Book on RK Laxman released

Book on RK Laxman released

Last Updated: Friday, June 18, 2010, 12:34

A book on the life and works of eminent cartoonist R K Laxman was released here today by the Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Nalin Surie, who described him as a "national icon and national genius."

`The Immortals of Meluha` is on top

`The Immortals of Meluha` is on top

Last Updated: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 18:43

Amish Tripathi`s "The Immortals of Meluha" continues to retain the number one position in the fiction category while "Before Memory Fades" tops the non-fiction.

Andrews` memoir is bitingly funny

Andrews` memoir is bitingly funny

Last Updated: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 12:31

For those who love the title, ‘Bitch Is the New Black’ is a bitingly funny — and honest — read. For those who don`t, author Helena Andrews` storytelling skills will likely come off just as bitingly funny and honest — if they can get past the title.

Tiger Woods was raised to believe he was `Chosen One`: Book

Tiger Woods was raised to believe he was `Chosen One`: Book

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 18:05

Tiger Woods was raised to believe that he was the `Chosen One`, which inflated his ego and resulted in his downfall, according to a new book.

Bondy chronicles history of soccer in US

Bondy chronicles history of soccer in US

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 13:47

It wasn`t too long ago that the world`s soccer fans considered anything American — players, coaches, national teams — to be irrelevant.

Jay-Z declines to release his tell-all autobiography

Jay-Z declines to release his tell-all autobiography

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 17:56

Jay-Z is refusing to release his autobiography “Dream Hampton” – because he believes it will reveal more than what his fans need to know about him.

Poet Eamon Grennan gives literary archive to Emory

Poet Eamon Grennan gives literary archive to Emory

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 17:28

Irish poet Eamon Grennan is placing his literary papers at Emory University`s library in Atlanta. The collection includes 170 journals and drafts of poems dating back to the late 1960s.

Here`s the Hitch: Hitchens writes a memoir

Here`s the Hitch: Hitchens writes a memoir

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 10:39

Christopher Hitchens discusses the hitch of writing his memoir. In Hitchens` memoir, conflict awaits even in the blurbs.

Sarah Brown writing her memoirs

Sarah Brown writing her memoirs

Last Updated: Monday, June 14, 2010, 12:56

Sarah Brown, wife of former British prime minister Gordon Brown, is publishing her memoirs of life inside 10, Downing Street.

Kingsolver wins Orange Prize for Fiction

Kingsolver wins Orange Prize for Fiction

Last Updated: Sunday, June 13, 2010, 09:36

American novelist Barbara Kingsolver took home the prestigious Orange Prize for Fiction on Wednesday with her sixth novel, ‘The Lacuna,’ beating bookmakers` favourite Hilary Mantel.

Child star Rubina still in slum, but Marathi autobiography ready

Child star Rubina still in slum, but Marathi autobiography ready

Last Updated: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 20:14

`Slumdog Milli...` fame Rubina Ali`s Marathi version of her autobiography is ready to release even as she continues to live in the same squalid surrounding of slum.

Did the Sarasvati river exist?

Did the Sarasvati river exist?

Last Updated: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 15:53

Did the mythical Sarasvati river actually exist?