Winners of Pulitzer Prize 2020 Announced
Pulitzer Administrator Dana Canedy announced the winners of the Pulitzer Prize 2020 on May 4.
Iran’s Leader visits Tehran Intl. Book Fair
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei paid a visit to the 32nd Tehran International Book Fair at the Grand Mosalla of Tehran on Mon. morning.
31st Tehran Intl. Book Fair kicks off
The 31st edition of Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) has kicked off at Imam Khomeini Musalla without the presence of President Rouhani who is ritually in charge of inaugurating the event. Tehran International Book Fair has turned into a landmark book fair in Middle East and Asia after holding 30 editions in a row. Every year […]
Iran honors top books of the year
TEHRAN – Top publications in various categories were honored at the 35h national edition of Iran’s Book of the Year Awards, which were presented by President Hassan Rouhani during a special ceremony at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Wednesday. In his brief speech, Rouhani said, “Thoughts can link the world of the past with the world […]
War books honored at Iran’s Sacred Defense Book of the Year awards
TEHRAN – Several publications were honored at the 17th edition of Iran’s annual Sacred Defense Book of the Year awards on Tuesday. Winners received their awards during a ceremony at the Sacred Defense Garden Museum in Tehran. “Research Journal for the Islamic Revolution and Sacred Defense” by Golamreza Kafi received the award in the Literary […]
Iranian ensemble sells books instead of tickets to promote reading
TEHRAN – In the northeastern town of Sabzevar on Tuesday night, one hall offered books for sale to concertgoers instead of tickets as an incentive to promote reading on behalf of the Darvag-e Sabzevar ensemble. Over 500 books, most of which were by children’s writers, were sold at the concert, the Persian service of IRNA […]
Shahriar’s poems on Islamic Revolution published in book
TEHRAN – “Shahriar and the Revolution of Nation”, a book containing a selection of poems on the Islamic Revolution by contemporary Iranian poet Mohammad-Hossein Behjat Tabrizi Shahriar who was known by his pseudonym Shahriar, was unveiled during a ceremony at the Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran on Saturday. The book, which also contains a selection […]
Book on elites of Iranian modern art unveiled
TEHRAN – The celebrated art expert Alireza Sami-Azar, who is also the director of the Tehran Auction, unveiled his book on a number of significant Iranian modern artists in Tehran on Friday. The book “Birth of Iranian Modernism” has recently been released by Nazar Publications. Visual Arts Office director Majid Mollanoruzi and Nazar Publications director […]
“Iran’s News Agencies” at Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – “Iran’s News Agencies”, co-written by journalists Reza Moqadasi and Farshad Mehdipur, has been published in Tehran. Published by the Media Studies and Planning Office, an affiliate of the Press Affairs Department of Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, the book reviews the history, diplomacy and the role of news agencies in Iran.
Iranian authors, illustrator to attend Belgrade book fair
TEHRAN – Two Iranian authors and an illustrator are scheduled to attend the 62nd Belgrade International Book Fair, the Iran Cultural Fairs Institute (ICFI) announced on Wednesday. Authors Mohammadreza Bayrami and Mohammad Keshavarz and illustrator Amir Shabani Purfumani will promote their latest offerings at the fair, which will be held in the Serbian capital from […]