Books are tonic for the brain

Books are tonic for the brain

Last Updated: Monday, August 27, 2012, 08:34

Reading is not just another leisurely activity or a way of brushing up your literacy skills and factual knowledge - it acts as a tonic for the brain too.

Gore Vidal biography in the works

Gore Vidal biography in the works

Last Updated: Sunday, August 26, 2012, 08:40

A biography about late playwright Gore Vidal is set to be released in 2015.

Oxford’s guide to wooing `posh girls` slammed for being ‘misogynistic’

Oxford’s guide to wooing `posh girls` slammed for being ‘misogynistic’

Last Updated: Saturday, August 25, 2012, 12:42

An Oxford University student publication, which was meant to be a light-hearted guide to help working-class boys date ‘posh girls’, has been withdrawn and its publishers forced to apologise after attracting criticism from those who failed to see the funny side.

Mani to speak on his book in Britain

Mani to speak on his book in Britain

Last Updated: Friday, August 24, 2012, 09:37

Kerala Finance Minister K.M. Mani Thursday said he had been invited to deliver a lecture in Britain on his book `Theory of the Toiling Mass`.

Brit novelist Nina Bawden dies at 87

Brit novelist Nina Bawden dies at 87

Last Updated: Thursday, August 23, 2012, 16:39

Author Nina Bawden, who wrote the novel ‘Carrie’s War’ as well as more than 40 other books for children and adults, died at her north London home on Wednesday. She was 87

World`s heaviest book displayed in UAE

World`s heaviest book displayed in UAE

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 09:33

The world`s heaviest book, ‘This is Mohammed’, is currently on display at a mall in Al Ain, the garden city near Abu Dhabi.

UAE to take part in London book conference

UAE to take part in London book conference

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 09:43

The UAE will take part in an international conference on books for young people to be held in London.

After reading book, I thought of divorce: Pooja Bedi

After reading book, I thought of divorce: Pooja Bedi

Last Updated: Monday, August 20, 2012, 15:24

Actress Pooja Bedi confesses to be a book lover and revealed how a paperback helped in her decision to separate from her husband Farhan Ebrahim Furniturewalla.

Preity Zinta writing book?

Preity Zinta writing book?

Last Updated: Sunday, August 19, 2012, 17:14

Actress Preity Zinta, who played a reporter in Farhan Akhtar`s film ‘Lakshya’, says she is coming with a book with fake stories about her.

Anti-colonialism, corruption dominate weekend bookshelf

Anti-colonialism, corruption dominate weekend bookshelf

Last Updated: Sunday, August 19, 2012, 10:01

The bookshelf this weekend is a mix of critically-acclaimed non-fictions and powerful dramas.

Islam in Kashmir earlier than thought, reveals Quran manuscript

Islam in Kashmir earlier than thought, reveals Quran manuscript

Last Updated: Saturday, August 18, 2012, 09:44

It is a pageant of rare Quranic manuscripts that not only provides an insight into the glory and richness of Islam but also sets back the clock of the religion`s advent into Kashmir by almost a century.

Science fiction writer Harry Harrison dies at 87

Science fiction writer Harry Harrison dies at 87

Last Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2012, 08:48

Harry Harrison, an American novelist whose science fiction novels achieved cult status in post-Soviet Russia, died Wednesday, his official website reported. He was 87.