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Author Gaurav Sharma completed the book Gone are the Days in 10 months

In conversation with Gaurav Sharma about his book Gone are the Days...

The author already has three textbooks to his credit before foraying into the world of novels.

10 Oct 2017 1:07 PM IST

The study opens up the possibility that exposure to narrative storytelling can have a widespread effect on triggering empathy. (Photo: Pixabay)

Reading can make you feel more empathy for others: study

The study opens up the possibility that exposure to narrative storytelling can have a widespread effect on triggering...

9 Oct 2017 3:32 PM IST

Penguin Random House India being awarded the Tata Literature Live! Publisher of the Year.

Prestigious Tata Literature Live! Publisher of the Year bagged by...

The award was instituted in 2016 to recognise the efforts of India's publishers in discovering and nurturing writers.

20 Nov 2017 7:44 AM IST

Audiobooks have had a mixed reception in India as the consumer listening experience is overwhelmingly for music.

Hearing stories: Audiobooks may become next big thing

There is an interesting anecdote to the history of promoting audiobooks.

17 Nov 2017 1:09 AM IST

$Pathak termed Modi as \an able and true mentor\ for social welfare and development of India (Photo: PTI)$ Newsmakers

Coffee table book about life of PM Modi launched in Washington

Describing Modi as a "true grassroots leader", Pathak said India is all set to ensure 100 per cent sanitation coverage...

27 Sept 2017 1:57 PM IST

Tintin was created in 1929 by the Belgian comic-book author Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Herge

Tintin is a girl, says French philosopher

Creates stir with claim regarding Tintin's gender says there are instances in books where Tintin dresses in skirts or...

23 Sept 2017 2:13 PM IST

The book signed by Adolf Hitler has a blue cloth covering and was originally expected to sell for $20,000. (Photo: AP)

Adolf Hitler's phone directory put up for auction

Book contains more than 200 key Third Reich figures' private numbers; expected to fetch up to $20,000.

21 Sept 2017 1:10 PM IST

Gulzar's Partition musings find voice in his new book

The compilation that marks 70 years of India's Independence has been translated by Rakhshanda Jalil.

20 Sept 2017 2:27 PM IST

Superman, the DC Comics superhero, has a new mission protecting hard-working immigrants from white supremacist bullies. (Photo: Facebook/ DC Comics)

Superman fights white supremacists in new comic book

DC Comics superhero, in new Man of Steel' comics is seen protecting hard-working immigrants from white supremacist...

15 Sept 2017 11:53 AM IST

A lively debate has begun in the media on the issue of changes made in the history textbooks of schools in Rajasthan and now in Maharashtra.

Children's books see an increase in sales as e-books cause 'screen...

Sales of titles rose by 16 per cent last year with authors like David Walliams inspiring young readers to pick up a...

4 Sept 2017 12:14 PM IST

The winning translator will receive 1,000 pounds and a selection of Harvill Secker books.

5 books you should gift your kids this Children's Day

Jawaharlal Nehru, who was fondly called Chacha Nehru or simply Chachaji, was known for his love for children.

14 Nov 2018 3:51 PM IST

She replied in her usual candid, tongue-in-cheek manner. (Photo: Twitter/JKRowling)

J K Rowling shares insights into her writing style

On being asked if she creates a visual plan for her novels, she replied that she definitely do so in a table form.

31 Jan 2018 7:40 PM IST