January 11-14: Kerala Literature Festival. February 1-5: Jaipur Literature Festival. October 3-6: Kumaon Literature Festival to be held in Singapore this year. Also in October: Tata Literature Live. December 7-8: Bangalore Literary Festival
More people are enjoying reading together, whether discussing the same book, swapping books, or reading silently. Ebooks are popular, as are non-fiction books about India, economics, and wellness. AI technology is enhancing the reading experience, with interactive ebooks and AI-generated audiobooks. Politics and history books are expected to be popular in 2024, as well as zines and books in translation. BookTok and social media have helped promote new works, and memoirs by celebrities like Ru Paul and Britney Spears are highly anticipated.
The inaugural session titled 'For The Love Of The Word - The Anil Dharker Session' on Friday will see celebrated author-politician Shashi Tharoor in conversation with British-American author and TV host Mehdi Hasan.