China’s foreign policy on top of weekend titles (IANS Books)
August 25th, 2012 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The bookshelf this week has an inclusive feel - from the continent's geopolitics to the dark comedy. Browse with IANS...Book: "Restless Empire"; Written by Arne ... Read more...
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Five books published in India on Commonwealth shortlist
April 26th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Indian publishing is carving a formidable space for itself on the Commonwealth Book Prize list for 2012 with five titles published in the country on ... Read more...
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Chiki Sarkar takes over as Penguin publisher
May 27th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Penguin-India has appointed publishing veteran Chiki Sarkar as the publisher of the company. She takes over from Ravi Singh who left the firm last week.Sarkar ... Read more...
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India’s first comic convention to be held in February
January 17th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 17 (ANI): India is set to hold its very own comic convention this February.The convention, to be held in New Delhi, will seek to bring comics fans, creators and publishers ... Read more...
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Assange receives over $1mn in advance for memoir
December 29th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 29 (ANI): Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has revealed that he has received an advance of over one million dollars for his memoir.The publishers, on the other hand, have ... Read more...
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Wikileaks founder Assange to write autobiography for over $1 million
December 27th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Sunday ageed to write an autobiography for a British and U.S. publishing house in a deal worth over $1 million to cover legal ... Read more...
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Former spokesperson set to blow whistle on WikiLeaks in tell-all
December 24th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 24 (ANI): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's former right-hand man is writing a book that promises to reveal 'the inner workings and tensions' within the secretive whistle-blowing group.German native Daniel Domscheit-Berg, ... Read more...
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Bush’s new book ‘Decision Points’ sells like hotcakes
November 18th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): Former US President, George W. Bush's new book, 'Decision Points', seems to have become a big hit.According to sources, Crown Publishers, an imprint of Random House, has said ... Read more...
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“Evergreen” Novelist Belva Plain Dies At 95
October 18th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The best selling American author Belva Plain passed away on October 12 at her home in New jersey. The renowned author was 95 years old. Her ... Read more...
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Obama pens children’s book
September 14th, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 14 (DPA) He may have the weight of the world on his shoulders, but Barack Obama still has time to jot down a few musings for younger citizens.
The ... Read more...
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Pop-flop Katie Price set to top book bestseller list with ‘Paradise’
July 29th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29 (ANI): Katie Price a.k.a Jordan is all set to take over the number one spot in the Sunday Times Bestseller list, with her new novel 'Paradise'.The former glamour model's ... Read more...
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Anne Hathaway to star in a new Cinderella story
June 16th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jun 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Anne Hathaway is all set to star in a new Cinderella story. The star of the ‘Princess Diaries’ – Anne Hathaway would portray ... Read more...
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Rooney livid over release of controversial biography
June 6th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 6(ANI): England striker Wayne Rooney is livid as his controversial biography, called Rooney's Gold, has been released ahead of the Three Lions's World Cup campaign in South Africa.The book, which ... Read more...
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McGinniss Accused Of Stalking Palin
June 2nd, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 2, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Author Joe McGinniss has been accused of stalking former US governor Sarah Palin while working on an unauthorized biography. The biography is slated to ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Brad Pitt to play animal activist in ‘The Tiger’
May 12th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Brad Pitt has signed on to star in a new film called 'The Tiger' - an adventure thriller about an animal activist in Siberia.The actor is also ... Read more...
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Tyra Banks to publish her first novel
May 12th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 12 (ANI): Supermodel/talk show host Tyra Banks has announced that she will be publishing her first novel.A press release from Random House, the publishers of the novel, which will ... Read more...
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Walcott’s career as author of children’s books kicks off
April 30th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 30(ANI): England footballer Theo Walcott has kicked off his career as an author with the launch of the first in a series of children's books.Walcott's foray into the world of ... Read more...
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George W. Bush memoir - ‘Decision Points’ set for a November release
April 27th, 2010 - 1:56 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Apr 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former United States President George W. Bush’s memoir ‘Decision Points’ would be released on the 9th of November 2010. It has been published by Crown Publishers, ... Read more...
