‘Eat Pray Love’ author calls Julia Roberts ``magnificent`` in film

‘Eat Pray Love’ author calls Julia Roberts ``magnificent`` in film

Last Updated: Monday, September 27, 2010, 16:31

The author of ‘Eat Pray Love’ Elizabeth Gilbert has said Julia Roberts is `magnificent` in the memoir`s big-screen adaptation.

Cheryl ignores love rat Ashley in autobiography

Cheryl ignores love rat Ashley in autobiography

Last Updated: Monday, September 27, 2010, 16:00

Actress Cheryl Cole has made no mention of cheating former hubby Ashley Cole or of their divorce in her 253 page-autobiography, ‘Through My Eyes’.

Muslim comic book superhero on the way

Muslim comic book superhero on the way

Last Updated: Monday, September 27, 2010, 11:50

Comic book fans will soon be getting an unlikely superhero.

Book ``changes`` Kelly Brook`s outlook on life

Book ``changes`` Kelly Brook`s outlook on life

Last Updated: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 17:40

Brit model Kelly Brook`s life has apparently changed after reading Scott Peck`s cult psychology book `The Road Less Travelled` on holiday recently.

Dannii Minogue reveals pain of living in sis Kylie`s shadow in tell-all

Dannii Minogue reveals pain of living in sis Kylie`s shadow in tell-all

Last Updated: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 17:03

Television beauty Dannii Minogue has revealed the pain of being constantly compared to her famous sister Kylie in a new book.

Many Indians still find sex to be dirty: Author

Many Indians still find sex to be dirty: Author

Last Updated: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 16:13

A considerable section in urban India may be enjoying sexual freedom but for majority of Indians, sex is still a dirty word, says writer Richard Crasta, author of the novel `Revised Kama Sutra`.

Rushdie debunks British monarchy

Rushdie debunks British monarchy

Last Updated: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 10:55

In comments that can rake up yet another controversy, Indian-origin author Salman Rushdie has termed the British monarchy and its traditions as "stupid" and "archaic".

`Immortal Beloved` is fascinating

`Immortal Beloved` is fascinating

Last Updated: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 10:08

In the words of Oscar Wilde, "Memory ... is the diary that we all carry about with us." And when you`re immortal, that`s a lot of baggage to carry.

‘The Emissary’ by Aniruddha Bahal

‘The Emissary’ by Aniruddha Bahal

Last Updated: Saturday, September 25, 2010, 09:43

If Greek conqueror Alexander the Great was to visit India nearly 2,500 years after his first incursion into the country, he would find it beset with "similar issues", says Aniruddha Bahal, whose novel, ‘The Emissary’, was launched here.

Baker to write Beatles fanthology

Baker to write Beatles fanthology

Last Updated: Friday, September 24, 2010, 16:44

A former aide of Sir Paul McCartney is all set to narrate The Beatles story through the words of fan in his new book.

‘The Room’ based on filial love

‘The Room’ based on filial love

Last Updated: Friday, September 24, 2010, 11:27

Irish writer Emma Donoghue, the youngest on the Man Booker Prize shortlist for 2010, wanted to probe the dark element of parent-child love in her novel, ‘The Room’. The protagonist, she says, is a boy whose small world must inevitably open up to a wider one.

Shania penning an autobiography

Shania penning an autobiography

Last Updated: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 10:25

Country singer Shania Twain, who underwent a divorce recently, has channelled all the tragedy in her life into writing and is planning to launch her autobiography soon.