But democracy has not served Nepal well either. Corruption, impunity and lack of transparency are rife. And so, Michaels asks if Nepal is a failed state. No it is not, but it is a fragile state.

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The British publisher Tilted Axis specialized in innovative translated literature. It won them major awards. Now they’re ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Sushila Gautam, 77, checks her smartwatch, a gift from her son living in the United States, to see if ...

Sushila Gautam, 77, checks her smartwatch, a gift from her son living in the United States, to see if she should leave for ...

Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too. By Alexandra Alter When Andy Hunter ...

Women sit at desks reading aloud from their Nepali language textbooks ... Among the older students is 88-year-old Thuli Thapa Magar, who has spent her entire life as a homemaker.

"Arshdeep bol raha hai 'Bumrah nahi hai toh kya hua, magar main hoon'," said a young girl to her father. The spring in her steps could give Arshdeep a run for his money. Moments later, the DJ ...

The Tennessean interviewed more than a dozen high schoolers about the book bans sweeping the state. Here's why the removals matter to them.

Montreal writer Christopher DiRaddo says he's disappointed after a municipal library told him he's not allowed to hold his monthly book club there because it would violate Quebec's new language law.

No matter how many exciting new books are published each year ... as some of the most important writing in the Spanish language by the International Conference of the Spanish Language, which ...

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