Canada`s Alice Munro wins Nobel Literature Prize

Canada`s Alice Munro wins Nobel Literature Prize

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 17:05

Canada`s Alice Munro won the Nobel Literature Prize today for her short stories that focus on the frailties of the human condition, becoming just the 13th woman to win in the history of the coveted award.

Single again: Bridget Jones returns

Single again: Bridget Jones returns

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 09:27

Bridget Jones returns after a 14-year break on Thursday, in a new book which sees the famed British singleton widowed with two children but still grappling with modern life and unsuitable men.

Archie Comics get first ever hardcore horror makeover

Archie Comics get first ever hardcore horror makeover

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 12:53

Archie comics is veering into hardcore horror, as the latest series `Afterlife With Archie ` will be carrying the comics` first ever horror title.

Now, Chandigarh to host its own literature festival

Now, Chandigarh to host its own literature festival

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 08:58

Leading authors of various genres will participate in the first edition of the Chandigarh Literature Festival to be organised here next month.

Dilip Kumar`s biography set for October release

Dilip Kumar`s biography set for October release

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 14:34

Bollywood veteran Dilip Kumar`s biography, which is almost ready, is likely to be launched this month, said the author of the book Uday Tara Nayar.

Nobel Literature Prize to be announced October 10

Nobel Literature Prize to be announced October 10

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 09:23

The winner of the Nobel Literature Prize will be announced on Thursday, October 10, the Swedish Academy said on Monday.

Jane Austen`s `Emma` to get 21st century update

Jane Austen`s `Emma` to get 21st century update

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 08:36

Best-selling British author Alexander McCall Smith is to pen a new version of Jane Austen`s classic novel `Emma` with a 21st century twist, his publisher announced on Friday.

Delhi`s Oxford Bookstore unveils French collection

Delhi`s Oxford Bookstore unveils French collection

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 10:40

Francophiles, French expatriates, European travellers and students brushing up French language skills are in for a treat as Oxford Bookstore.

`Rare` 9th century Hebrew text predates oldest Jewish prayer book scroll

`Rare` 9th century Hebrew text predates oldest Jewish prayer book scroll

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 14:00

Scholars have called a rare Hebrew text that dates back to the 9th century, the earliest known Jewish prayer book that predates the world`s oldest Torah scroll.

Nicolas Sarkozy`s ex-wife comes out with tell-all autobiography

Nicolas Sarkozy`s ex-wife comes out with tell-all autobiography

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 09:06

Cecilia Attias, the ex-wife of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, is settling a few scores from her past in an autobiographical book.

Ramachandra Guha rediscovers Gandhi in a new biography

Ramachandra Guha rediscovers Gandhi in a new biography

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 11:59

The book ‘Gandhi Before India’ highlights the important moments and people in Mahatma Gandhi`s early years.

Paul McCartney`s children`s book to get big screen treatment

Paul McCartney`s children`s book to get big screen treatment

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 16:32

Paul McCartney`s children`s book `High in the Clouds`, about a squirrel`s quest to find a fabled animal land called Animalia, is being adapted into a 3D animated movie.