Seafaring tale wins bad writing contest

Seafaring tale wins bad writing contest

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 18:07

David McKenzie has won the grand prize in annual Bulwer-Lytton contest.

Book spotlights black US in Obama era

Book spotlights black US in Obama era

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 12:58

A new book attempts to dig beneath the euphoria that swept black US when Obama became president.

Jackson was reading Tagore

Jackson was reading Tagore

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 08:45

Jackson was reading Rabindranath Tagore during the last days of his life.

Vodafone-Crossword award shortlists Rushdie, Amitav Ghosh

Vodafone-Crossword award shortlists Rushdie, Amitav Ghosh

Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2009, 15:06

The Vodafone-Crossword Book Awards 2008 shortlist is star-studded -- and finding place are "The Enchantress of Florence" by Salman Rushdie, "Sea of Poppies" by Amitav Ghosh, "Unaccustomed Earth" by Jhumpa Lahiri, "Past Continuous" by Neel Mukherjee and "Escape" by Manjula Padmanabhan.

Coelho`s `The Winner..` is top selling fiction

Coelho`s `The Winner..` is top selling fiction

Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 08:55

Coelho`s `The Winner Stands Alone` jumped 7 steps to reach the No1 position in the fiction section.

Evanovich is back with new Plum novel

Evanovich is back with new Plum novel

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 19:27

Janet Evanovich is back with a new Stephanie Plum novel.

Capote’s ‘tortured life’ revealed in memoir

Capote’s ‘tortured life’ revealed in memoir

Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2009, 16:14

Truman Capote led a tortured life, claims a forthcoming memoir.

Telling a story in 140 characters or less

Telling a story in 140 characters or less

Last Updated: Saturday, June 20, 2009, 19:19

Arjun Basu writes short stories. Very short stories.

Coming soon: Woodstock, the book

Coming soon: Woodstock, the book

Last Updated: Friday, June 19, 2009, 09:55

Veteran rock deejay Pete Fornatale has penned a book on Woodstock Festival 40 years after the legendary rockfest shook fans all over the world.

Judge halts ‘Catcher in the Rye’ spin-off

Judge halts ‘Catcher in the Rye’ spin-off

Last Updated: Friday, June 19, 2009, 09:02

A judge halted publication of a novel using characters from Salinger`s novel.

`The Toss Of Lemon` tops bestseller list

`The Toss Of Lemon` tops bestseller list

Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 09:37

`The Toss Of Lemon` by a Canada-based Indian writer tops the fiction list.

Rahman`s father went unnoticed due to ghost composing: Book

Rahman`s father went unnoticed due to ghost composing: Book

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 14:08

AR Rahman`s father was a very-much-sought-after person in the Malayalam film industry as he was an efficient assistant and arranger but went unnoticed in the music scene as he ended up ghost composing in many movies without any credit, says a new book.