01 pm IST

Copies of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale sequel, The Testaments, released early by mistake

Retailers were instructed to keep The Testaments strictly under wraps until its official release on September 10, but several online customers have already received the much-anticipated novel.
Updated on Sept 06, 2019 11:41 am IST

Planned book by Mark Halperin faces widespread criticism

Game Change, about the 2008 election, was a bestseller co-written by Halperin and Heilemann and later adapted into an acclaimed HBO movie. They also teamed up on a bestseller about the 2012 race, Double Down.
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 06:36 pm IST

Delhi’s Deputy CM Manish Sisodia to debut as author with book on education

Sisodia’s significant contribution to reforming the education system in Delhi has gained him the reputation of one of the best education administrators in the country.
Updated on Apr 08, 2019 03:12 pm IST

2018 was phenomenal, perfect for books, say publishers

Noble Laureate Toni Morrison once said: “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.”
Updated on Jan 03, 2019 02:04 pm IST

‘Pakistan-India should have more literary connect’

Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto
Updated on Nov 09, 2018 03:22 pm IST

AR Rahman says he contemplated suicide till age 25, hated his original name

Oscar winning musician AR Rahman during the launch of his biography Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of AR Rahman in Mumbai.
Updated on Nov 04, 2018 02:09 pm IST

New Indian Foundation ’s focus on post-1947 history to fill literary gap

A woman employee examining the condition of the file of old issues of Hindustan Times newspaper at Sikh Reference Library at Golden Temple.
Updated on Aug 28, 2018 11:36 pm IST

Penguin Random House acquires respected Hindi publisher Hind Pocket Books

Penguin began its Hindi publishing programme in India in 2005.
Published on Jun 29, 2018 08:14 pm IST