Comic book to tell story of India`s Birdman Salim Ali

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 09:40

The life and times of Salim Ali, have been immortalised in a comic book.

Cheryl Cole to release autobiography

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 08:22

Cheryl Cole is reportedly planning to release her autobiography.

Books still boom in age of digital reality frills

Last Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012, 09:22

Books have not lost their mystical pull in the throng of digital extravaganzas.

The Merchant King: A satirical take on the Arab world

Last Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 19:40

A prince`s soaring ambitions, the shenanigans of investment bankers, absurdities of Arab leadership, and the drama of human life in events that occur across continents - these are the events that give shape to a new novel `The Merchant King`.

Shia Labeouf writes comics

Last Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 08:56

Shia LaBeouf has written three of his own comic books, `Stale N Mate`,`Cyclical` and `Let`s... Party`.

Noted poet, Booker judge on DSC literature prize panel

Last Updated: Saturday, April 21, 2012, 09:31

The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature announced the induction of five new members to its advisory committee.

Simon Cowell ‘embarrassed’ by tell-all book

Last Updated: Friday, April 20, 2012, 09:08

Cowell is embarrassed by juicy revelations in his unauthorised biography.

Dickens, Tolkien grandsons team up for books

Last Updated: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 13:04

According to publishers Thames River Press, descendants of British literary icons Charles Dickens and JRR Tolkien are collaborating on a pair of fantasy novels and audio books dedicated to children.

Book lovers react bitterly to no fiction Pulitzer

Last Updated: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 11:25

Disappointed book lovers and the publishing world lashed out on Tuesday at the refusal to declare a Pulitzer fiction winner, saying it would hurt sales and gave the impression that 2011 was a bad year for novels.

Shahnaz Husain`s daughter pens mother`s biography

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 08:35

Well-known beauty expert Shahnaz Husain`s writer daughter Nelofar Currimbhoy has penned a biography of her mother`s journey from her childhood, early years of marriage, her years of struggle as an entrepreneur and her family life

Manning Marable wins the Pulitzer Prize

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 19:31

The late Manning Marable won the Pulitzer Prize for history.

JK Rowling starts work on `Harry Potter` encyclopaedia

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 17:10

Encyclopaedia of the Harry Potter world is underway.

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