Amitav Ghosh, Jeet Thayil shortlisted for literature prize

Amitav Ghosh, Jeet Thayil shortlisted for literature prize

Last Updated: Thursday, November 22, 2012, 09:40

Six books including ‘River of Smoke’ by Amitav Ghosh, ‘Narcopolis’ by Jeet Thayil and ‘The Wandering’ by Pakistan-based author Jamil Ahmad, have been shortlisted for the DSC South Asian Literature Prize 2013.

Sarah Harding`s fetish for books on dead celebs

Sarah Harding`s fetish for books on dead celebs

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 21, 2012, 13:11

Singer Sarah Harding, member of Girls Aloud band, says she loves reading books on celebrities who are dead.

Michael Jackson’s 2005 child molestation defence attorney backs new biography

Michael Jackson’s 2005 child molestation defence attorney backs new biography

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 17:05

Thomas Mesereau, who is best known for defending Michael Jackson in his 2005 child molestation trial, is backing up Randall Sullivan’s new Jackson biography ‘Untouchable’.

Did Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose end up in Russia?

Did Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose end up in Russia?

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 08:57

British inquiries into Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose`s reported death on Aug 18, 1945 concluded that it was "clear" that he was "trying to make a getaway to Russia", according to a new book.

`Indian English has an identity of its own`

`Indian English has an identity of its own`

Last Updated: Monday, November 19, 2012, 10:56

English is fast developing a dynamism all its own in the non-English-speaking world, says former Indian Administrative Service officer, writer and noted theatre personality Bhaskar Ghose, whose first novel is a tale of two bureaucrats.

Kunal Kapoor to focus on writing

Kunal Kapoor to focus on writing

Last Updated: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 11:39

Right from its inception, Kunal Kapoor was actively involved in the writing process of his recently released film ‘Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana’ and the actor says he wants to take his new found interest forward.

Facts win over fiction on bookshelf

Facts win over fiction on bookshelf

Last Updated: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 10:08

Browse on through a pile of serious non-fiction titles this week.

Story-telling festival for Delhi school kids

Story-telling festival for Delhi school kids

Last Updated: Saturday, November 17, 2012, 10:06

A festival of stories will draw thousands of schoolchildren to Pathways School, Noida, Nov 17-18.

Aravind Adigam, Amitav Ghosh in IMPAC Dublin literary award long list

Aravind Adigam, Amitav Ghosh in IMPAC Dublin literary award long list

Last Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 19:47

Novels by four Indian authors, including Aravind Adiga and Amitav Ghosh, are among 154 titles long listed for the 2013 IMPAC Dublin literary award.

`Omnishambles` is Oxford University Press’ word of the year!

`Omnishambles` is Oxford University Press’ word of the year!

Last Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 14:33

Keeping up with its tradition of tracking the changes in the English language, Oxford University Press has chosen a word that best reflects the mood of the current year.

A novel based on poverty, corruption in India gets US book honours

A novel based on poverty, corruption in India gets US book honours

Last Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 13:47

The Annual Awards Ceremony in New York held on Wednesday was all about rewarding the best writers of the lot for their outstanding works. Author Louise Erdrich took home the prestigious National Book Award for fiction for ‘The Round House,’ a moving novel about a woman raped in a Native American community.

I’m working on a book: Arundhati Roy

I’m working on a book: Arundhati Roy

Last Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 12:15

Arundhati Roy, who 15 years ago stormed the literary world with her Booker Prize-winning book `God of Small Things`, has announced she is working on a new book.