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Books give us the ability to see things from different perspectives. They educate us, entertain us, force us to think upon certain issues. (Photo: Pixabay)

Authors share more about their favourite reads on Book Lovers Day

For book lovers, manuscripts act as a much needed source of escape from the monotony of daily life.

9 Aug 2018 3:26 PM IST

The video features writer Dan Stott, executive editor Tom Brevoort, and editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski talking about the series. (Photo: Youtube Screengrab)

In video: Marvel revives Fantastic Four comic book, to release today

Marvel Entertainment released a promotional video teasing the revival of 'Fantastic Four's comic book, titled as...

8 Aug 2018 8:14 AM IST

Sharma, in his laced-with-sarcasm- way says that TISOAA is a literary criticism laced with satire and sarcasm.

Rejection is the reason behind creating my new book, says Gaurav...

Perfectly capturing vagaries of publishing world, Sharma's new book The Indian Story of an Author is an intriguing read...

4 Aug 2018 2:46 PM IST

As India celebrates its 72 Independence Day, we look at a few books that have documented Indias struggle for freedom and have left a mark in our conscience.

Independence Day 2018: 5 books one must read on India's freedom...

From non-fictional accounts to works of fiction we list five must reads that deal with India's struggle for freedom.

15 Aug 2018 9:40 AM IST

Khera points towards the title of the book You Can Achieve More and says no matter what stage of life a person is in; they need to ask themselves if they have optimised their performance.

Achievers achieve in spite of problems not in absence of them: Author...

Khera's new book You Can Achieve More says a person who harbours a positive outlook in life cannot be stopped.

17 Aug 2018 2:42 PM IST

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Three new Harry Potter books set to release before Christmas

While not written by JK Rowling, they still look like magical offerings that will tickle the collector's bone in any...

3 Sept 2018 10:33 AM IST

People watch as flames engulf the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. According to its website, the museum has thousands of items related to the history of Brazil and other countries. The museum is part of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. (Photo: AP)

Fire rages through Rio museum, 200 years of knowledge 'lost'

Esteemed National Museum in northern Rio, which houses artefacts from Egypt, Greco-Roman art and some of the first...

3 Sept 2018 9:12 AM IST

This is the first title of the six-book global deal that Amazon Publishing announced with Chetan Bhagat in April this year.

Watch: Chetan Bhagat's movie-style video for his new book, The Girl in...

The bestselling author recently launched the trailer to his new book that is set to release on October 9.

4 Sept 2018 3:39 PM IST

I have strongly believed that incidents that take place in ones childhood leave a strong conscious and unconscious stamp in the psyche of a person, says author Manoj Jain.

Dysptopia may have bits of philosophy but it is lot more...

Dystopia deals with different stages person faces in one's life and how one is affected by childhood episodes and...

11 Sept 2018 6:49 PM IST

Books give us the ability to see things from different perspectives. They educate us, entertain us, force us to think upon certain issues. (Photo: Pixabay)

Bloomsbury wins rights to novel by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia...

Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun will publish on 2 July 2019 in hardback, with illustrations by Allen...

28 Sept 2018 3:26 PM IST

Cover image of Nikhil Pradhans book Cold Truth (Facebook Screengrab/ Nikhil Pradhan)

When Stephen King inspired the writer in Nikhil Pradhan

With publication of debut novel Cold Truth, Pradhan says King helped him "survive as a teenager and thrive as a...

18 Sept 2018 1:24 PM IST

The Man Booker Prize is open to writers of any nationality writing in English and published in the UK and Ireland.

6 lesser known facts about The Man Booker 2018 shortlisted authors

The names were announced by 2018 Chair of judges, Kwame Anthony Appiah, at a press conference at the offices of Man...

22 Sept 2018 1:22 PM IST