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John Grisham works to be published as e-books
March 17th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 17 (ANI): Works of best-selling American author John Grisham are set to be published online in the form of e-books.The renowned writer, who has sales of more than 250 million ... Read more...
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Beauty guru Leslie Kenton was raped at 11 by her dad, says memoir
January 31st, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) Beauty guru Leslie Kenton has revealed in her new memoir "Love Affair" for the first time that she was raped by her own father when she was 11 ... Read more...
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Jordan’s 4th autobiography risks facing book ban
October 5th, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 5 (ANI): Jordan's autobiography, her fourth in five years, risks having no takers after bookshops threatened it with a boycott.Leading chains are said to be against stocking up the glamour ... Read more...
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Brown’s new Da Vinci Code book expected to break publishing records
September 12th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 12 (ANI): 'The Lost Symbol', the much-awaited sequel to Dan Brown's 'Da Vinci Code', is expected to break all book records as it hits UK stores next week.More than 6.5 ... Read more...
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Jay-Z confirms plans to release his first book
July 15th, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): American hip-hop artist Jay-Z has confirmed that he will be releasing his first book after he finalised a literary deal last week.Jay-Z, 39, real name Shawn Carter, will ... Read more...
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Jacqueline O lured Marlon Brando for two steamy nights of sex, claims new book
June 25th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 25 (ANI): A new book has claimed that Hollywood biggie Marlon Brando enjoyed two nights of passionate sex with Jacqueline Kennedy.What's more, in "Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story" ... Read more...
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Ex-White House intern to tell of affair with John F. Kennedy in explosive tome
May 24th, 2009 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 24 (ANI): After more than 45 years, a former White House intern is breaking her silence to reveal the details of her 17-month affair with President John F Kennedy.Mimi Beardsley ... Read more...
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Bush has written 30,000 words of his memoir Decision Point”
March 19th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 19 (ANI): Former US President George W. Bush has written about 30,000 words of his memoir tentatively titled Decision Points that will cover everything from how he found faith, ... Read more...
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Britney declines $3M autobiography deal for more money
March 19th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 19 (ANI): Britney Spears has reportedly turned down a lucrative autobiography deal worth three million dollars, as she wants more money for penning her story.Sources have revealed that the ... Read more...
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Obama inked 500, 000 dollar book bonanza five days before taking office
March 19th, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.19 (ANI): President Barack Obama secured a 500, 000 dollar advance for a children''s book project five days before taking office, a disclosure report shows.
The terms of the book ... Read more...
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Prophets child bride book may not be published in Britain following firebombing
October 2nd, 2008 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 2 (ANI): American author Sherry Jones book The Jewel of Medina, which has been termed softcore pornography, may not be published in Britain after the firebombing of her publishers ... Read more...
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Atheist Rushdie glad he wrote Satanic Verses
October 1st, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 1 (ANI): Sir Salman Rushdie says that he is glad that he wrote The Satanic Verses, the book that almost cost him his life.
His comment came 20 years ... Read more...
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Rushdie slams publisher for dropping ”next Satanic Verses” under Islamist pressure
August 15th, 2008 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 15 (ANI): Author Salman Rushdie has strongly condemned his publisher for cancelling another writers historical novel about the Prophet Mohammad and his child bride, fearing that the publication ... Read more...
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Prophet Muhammad novel scrapped amid violence fears
August 10th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 10 (ANI): US publisher Random House has scrapped plans to release a novel about Prophet Muhammad''s child bride A''isha, fearing it could incite acts of violence.The Jewel of ... Read more...
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Jhumpa Lahiri refines her fiction of arrival(Book Review)
April 30th, 2008 - 9:50 am ICT by admin
By Manish Chand
Book: "Unaccustomed Earth"; Author: Jhumpa Lahiri; Publisher: Random House India; Pages: 333 Price: Rs 450 Jhumpa Lahiri has an uncanny gift for turning 'unaccustomed earth' into a familiar habitat of ... Read more...
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Leading Brit publishers to go digital with ebooks
February 17th, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb 17 (ANI): Reading a bestseller would now be only a matter of a hand-held screen of your computer, if Britains two best selling publishers are successful in launching a device ... Read more...
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