Author interview: Tapan Das on his debut Bengali novel
Feb 23, 2018, at 11:18 pm
Tapan Das says he wants to point to the futility of community violence through his novel 'Amar ma ke kandte dao'.
Author interview: Hiren Sanyal on his debut English novel
Feb 23, 2018, at 11:03 pm
Author Hiren Sanyal says his debut English novel revolves around the principles of Indian philosophy
Book Review: The Erotic Muse, a fictional journey through a parallel world
Feb 22, 2018, at 12:14 am
‘The Erotic Muse’, a fiction written by Rajeev Singh, includes mystery, adventure, thrills, horror, heart racing moments and, last but not the least, love.
Book review: Amar ma ke kandte dao, a Bengali novel
Feb 22, 2018, at 12:02 am
“Amar ma ke kandte dao”, a Bengali novel written by Tapan Das, is about the life of an innocent girl, Tapashi, who loses everything after Assamese zealots ruthlessly attack her Bengali parents.
Book review: Ruffled Feather, a collaborative work by eight 'ingenious writers'
Feb 20, 2018, at 11:39 pm
Do you remember the last time you read a story that felt like you had exactly the same thing to say? Do you sometimes feel that there might be people living the same lives as you, feeling the same things, just expressing better? Well there are.
Book review: ‘REMINDED: Mother India’ is like an emotional roller-coaster
Feb 20, 2018, at 11:21 pm
‘REMINDED: Mother India’ written by Hiren Sanyal is an emotional roller-coaster. It tells the story of a boy named Shanu Roy, an ordinary boy but an extraordinary character.
Book review: Bachhai Pachforon, a collection of satirical writing in Bengali
Feb 20, 2018, at 10:50 pm
“Bachhai Pachforon” is a seriously quirky and humorous collection of articles written by Uttarayan Deb; fifty articles that see contemporary issues through a satirical veil.
Book Review: Osotto Noi, a collection of Bengali short stories
Feb 20, 2018, at 10:32 pm
“Osotto Noi”, a collection of 11 Bengali short stories, written by Banani Sikdar, is a heart-warming mix of unconventional stories—stories that are simple but have a lot of emotion in them and leave a pleasant aftertaste.
India in 2018 is not same as it was in 1962: General Shankar Roy Chowdhury
Feb 06, 2018, at 03:58 am
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS): Former chief of the Indian army staff India, General Shankar Roy Chowdhury(Retd), on Sunday said India in 2018 is not the same as it was in1962.
Book review: 'The Life Essentials'
Jan 29, 2018, at 10:55 pm
Power Publishers' newest title -- 'The Life Essentials' -- is an honest effort by first-time author Sathyan Segaran that might get you in life reboot mode.
On the trail of a missing Van Gogh
Jan 28, 2018, at 04:57 pm
On the Road to Tarascon (Niyogi Books) is a fiction weaved around the disappearance of a Vincent Van Gogh painting, arguably the most important painting to have been lost in the Second World War. In a chat with IBNS editor Sujoy Dhar, young globe-trotting writer Arnab Nandy, who works with a leading English daily in Kolkata, reveals how he came up with the idea of a historical fiction based on the painting and some very interesting things he found out while researching his debut novel.
Teen author Baani Pasrija on her first book Chimera
Jan 27, 2018, at 11:11 pm
Being an author is not the only career option she is looking at, says Pasrija in her interview
Book Review: Life of a Bengali refugee in Norway
Jan 27, 2018, at 10:47 pm
Power Publishers released its new title 'Norway te Ek Bangali Shoronarthir Jiboner Obhighhota', a non-fiction novel by author Kumar Ghosh that talks about the life of a Bengali refugee in Norway.
