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Dan Brown returns to Europe for 'Inferno'

Brown does briefly take on the Vatican in "Inferno" for its "meddling in reproductive issues" and he praises Melinda Gates, "a devout Catholic herself," for raising hundreds of millions of dollars to improve access to birth control.

President pays tribute to Tagore

President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday paid tribute to litterateur, composer and artist Rabindranath Tagore on the ocassion of his 152nd birth anniversary.

Meet mother-daughter duo who publish books on 'erotic romance'

Talking about sex with your mother can be awkward, but for Patty Marks and Tina Engler, it's the family business.

Hacker releases draft of new novel by 'Sex and the City' author

A hacker released part of an unfinished draft of an upcoming novel from "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell after breaking into an email account that she used to share the work with her publisher.

Michelle Obama at book-signing: 'Buy away'

Michelle Obama on Tuesday returned to the business of selling her first book, and she started by telling scores of people waiting in line at a popular bookstore to "buy away" because Mother's Day is coming.

Iain Banks' 'The Quarry' set for June debut

Following Iain Banks' diagnosis with cancer, new novel "The Quarry" will be published June 25 (June 20 in the UK), and its main character Guy is also dying of cancer.

Book by Finland Foreign Minister released in India

Alleged to be a Soviet spy of the 1920s and considered the 'brain' behind founding of the Communist Party in Britain, the story of Salme Dutt, along-with her sister Hella Wuolijoki written by Finland's Foreign Minister, showcases an intriguing Indian connection.

Rabindranath Tagore's entire oeuvre now available online

One can now have access to the entire oeuvre of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore online, in both Bengali and English.

Hanif Kureishi loses life savings in fraud case

Britain's bestselling author of Asian-origin, Hanif Kureishi, has lost his life savings of 120,000 pounds in a property investment, becoming the latest high-profile personality to be duped in a suspected fraud.

'Mockingbird' author Lee sues over copyright in NY

Harper Lee, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," filed a lawsuit Friday to re-secure the copyright to it.

Author Murakami sends message to Boston

Japanese author and keen runner Haruki Murakami sent a "personal message" to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and said he also felt wounded by the attack on his favourite race.

'Catching Fire' seeks fans for book trailer

Fans of "Catching Fire" have two weeks to submit a clip for a new US book trailer for the second in Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" trilogy.

Indian author bags Sharjah Children's Book Award

Indian author Saniyasnain Khan has bagged the Sharjah Children's Book Award for his book, 'The Story of Khadija'.

Beastie Boys memoir due 2015

Michael "Mike D" Diamond and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz are teaming up with hip-hop scribe Sacha Jenkins to pen a memoir of the Beastie Boys' musical history.

Mitch Albom switches publishers, has 3-book deal

Mitch Albom, one of the country's most popular authors, has a new publisher and a new novel coming this fall.

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