books event
REFLECTIONS / Turning the pages of Ekushey Boi Mela
Boi Mela is more than a clickable link we see on our phone screens; it is more than the controversies and public debates.
EVENT REPORT / Anubad Sahitya Puraskar 2024: Celebrating the achievements of translators
Speakers talked about the losses and the gains of the meaning of text after having undergone translation, about the responsibility and the power that a translator holds in taking an author’s words and transforming it for a different reader base.
EVENT REPORT / 3-day conference to be held in honor of literary magazine’s 20th anniversary
There will be a total of seven sessions held over the course of February 8, 9, and 10 where various topics will be discussed by participants, ranging from litterateurs, artists, and accomplished literary personalities.
EVENT REPORT / Creating sisterhood through Literature
Even the chilly Friday morning did not dampen the excitement as the audience came to support the writers who narrated parts of their works at the event.
EVENT REPORT / A morning with Tahmima Anam at Bookworm Bangladesh
Anam chose to centre her reflections and readings on the theme of protests.
Event report / An evening of spooks and screams
Each submission, whether poem or prose, was limited to 250 words, and the first team to complete all the prompts would be crowned the winning house.
Event report / Discussion on power inequalities
As the guests arrived, the room brightened up and a conversation began that would eventually go on to deeply invest in exploring the nature of power and of defiantly opposing the status quo.
An afternoon with Abeer Hoque and Nupu Press: A celebration of creativity
The cozy atmosphere was set up by Bookworm Bangladesh, with the owner Amina Rahman kicking things off. Both Press and Hoque read out excerpts from their own books.
Turning the pages of Ekushey Boi Mela
Boi Mela is more than a clickable link we see on our phone screens; it is more than the controversies and public debates.
Anubad Sahitya Puraskar 2024: Celebrating the achievements of translators
Speakers talked about the losses and the gains of the meaning of text after having undergone translation, about the responsibility and the power that a translator holds in taking an author’s words and transforming it for a different reader base.
3-day conference to be held in honor of literary magazine’s 20th anniversary
There will be a total of seven sessions held over the course of February 8, 9, and 10 where various topics will be discussed by participants, ranging from litterateurs, artists, and accomplished literary personalities.
Creating sisterhood through Literature
Even the chilly Friday morning did not dampen the excitement as the audience came to support the writers who narrated parts of their works at the event.
A morning with Tahmima Anam at Bookworm Bangladesh
Anam chose to centre her reflections and readings on the theme of protests.
An evening of spooks and screams
Each submission, whether poem or prose, was limited to 250 words, and the first team to complete all the prompts would be crowned the winning house.
Discussion on power inequalities
As the guests arrived, the room brightened up and a conversation began that would eventually go on to deeply invest in exploring the nature of power and of defiantly opposing the status quo.
An afternoon with Abeer Hoque and Nupu Press: A celebration of creativity
The cozy atmosphere was set up by Bookworm Bangladesh, with the owner Amina Rahman kicking things off. Both Press and Hoque read out excerpts from their own books.
