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📝 Article FEATURED Apr 17, 2026

Introducing the Literary Passport 🎫

Starting today, every reader on NortheastReads has a Literary Passport — a personal record of your journey through the literature of Northeast India. Finish a book from Manipur? You earn a Manipur stamp. Finish one from Nagaland? A Nagaland stamp joins your collection. Make your way through all eight states, and your Passport is complete.

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📝 Article FEATURED Apr 9, 2026

Everything You Can Do on NortheastReads - And Why It Was Built For You

There are over two hundred books in this catalog. Behind each one is a writer from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, or Tripura — someone who sat down and put the Northeast into words. And for years, finding those books, talking about them, and connecting with the people who wrote them meant piecing things together from scattered corners of the internet.

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📝 Article May 29, 2026

Documenting Change: GreeNE Feminist Lab 2026 Opens Applications

Zubaan and Heinrich Böll Stiftung invite applications for the GreeNE Feminist Lab 2026. Open to young writers, artists, researchers, activists, and storytellers from Northeast India. Deadline: 7 June 2026.

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⭐ Review Apr 1, 2026

Cradling Memories of My Land by Jim Wungramyao Kasom

Jim Wungramyao Kasom’s second work ‘Cradling Memories of My Land‘ comes in the form of poetry after his work ‘Homecoming and Other Stories’. Kasom renders the essence of the written art through poems and anecdotes in ‘Cradling Memories of my Land‘. Kasom has his way with words that bare readers to their vulnerable self. Intricate and refined, Kasom touches identity, sense of belonging, longing, the unseen, people and the land, uncertain transition, and love in his collection of poems. In addition, this poetry book is completed with images and paintings, which is a kind of its own.

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⭐ Review Apr 1, 2026

Things that grow on us - Review

Writing poetry isn’t an easy task. To let your raw emotions pour out for the world to see in the form of the words that best express your grief, your joy, your compassion and so much more.

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⭐ Review Apr 1, 2026

Review: The Legends of Pensam by Mamang Dai

The Legends of Pensam is my first Mamang Dai and I absolutely love it. This book is a collection shorts stories spanned within three generations. Mamang Dai weaves the stories around lives of the Adi tribe of the Siang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh. As the author explains , Pensam means “middle ground or in-between”, Pensam, the village acts as a middle ground between the spirit world and the reality.

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📝 Article Apr 1, 2026

Fragrance of Peace Series: Unveiling the Literary Treasures of India’s Northeast

The rich tapestry of India’s Northeast is woven with myriad cultures, languages, and stories that often remain unheard in the bustling narratives of the mainland. In an endeavor to bridge this gap and nurture the literary and cultural roots of the region, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) and Zubaan Publishers Pvt. Ltd. introduced the Fragrance of Peace series in 2016. This initiative not only provides a platform for writers, artists, and journalists from the Northeast to share their stories but also fosters conversations that transcend geographical boundaries.

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📝 Article Apr 1, 2026

How to Get an ISBN for Your Book in India: A Step-by-Step Guide

Getting an International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is an important step in publishing and distributing your books. An ISBN is a unique 13-digit number identifier assigned to books, eBooks, audiobooks, and related products. It serves as a tool for cataloging, ordering, and tracking publications in the publishing industry worldwide. Each ISBN is specific to a particular edition and format of a book, making it easier for retailers, distributors, and libraries to identify and manage books in their inventory.

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⭐ Review Apr 1, 2026

Review: Spirit Nights by Easterine Kire

This book might not exactly be one of the best of Kire’s books but the sense of foreboding and eeriness that this book draws is quintessential of Naga folklore. It has taboos, superstitions, ghoulish supernatural occurrences and disquieting nightmares. Kire’s array of folklore knowledge is commendable. The equation of the tribal world being set up in a patriarchal society is made evident throughout the book.

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📝 Article Mar 28, 2026

Review: Trophies and Survival by Hikano H. Awomi

The human head is the ultimate trophy for the people. It is the warrior’s prestige, wealth and status among the villagers and his fellow warriors. Villagers were wrapped around the notion that a person’s head was rich, containing the person’s wisdom, wealth, and all that nature had to offer. Thus bringing the head means bringing everything along with it.

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