Houellebecq in plagiarism row

Houellebecq in plagiarism row

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 10:03

Michel Houellebecq has been accused of plagiarism.

Dubai-based Malayalam writer wins award

Dubai-based Malayalam writer wins award

Last Updated: Monday, September 6, 2010, 12:59

Sahira Thangal, a Dubai-based advertising executive and writer, has been selected for the first Emerging Writers` Award. The award will be presented during the third Kovalam Literary Festival.

Blair pelted with eggs, shoes

Blair pelted with eggs, shoes

Last Updated: Sunday, September 5, 2010, 09:35

Former British prime minister Tony Blair was Saturday pelted with eggs and shoes as the first public signing session to promote his memoirs in the Irish capital Dublin turned violent.

`Absolute Khushwant` is this week`s bestseller

`Absolute Khushwant` is this week`s bestseller

Last Updated: Saturday, September 4, 2010, 13:30

`Absolute Khushwant` climbed three notches to become the number one book on the non-fiction list this week while `Secrets and Sins` by Jaishree Misra continued to dominate the fiction section.

`Brazil on the Rise` says future has arrived

`Brazil on the Rise` says future has arrived

Last Updated: Saturday, September 4, 2010, 09:12

Larry Rohter`s ‘Brazil on the Rise,’ is a fair and fairly boosterish introduction to a nation long reputed to be the "country of the future."

Stallone`s ex wife ready to tell all

Stallone`s ex wife ready to tell all

Last Updated: Friday, September 3, 2010, 13:28

Sylvester Stallone`s former wife Brigitte Nielsen is all set to tell her eventful life story in a book and says some parts of her memoirs will be harsh.

Blair`s memoirs `smash sales records`

Blair`s memoirs `smash sales records`

Last Updated: Friday, September 3, 2010, 13:05

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair`s autobiography ``A Journey`` has broken sales records, say booksellers. The memoirs include Mr Blair`s accounts of the Iraq war, the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America and Princess Diana`s death.

`God did not create the universe`

`God did not create the universe`

Last Updated: Friday, September 3, 2010, 09:33

British physicist Stephen Hawking has said the creation of the universe was a result of the inevitable laws of physics and it did not need God`s help.

Cheryl Cole to release tell-all book

Cheryl Cole to release tell-all book

Last Updated: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 20:23

Singer Cheryl Cole is all set to release a book where she will reveal details about the recent developments in her personal life that made headlines.

Book on ‘secret lovers’ of Carla Bruni set to release

Book on ‘secret lovers’ of Carla Bruni set to release

Last Updated: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 19:47

A controversial new book which will give insight on "secret life and lovers" of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is all set to be published in France this month.

‘Absolute Khushwant’ is a huge hit

‘Absolute Khushwant’ is a huge hit

Last Updated: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 08:59

‘Absolute Khushwant’ by Khushwant Singh and Humra Quraishi climbed three notches to become the number one book on the non-fiction list this week while ‘Secrets and Sins’ by Jaishree Misra continued to dominate the fiction section.

Strokes of ancient history - on limited edition pens

Strokes of ancient history - on limited edition pens

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 15:52

Pens that don`t just write the story but tell it too... a Japan-based company has introduced in India a new series of limited edition fountain pens portraying ancient literature and the mysteries of the Maya civilisation.