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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicBook publishing industry

Topic: Book publishing industry

Marxism still sells in Modi’s India. LeftWord Books is thriving

LeftWord Books, which is 25 this year, challenges the idea that Leftist ideas are past their sell-by date. Its booklist doesn’t shy away from dissent.

Jadavpur University Press is a rare success in publishing. Now Ashoka is catching up too

Distribution and display have always been twin challenges for small publishers, more so for university presses, who have the added burden of perception.

Publishers only market books by star writers. Debut authors are Muggles of literary world

V Raghunathan's 'The Lion, the Admiral and a Cat Called B. Uma Vijaylakshmi: Learnings from Life and Management' is a tale of author's adventures, and lessons from trying out different careers.

New book explores Asian identity, provides history of the 20th century from an Asian perspective

Published by HarperCollins India, ‘Asia after Europe' by Prof. Sugata Bose will be released on 5 February on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.

Pratilipi is the biggest boom for women writers. Malayalam, Bengali, Hindi rule

Pratilipi may have chanced upon something elemental as well – the mutual relationship between consuming and creating. The lines between the two are being blurred.

On Camera

Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

The Chief of Defence Staff was spot on when he declared war fighting as ‘military’s bread and butter.’

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.