Past should not be in the museum: Orhan Pamuk

Last Updated: Saturday, January 22, 2011, 11:38

If you don’t know him, chances are that you might not even recognise one of Turkey’s most prolific and celebrated authors Orhan Pamuk. Dressed up in crisp formals, be-speckled Pamuk cuts a dapper figure.

Akbar`s book about Pakistan is bestseller

Last Updated: Friday, January 21, 2011, 09:10

MJ Akbar`s ‘Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan’ leads the non-fiction section.

Scottish writer Liz Lochhead named new Scots Makar

Last Updated: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 16:42

Internationally acclaimed dramatist and poet Liz Lochhead has been confirmed as the new Scots Makar, or national poet. The Scottish bard supersedes Edwin Morgan who died last year, aged 90, who had held the post since it was created by the Scottish Government in 2004.

Bob Dylan to pen six books

Last Updated: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 14:45

Bob Dylan has six books in the works after a deal inked with publishers Simon & Schuster, according to a report.

Book reveals rising nepotism in Indian politics

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 17:59

India’s parliament is becoming a closed shop with most young lawmakers drawn from established political families, a British author has said in a new book that is making waves in New Delhi.

New ‘O’ book on Obama keeps everyone guessing

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 15:46

Jonathan Karp, publisher of Simon and Schuster`s latest political novel, `O` has said that people should stop trying to guess who the author is – because the book should be judged on its content and not the perceived identity of its author.

Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez working on memoir

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 12:18

Martin Sheen and son Emilio Estevez are sharing their stories, in the same book.

James Bond, Sherlock Holmes to be resurrected in new novels

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 18:10

Authors Anthony Horowitz and Jeffrey Deaver have been chosen to resurrect James Bond and Sherlock Holmes for two new full-length novels.

Proulx builds a house in `Bird Cloud’

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 09:27

‘Bird Cloud’ sounds like a promising title for one of Annie Proulx`s Western novels, but it`s actually the name of the dream house she built herself on a vast wind-beaten stretch of Wyoming prairie.

India’s first comic convention to be held in February

Last Updated: Monday, January 17, 2011, 13:18

India is set to hold its very own comic convention this February.

Michael Douglas to write autobiography

Last Updated: Monday, January 17, 2011, 13:12

Michael Douglas is reportedly planning to pen an autobiography.

Dalrymple in controversy over ‘Raj’, ‘racist’ claims

Last Updated: Monday, January 17, 2011, 13:03

Award-winning historian William Dalrymple in controversy.

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