`Mockingjay` receives midnight launch in NYC

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 11:14

Author Suzanne Collins unveiled the most anticipated young adult novel of the summer, `Mockingjay`, in NYC.

Mukesh high-life socialite: Book

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 18:28

Dubbing Mukesh Ambani as a high- life socialite and perceived-playboy Anil as having turned ascetic, the controversial author of the `Polyster Prince` wonders in his new book who carries Dhirubhai`s legacy as business guru or unsurpassed corruptor - or both?

Victorian poets used txtng lingo 130 yrs ago!

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 15:06

Those who think that texting lingo is ruining the English language, here’s a piece of information: the written language seen on mobile phone screen these days isn’t new at all.

Leigh was a `slutty bisexual`, claims book

Last Updated: Monday, August 23, 2010, 15:27

Academy award winner Viven Leigh was a bisexual who fought mental illness throughout her adult life, a new biography has revealed.

Wiesel`s `Sonderberg Case` is tale of family ties

Last Updated: Monday, August 23, 2010, 10:15

Elie Wiesel is still struggling with what it means to be a Holocaust survivor.

New Robbie biography reveals sex life

Last Updated: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 16:12

Robbie Williams leapt over a hotel balcony for sex with a fan.

Naipaul gets into controversy again for penning book on Africa

Last Updated: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 12:44

Indian-origin Nobel laureate VS Naipaul has landed himself in another controversy by penning one of the darkest travelogues about Africa.

Lauren Weisberger`s `Last Night` is fun

Last Updated: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 10:32

Have you ever wondered what would happen if your significant other became famous? That`s what happens in Lauren Weisberger`s latest book, ‘Last Night at Chateau Marmont.’

James Patterson tops list of highest earning authors

Last Updated: Saturday, August 21, 2010, 17:29

The book publishing industry may be experiencing lean times and lower sales, but a new survey shows fat incomes for many of the world`s top authors in the past year.

Author JD Salinger’s toilet on sale for $1m

Last Updated: Saturday, August 21, 2010, 14:22

US author JD Salinger’s toilet has been put on sale on the online auction site eBay for 1 million dollars.

James tops list of highest earning authors

Last Updated: Saturday, August 21, 2010, 09:30

The book publishing industry may be experiencing lean times and lower sales, but a new survey shows fat incomes for many of the world`s top authors in the past year.

Some heavyweight names in the book-cart!

Last Updated: Friday, August 20, 2010, 13:26

This week`s book rack boasts of some heavyweight names. Former speaker Somnath Chatterjee, acclaimed writer Khushwant Singh or former Indian president Rajendra Prasad...take your pick.

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