Independence Award, Ekushey Padak-winning writer and long-time friend of Monsoonletters Selina Hossain has been appointed as the president of Bangla Academy for a three-year term. The public administration ministry issued a gazette notification to the effect on Thursday. The eminent writer has authored 41 novels, 36 juvenile books, 15 short stories and 13 essays. Selina …
2021 in books: what to look forward to this year
Kazuo Ishiguro returns with a novel about an artificial friend, Zadie Smith brings the Wife of Bath bang up to date, Bill Gates takes on the climate crisis … a literary calendar for the year ahead January 4 Winners of five Costa category awards announced. 8 The Father released – Florian Zeller directs an adaptation …