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Serving as an assured source of revenue for so many years, the downfall in sales is alarming for publishing houses | Photo Credit: K.S. Swati There have always been speculation and skepticism every time a book is adapted into a movie. Such has been the case with Kalki’s magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan as well. Only…
Though June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) seemed ready to put Gilead behind her in The Handmaid’s Tale’s season 5 finale, a new trailer for the show’s sixth season finds her back in the belly of the beast quietly rallying other women to strike back at their Christofascist oppressors. While Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) and Serena Joy…
Books may not provide food, but they offer something just as essential—knowledge, imagination, and the power to dream. For many children in India, owning a book is a luxury, yet the impact of a single book can be life-changing.“Books fuel curiosity, expand perspectives, and develop cognitive skills,” said Pallippuram Sajith, MD of Bindwel Technologies, who…
Netflix announced today that The Sandman will conclude with its upcoming second season. In a statement about the show coming to an end, Sandman showrunner Allan Heinberg said that the series “has always been focused exclusively on Dream’s story, and back in 2022, when we looked at the remaining Dream material from the comics, we…
The Authors Guild — one of the largest associations of writers in the US — has launched a new project that allows authors to certify that their book was written by a human, and not generated by artificial intelligence. Certification is currently restricted to Authors Guild members and books penned by a single writer, but…
From the previous edition of Madurai Children’s Literary Festival | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Madurai’s young and aspiring readers prepare to celebrate books, stories, and art through the annual literary event, Oru Oorla — Madurai Children’s Literary Festival (MCLF). In 2019, MCLF began as a preliminary step to inculcate the habit of reading among children, parents and literature enthusiasts alike. “What began as…
