Smrithi Devakumar; her book ‘A Song From Where I Live’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement At first glance, A Song From Where I Live (The Little Dipper Publishing; ₹399) by architect and artist Smrithi Devakumar might seem like a simple picture book for children. The pages burst with colours, a blend of figurative and abstract […]
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Shobhita Narayan, cover of her book ‘Midaash & Maitreyi’s Magical Mayhem’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement How about giving old fairy tales a new spin in an Indian setting? In her debut book of fiction for children aged between eight and 12, author Shobita Narayan leads her readers into a village named Gol Gumbad. An […]
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Five minutes into watching Judy Blume Forever, the new documentary about the beloved American children’s book author, and I’m in tears. There was something about watching Blume, now in her 80s, look back at her personal and professional life with trademark frankness and humour that made me emotional. The documentary — alongside a recent, well-received […]
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It’s a profession which is increasingly under the spotlight as the culture wars rumble on: “Sensitivity readers” — editors who identify insensitivities or stereotypes in manuscripts — are becoming a lightning rod for the publishing industry. Such readers have worked in the wings of the Western literary world for years now, though they were largely […]
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An illustration from the book | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement At the upcoming Bangalore Literary Festival (December 3 and 4), alongside the likes of workshops and lectures by children’s authors Bijal Vachcharajani, Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan, and Honey Irani is a book launch, Look Ma, No Hands! authored by Vikram Agnihotri. While this may seem like […]
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With titles on A collection ongender and bodies, and upcoming and picture book biographies, story cards in the offing, there is a lot in store at Pratham Books’ digital platform, StoryWeaver, is expanding the horizons of reading Source link
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Illustrators Shrujana Niranjani Shridhar and Aindri Chakraborty tackle gender, racism, climate change, discrimination and more in their books, proving not all ‘woke’ books are contentious Illustrators Shrujana Niranjani Shridhar and Aindri Chakraborty tackle gender, racism, climate change, discrimination and more in their books, proving not all ‘woke’ books are contentious As a writer of children’s […]
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A video featuring the second part of Picture this, a new series on children’s book illustrators in India by Menaka Raman. A video featuring the second part of Picture this, a new series on children’s book illustrators in India by Menaka Raman. Canato Jimo and Pankaj Saikia write and illustrate children’s books. They create books […]
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Bengaluru-based children’s books illustrators Priya Kuriyan and Rajiv Eipe people their pages with relatable characters and the occasional Malayali grandma Bengaluru-based children’s books illustrators Priya Kuriyan and Rajiv Eipe people their pages with relatable characters and the occasional Malayali grandma I am at Lightroom Bookstore, a much-loved independent children’s bookstore on a quiet street in […]
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