Davidar announces new publishing house

Davidar announces new publishing house

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 17, 2011, 09:18

Noted publisher and writer David Davidar, who last year exited as CEO of Penguin`s international division amid controversy, has tied up with Rupa Publications, India to set up a new literary firm, the Aleph Book Company.

Shania Twain pens down a tell-all book

Shania Twain pens down a tell-all book

Last Updated: Monday, May 16, 2011, 13:19

Twain has penned down her feelings in a memoir called `From this Moment On`.

Newt Gingrich is an inspired novelist

Newt Gingrich is an inspired novelist

Last Updated: Sunday, May 15, 2011, 10:13

Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of the United States, is a man of many talents.

`Infamous Players` stumbles over well-trod ground

`Infamous Players` stumbles over well-trod ground

Last Updated: Saturday, May 14, 2011, 19:19

A sense of fatigue hobbles Peter Bart`s memoir about the management shift at Paramount Pictures in the late 1960s and early `70s and its impact on moviemaking.

Steve Earle`s debut novel is disappointing

Steve Earle`s debut novel is disappointing

Last Updated: Saturday, May 14, 2011, 10:24

Earle`s debut novel doesn`t translate to successful fiction writing.

Steve Ulfelder offers fast ride, plenty of twists

Steve Ulfelder offers fast ride, plenty of twists

Last Updated: Friday, May 13, 2011, 19:24

Conway Sax is a has-been racing driver, an ace auto mechanic, a recovering alcoholic and a refreshing new character solving hardcore crimes.

Marche writes of Shakespeare`s effect

Marche writes of Shakespeare`s effect

Last Updated: Friday, May 13, 2011, 12:42

Have you heard that Shakespeare was partly responsible for an estimated 200 million starlings, whose unpleasant habits still plague sanitation authorities all over the Western Hemisphere?

Jeffrey Archer continues bestseller run

Jeffrey Archer continues bestseller run

Last Updated: Thursday, May 12, 2011, 19:27

Jeffrey Archer`s ‘Only Time Will Tell’ again rules the fiction list this week while Indian American Pulitzer winner Siddhartha Mukherjee`s ‘The Emperor of All Maladies’ is placed atop the non-fiction charts.

Erik Larson faces Nazis `In the Garden of Beasts`

Erik Larson faces Nazis `In the Garden of Beasts`

Last Updated: Thursday, May 12, 2011, 09:45

How could an American family living in Nazi Germany during Hitler`s first year in power have underestimated what was afoot?

Britney Spears is now a comic character

Britney Spears is now a comic character

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 18:02

Pop superstar Britney Spears has become the latest celebrity to be immortalised in a comic book.

Bollywood splash at Thimpu literary fest

Bollywood splash at Thimpu literary fest

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 12:57

Bollywood is set to make a splash at the upcoming literature festival in Thimphu that seeks to explore and celebrate the rich literary culture of both India and Bhutan.

`City of Djinns` now unrecognisably different

`City of Djinns` now unrecognisably different

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 09:04

William came to Delhi as a freshman in 1989 to sample the sights and sounds of India.