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The "New Year party" is not over.. not for book lovers atleast! Here's a summary of 3 major literature festivals to visit in January & February Scroll down for details.. and get ready for.. Backpack, Books & Bohemia! In order of festival dates: 1. Kerala Literature Festival Date: 11-14 January, 2024 Venue: Kozhikode Beach With an impressive half-a-million footfall, this lit fest wears the crown of the "largest literature festival of Asia". The Kozhikode beach provides just the right ambience for creativity and ideas to flow among writers, artists, actors, thinkers and literature enthusiasts. The 2024 edition of the festival features Turkey as the guest country. 2. Jaipur Literature Festival Date: 1-5 February, 2024 Venue: Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur Rightfully the "OG lit fest of India", Jaipur literature fest has been around for as long as any book lover knew of literature festivals. The program consists of a confluence of literature, art and music amidst a colorful setting one cannot imagine Jaipur without. The festival also offer opportunities to participate as event volunteers (though entries are already closed for this year). 3. Apeejay Kolkata Literature Festival Date: 9-11 February Venue: Oxford Bookstore, Park Street, Kolkata The Oxford Bookstore in Kolkata stands 100 years strong and a haven for any book-lover living in, or passing through the city. In it's 14th edition, the Kolkata Literature Festival is the only lit fest in India created by a bookstore. With an impressive line-up of 100+ speakers, this festival is just another excuse to visit the land that gave India it's first, and only so far, Nobel Prize in Literature. (info links in the comment) So which festival would you be going to? #writing #writers #writingcommunity Jaipur Literature Festival Kerala Literature Festival Apeejay Oxford Bookstores Private Limited

"Don't judge a book by it's cover" we say. But it takes a mind like (Pulitzer winner) Jhumpa Lahiri to see meaning, that most of us missed... Here's a quick review of "The Clothing of Books" Lahiri starts the book by talking about her school days in Kolkata (India) and her experiences with school uniforms, birthday party wear... how she felt wearing them.. and how it changed how others reacted to her. The book then beautifully transitions to connecting these experiences to book covers that are indeed, as the title says, clothing of books. Thereon it's a delightful narration of the author's experiences with book covers, of her own books, and the many books she read, gazed at in libraries; and struggles of authors adjusting to book covers designed by publishers. A small, fits-in-your-bag-quick-read, this is a book you would want to have if you.. are an author.. want to be one.. an avid book-reader.. or generally curious about things in life.. just like the author herself. I remember the feeling I had after reading Jhumpa Lahiri's "Interpreter of Maladies" (won the Pulitzer in 2000 for fiction). I remember thinking of this rather unusual word to describe her writing... "delicious". Lahiri's writing, her choice of subject-matter, has the simplicity and deliciousness of that simple, flavorful, familiar, warm soup you are sipping on a cold day under that snug, comfy blanket. Her writing always gives me that feeling. "The Clothing of Books" made me feel no different. As an author of a self-published and publisher-published book, I have experienced the joy of designing a book cover myself (with help from an illustrator) and the frustration of accepting emotionless book covers handed to you by publishers. I couldn't have been more thankful for someone to have delved into the subject-matter in a way.. that only a beautiful mind like Jhumpa Lahiri can. "The Clothing of Books" is a must-have in your collection. (Wait, did I say that already? 🙂 ) #writing #writer #writingcommunity Penguin Publishing Group Penguin Random House India

Been procrastinating writing last year? Here are 7 awesome quotes to re-kindle your writing journey in 2024. May this year of your life be filled with more words on paper! #writing #writer #writingcommunity