9 Apr 2013 12:00 |
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| Executive director of Iran Cultural Fairs Institute stated that Iran’s representatives at Paris Book Fair (22-25 March 2013) paved the way for expansion of ties between Iranian and international publishers. |
5 Apr 2013 12:18 |
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| Roald Dahl has beaten off competition from JK Rowling to be named the most popular children’s author. |
3 Apr 2013 12:12 |
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| The Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Shaikh Ahmad Mohammad Al Tayeb has been declared Cultural Personality of the Year by the Shaikh Zayed Book Awards (SZBA). |
31 Mar 2013 12:59 |
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| Arzu Tahsin, deputy publishing director, Weidenfeld & Nicolson announced today that Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired UK & Commonwealth rights in conjunction with Little, Brown in the USA, who hold world rights, in I AM MALALA by Malala Yousafzai. The book is scheduled for publication in autumn 2013. |
28 Mar 2013 14:13 |
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| Actor eschews conventional book deal for How Roland Rolls, which 'deals with a lot of serious things in a really fun way' |
27 Mar 2013 12:38 |
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| At the Bologna Children's Book Fair, crowds filled the Illustrators Cafe, where Isol was revealed as the winner of this year's Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. |
21 Mar 2013 14:12 |
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| "Nowruz" with various local pronunciations and spellings, meaning 'New Day'. It is the traditional Iranian New Year holiday celebrated by Iranian people and initiated in Ancient Iran. |
13 Mar 2013 15:28 |
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| Previous Orange Prize winners Zadie Smith and Barbara Kingsolver also on list of 20 nominees. |
6 Mar 2013 16:22 |
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| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died on March 5, 2013 after a long battle with cancer at the age of 58. |
25 Feb 2013 12:22 |
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| Researcher and scholar Mohammad Ebrahim Goharian announced that the 25-volume great encyclopedia of world commerce will be published in Iran within the next three years. |
19 Feb 2013 16:49 |
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| The Future of the Earth is the title of a new book published in Iran on environmental issues and solutions for preserving the earth. |
18 Feb 2013 10:52 |
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| Asrar Danesh has released an English novel by Amin Bardjeste in Iran. |
16 Feb 2013 14:05 |
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| Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Curator of British Museum’s Middle Eastern coins says: “Coins are among the precious sources of history, archeology and art studies.” |
11 Feb 2013 13:55 |
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| Iranology is the title of a new textbook released by Samt publications in Iran addressing non-Iranian students and experts. The book deals with the country’s geography, history, culture, tourism, society and political status in the world, and entails valuable information for interested readers. |
3 Feb 2013 13:57 |
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| Susan J. Hekman's "Weber, the ideal type, and contemporary social theory" is converted into Persian and will be soon released to book market. |
2 Feb 2013 13:46 |
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| Fatemeh Shadab has translated Geoffrey A. Campbell’s Thailand (Modern Nations of the World) into Persian. |
16 Jan 2013 16:32 |
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| Philip Roth says that since retiring from writing, he wakes up each morning and has a glass of orange juice. Then he goes back to bed and reads. |
15 Jan 2013 14:54 |
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| Columnist and author Caitlin Moran is among the judges who have selected the six books for the shortlist – announced today – of this year's Blue Peter Book Awards. |
14 Jan 2013 9:54 |
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| John Dos Passos was an American novelist and artist, who was born on a day like this (14th Jan 1896). |
11 Jan 2013 10:03 |
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| Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist, in the tradition of George Eliot, he was also influenced both in his novels and poetry by Romanticism, especially by William Wordsworth. He died on a day like this (10th Jan) 1951. |
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