Black reflects on being lonely at Christmas

Last Updated: Monday, November 8, 2010, 16:19

Black targets Christians at Christmas in his news book ‘I`m Dreaming of a Black Christmas,’.

Hershelle Gibbs’ tell-all book becomes best-seller

Last Updated: Monday, November 8, 2010, 09:37

A tell-all book batsman Hershelle Gibbs was sold out within two days.

Nehru was misinterpreted, says Sehgal

Last Updated: Sunday, November 7, 2010, 15:18

Jawaharlal Nehru has of late been ‘misinterpreted’ and so it was important to put India`s first prime minister in the right perspective through a book, says his niece and noted author Nayantara Sahgal.

How Mae’s ‘bad and bold attitude turned her into a sex icon’

Last Updated: Sunday, November 7, 2010, 13:16

Mae`s bad and bold attitude transformed the 39-year-old into a cultural icon.

Eire comes out with 2nd memoir

Last Updated: Sunday, November 7, 2010, 10:01

With vibrant details that practically dance off the page, Eire again offers all the wonder, fear and simple joys of childhood, but grounds them in the sadness and sensitivities of an adult who had his parents and homeland ripped away.

Dupre examines role of Virgin Mary

Last Updated: Saturday, November 6, 2010, 09:30

In the wide-ranging and lavishly illustrated volume, ‘Full of Grace,’ architectural historian Judith Dupre — author of the best-selling ‘Churches’ — examines the biblical role, theological importance and lasting cultural impact of the Virgin Mary.

Nobel Prize changed my life: Llosa

Last Updated: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 17:07

Mario Vargas Llosa says winning the Nobel Prize in literature last month has changed his life but not his eagerness to write.

France honours Toni Morrison

Last Updated: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 16:22

Toni Morrison is "beloved" in France, the country`s culture minister said Wednesday, as he inducted the celebrated US novelist into the elite Legion of Honour society.

Ramachandra Guha tops best seller list

Last Updated: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 10:16

Historian Ramachandra Guha`s ‘Makers of Modern India’ tops the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week while ‘The Finkler Question’ by Howard Jacobson was at number one in the fiction section.

Pat lays bare love of language

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 16:09

Best-selling novelist Pat Conroy doesn`t just love books, he devours them. He doesn`t just visit libraries and bookstores, he inhabits them. He doesn`t enjoy language, he revels in it.

‘Miral’ is the story of Jerusalem

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 09:30

‘Miral’ tells a gripping story with nuanced characters and historical context that thoroughly humanises the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

New Bond writer turns superspy into Afghan war veteran

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 16:42

Deaver is the author commissioned to pen the next James Bond adventure.

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