Poetry, Tibet, business on bookshelf

Last Updated: Sunday, December 25, 2011, 08:34

The bookcase this week is a finely-nuanced spread of poetry.

Aamir would like to write autobiography

Last Updated: Saturday, December 24, 2011, 16:06

After a fulfilling and enviable career in Bollywood, Aamir Khan says he would like to pen an autobiography.

Comic legend Stan Lee creates first Indian superhero

Last Updated: Saturday, December 24, 2011, 12:50

Mumbai teen debuts as the first Indian superhero created by comic legend Stan Lee, the driving force behind some of the world`s popular comic book heroes like Super-Man, X Men, Thor and Fantastic Four.

Ancient inscription hurls damnation at greengrocer

Last Updated: Friday, December 23, 2011, 20:21

A text inscribed on a 1,700-year-old tablet discovered in the 1930s has finally been deciphered to be actually hurling damnation on a greengrocer called Babylas.

"11/22/63 " tops best-sellers list for second week

Last Updated: Friday, December 23, 2011, 09:54

Stephen King`s "11/22/63" held on to the top spot.

2012 will be game changer for Indian publishing

Last Updated: Thursday, December 22, 2011, 18:51

Though the lines between the delivery platforms will get increasingly blurred -- books, e-books, applications, films, television and games will witness an interplay never seen before that you can be sure two things will never go out of fashion - content and customers.

Kashmiri poetess Naseem Shafaie to get Sahitya Akademi award

Last Updated: Thursday, December 22, 2011, 08:34

Naseem will become the first Kashmiri woman to get the prestigious literary award.

Michael Chabon e-book rights for his work

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 19:32

Starting this week and continuing into 2012, virtually all Michael Chabon novels, stories and other writings will become available as e-books, news the author looks upon with pleasure and resignation.

Meryl Streep to publish book of unused Oscar speeches

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 18:48

Meryl Streep is planning to publish a book of the 14 acceptance speeches from the Academy Awards that she never got to use.

Kolkata literary fest to honour Tagore

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 08:30

The third edition of the festival will be held Jan 11 - 15.

Comic book on movies comes to India with ‘Don: The Origin’

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 18:16

A graphic novel ‘Don: The Origin’ narrating the genesis and story of ‘Don’ and ‘Don 2’ starring Shah Rukh Khan, is expected to draw new segments of younger audiences to reading -- at a time when cinema is pushing books to the edge.

Gordon Ramsay creates Christmas book for Beckhams

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 08:19

Ramsay has compiled a Christmas cooking guide for the Beckhams.

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