{
  "id": 3924907,
  "title": "'Penguin Books willing worldwide, why reluctant in India?' Congress on Sonia's book publication",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/penguin-books-willing-worldwide-why-reluctant-in-india-congress-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T08:49:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sonia-gandhi-book-memoir-penguin-books-india-congress-row-belonging-a-journey-of-love-101787906522101.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Congress raised doubts on Friday regarding Penguin Random House India's (PRHI) reluctance to publish party leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love. They questioned why the same issues were not raised for Penguin Books' global release. This came after a report suggesting PRHI would not publish the book due to disagreements over editorial changes. A Congress spokesperson commented on PRHI's statement, implying their claim of fact-checking and guiding an author's best interests is disingenuous.",
  "summary": "The development came amid a news report that the Indian division of the global publishing conglomerate would not publish the book.",
  "key_points": [
    "Congress doubts PRHI's reluctance to publish Sonia Gandhi's memoir.",
    "They question why similar issues weren't raised for Penguin Books' global release.",
    "Congress spokesperson calls PRHI's claim of fact-checking disingenuous."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}