Kashmir to have first ever international literary fest

Kashmir to have first ever international literary fest

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 09:11

The first ever international Kashmir literary festival, on the lines of the Jaipur Literary Festival, is to be organized in the Valley this year.

Doherty to pen novel on troubled life

Doherty to pen novel on troubled life

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 08:33

Rocker Pete Doherty is penning his first novel and taking inspiration from his troubled lifestyle for it.

‘The Lost Years’ tops bestsellers’ list

‘The Lost Years’ tops bestsellers’ list

Last Updated: Monday, April 16, 2012, 11:14

‘The Lost Years’ soared to the top of the Publishers Weekly best-sellers list.

Shadow of the Titanic: extraordinarily true stories

Shadow of the Titanic: extraordinarily true stories

Last Updated: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 13:03

The echoes of the fateful night of April 15, 1912 reverberated through the lives of each of the 705 survivors of the Titanic tragedy, some of whom had a premonition that something was going to happen.

Rhonda Byrne, Jeffrey Archer top authors of week

Rhonda Byrne, Jeffrey Archer top authors of week

Last Updated: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 08:27

Archer`s ‘The Sins of the Father’ maintains the top spot in the fiction section.

Partition, terror and women on book shelf

Partition, terror and women on book shelf

Last Updated: Saturday, April 14, 2012, 19:03

The book shelf this weekend is a pile of serious narratives - both fiction and non-fiction.

JK Rowling’s first book for adults ‘blackly comic’

JK Rowling’s first book for adults ‘blackly comic’

Last Updated: Friday, April 13, 2012, 17:51

JK Rowling is writing her first book for adults, which will be a “blackly comic” tale.

100-year-old Chinese book mentioned Titanic

100-year-old Chinese book mentioned Titanic

Last Updated: Friday, April 13, 2012, 09:49

The story of the Titanic shipwreck has been found in a Chinese textbook published 100 years ago.

Booker prize nominee to write next Bond novel

Booker prize nominee to write next Bond novel

Last Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 15:41

William Boyd has been given the mission of creating the next James Bond novel.

Three publishing veterans push English fiction in India

Three publishing veterans push English fiction in India

Last Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 08:36

The growing English language publishing industry in India has taken a step north with three veteran publishers - David Davidar, Ravi Singh and Kapish G. Mehra - joining ranks to push high-end literary fiction from the subcontinent to a wider cross section of readers in the country.

Marx becoming relevant again: Tariq Ali

Marx becoming relevant again: Tariq Ali

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 09:00

Karl Marx is becoming relevant to students , says Tariq Ali.

Tennis star’s tale of surviving Titanic tragedy released in tell all book

Tennis star’s tale of surviving Titanic tragedy released in tell all book

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 09:15

Williams’ story of how he survived the Titanic tragedy has been narrated in a new book.