Honor and deception in `A Man in Uniform`

Honor and deception in `A Man in Uniform`

Last Updated: Monday, January 17, 2011, 11:23

Kate Taylor`s portrait of honor and deception in her new book is alluring.

Sarna`s new muse: 111 verses of Zafarnama in English

Sarna`s new muse: 111 verses of Zafarnama in English

Last Updated: Sunday, January 16, 2011, 13:37

Diplomat-author Navtej Sarna has always felt a creative kinship with exiles.

A rickshaw puller and an author of four books

A rickshaw puller and an author of four books

Last Updated: Sunday, January 16, 2011, 13:33

Rehman Ali Rehman, a rickshaw puller in Uttar Pradesh`s Basti district, doesn`t mind if has to wait long for a customer. He uses the time to scribble on pieces of paper - poems for his forthcoming book.

I address my anxieties by writing: Naqvi

I address my anxieties by writing: Naqvi

Last Updated: Sunday, January 16, 2011, 09:17

Pakistani writer Naqvi says that he addresses his anxieties by writing.

Sissy Spacek writing memoir

Sissy Spacek writing memoir

Last Updated: Saturday, January 15, 2011, 12:34

Take off your shoes and relax: Oscar winner Sissy Spacek has a few stories to tell. Hyperion announced Friday that its publishing her memoir, which is tentatively called ‘Barefoot Stories.’ The book is scheduled to come out next year.

MJ Akbar deconstructs Pakistan

MJ Akbar deconstructs Pakistan

Last Updated: Friday, January 14, 2011, 12:53

Pakistan may have little hope for peace with India but a settlement with New Delhi will help remove the jihad culture ravaging the country, writes veteran journalist M J Akbar in his new book.

Dashiell Hammett story gets posthumous release

Dashiell Hammett story gets posthumous release

Last Updated: Friday, January 14, 2011, 10:15

Case closed: An unpublished Dashiell Hammett story is coming out decades after his death.

Captain America combats suicide in new issue

Captain America combats suicide in new issue

Last Updated: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 17:32

Comic book superhero Captain America has faced his biggest foe yet – suicide.

Kashmiri people have Dravidian genes, says Patrick French

Kashmiri people have Dravidian genes, says Patrick French

Last Updated: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 13:48

Noted British non-fiction writer Patrick French says his research into the genetics of the Indian caste system showed "there were traces of Dravidian genes" in Kashmiris because people from far south have settled there in the last 3,000 years.

Guha and Singh on top again

Guha and Singh on top again

Last Updated: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 13:43

For the 11th time in a row, historian Ramachandra Guha`s ‘Makers of Modern India’ dominates the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week. ‘The Sunset Club’ by Khushwant Singh continues to lead the fiction set for the seventh week.

Porter’s latest is an engrossing read

Porter’s latest is an engrossing read

Last Updated: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 10:20

New York Times editorial writer and longtime journalist Eduardo Porter offers an engaging rumination proving the adage that everything has its price. And he means everything: work, women, even faith and the future.

Franklin delivers new novel

Franklin delivers new novel

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 18:03

When author Tom Franklin submitted the first 80 pages of his new novel, "Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter," to his literary agent, he got an alarming response.