Marc Bieri on his book Trouble - The Last Chance
Jan 26, 2018, at 08:40 pm
Wendel and his troubles are drawn from his own childhood and his days as a teacher, says Marc Bieri
India’s largest spelling competition is back with for the 10th Season
Jan 25, 2018, at 06:47 pm
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IBNS): Notebook brand Classmate from ITC, in collaboration with Radio Mirchi, is organising Season 10 of its spelling competition for school students, Classmate Spell Bee, where the National Champion will win a grand prize of rupees two lakhs apart from an all-expenses paid trip to the US to watch the popular Scripps National Spelling Bee 2018.
Nature is her inspiration says Krishna Panda, author of Between You And Me
Jan 23, 2018, at 06:38 pm
Krishna Panda talks about her inspiration, her creative pursuits and about her recently published book.
Book Review: 'Chimera' by Baani Pasrija
Jan 19, 2018, at 10:25 pm
Supernatural occurrences and psychological visions have been inspiring literature since a very long time. Have you seen something that wasn't really there? Heard someone call your name in an empty house? Sensed something that is following you and turned around to find nothing?
Book Review: 'Pratidhwani' by Ram Ratan Yadav
Jan 19, 2018, at 10:14 pm
Pratidhwani is a collection of poems -- written by Ram Ratan Yadav -- that takes readers on a beautiful life's journey.
Book review: Trouble - The Last Chance
Jan 16, 2018, at 11:13 pm
‘Trouble: The last chance’ is a fictional novel written by Marc Bieri where the reader is introduced to a character named Wendel, a school boy yet to enter into teenage.
Jan 16, 2018, at 10:17 pm
‘Hither & Thither’ is a collection of poems penned by Dibyangee Saha, where we get to see things from a unique point of view.
I have been writing more by intuition says Mystic Kerala author
Jan 16, 2018, at 09:39 pm
Mangaden V Suresh talks about what inspired him to write Mystic Kerala, published by Power Publishers
Book Review: Sold Over Million
Dec 30, 2017, at 07:57 pm
We have all dreamt of having enough money to do things when we want and how we want. But most dreams never become a reality.
Power Publishers completes a decade of book publishing
Dec 30, 2017, at 07:43 pm
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): Power Publishers completes 10 years on December 31, 2017. Pinaki Ghosh, the co-founder of Power Publishers, tells Olivia Chatterjee Biswas about the journey so far and what the future holds.
Book Review: Between You and Me
Dec 27, 2017, at 10:18 pm
Power Publishers' latest release -- 'Between You & Me' -- is a collection of amorous poems narrating and reflecting the various dimensions and colours of love.
Dec 27, 2017, at 08:28 pm
India, as a country, is known for various concepts and traditions that revolve around the idea of an ideal family and one such thing is the concept of a joint family. To portray a family in a fiction is always interesting. It brings more nuances for the author to write on, as well as for the readers to enjoy.
Author Nilanjana Roychowdhury on her debut book 10/3 Rash Behari Avenue
Dec 27, 2017, at 08:20 pm
A chat with author Nilanjana Roychowdhury about her book 10/3 Rash Behari Avenue, released by Power Publishers
Operation Drug Mafia: A somnolent spy thriller
Dec 27, 2017, at 07:05 pm
Venkatesh Raghavan’s Operation Drug Mafia though a fast paced crime novel, has less of action and more of strategizing, mind games, brainwashing techniques and information gathering means as the meat of the content.
Dec 20, 2017, at 06:22 pm
Kunwar Vivek Chauhan's debut novel Dusra Janam, from Power Publishers, is an interesting story revolving around the theme of rebirth and resurrection.
Book review: Active Mismanagement of Maladies
Dec 19, 2017, at 10:10 pm
Bhagaban Chandra Patra’s book, 'Active Mismanagement of Maladies', published by Power Publishers, is all about the harsh treatments faced by common people day in and out.
The Life Essentials: A self-help guide to get you back on track in life
Dec 19, 2017, at 03:40 am
Power Publishers' newest title 'The Life Essentials' is an honest effort by first-time author Sathyan Segaran that might get you in life reboot mode, if you are on with it.