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Douglas Stuart, Writer Of 'Shuggie Bain', Wins Booker Prize
A former fashion designer who is based in New York, Stuart drew on his own experiences growing up gay for the story of young Shuggie.
By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Non-Fiction Writing Has Begun To Thrive In India: NIF Book Prize Jury Chair
Political scientist Prof. Niraja Gopal Jayal, chair of Indias richest literary prize for non-fiction, says accessibility for a broader audience is an important consideration.
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Jairam Ramesh, Katherine Eban On Shortlist Of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize
The winner of the Rs15 lakh prize will be announced in early December.
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I Had To Pretend To Be A Virgin On My Wedding Night And It Was Awful
"Here I had to be quiet and obedient. The furniture, the windows and the house repulsed me."
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14 Great Childrens Books On Religious Tolerance And Interfaith Harmony
Bringing up children in a polarised world can be a challenge. These fun, thoughtful books could help.
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I Used To Think I Was An Open Person: Manjiri Indurkar On Her Memoir, Mental Illness And Feeling No Regret
The writer of Its All In Your Head, M is not sorry about writing the book, even if it comes at a personal cost.
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A Fictional President
Donald Trump, as bizarre and unpredictable as a satirical president, ushered us into a world where novels can't outstrip the weirdness of reality.
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S Hareesh Wins JCB Prize for Literature 2020 For 'Moustache'
'Moustache' has been translated from Malayalam by Jayasree Kalathil.
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Reading In English Consumed Me Like A Disease. Then I Returned To Hindi
While I read English fiction to become better at writing, the story-in-Hindi sucked me in, leaving no time to pay attention to specific phrases and sentences.
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Give A Dalit Man A Pair Of Scissors, And Hell Show You What Freedom Is
In the 13 years that weve lived in our house, our neighbours have remained just neighbours, nothing more, nothing less. For companionship, my Appa has his pigeons, hawks and crows.
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