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Stephen Hawking now in comic books!

People can now learn about the life and times of famed physicist Stephen Hawking in a comic book. The 71-year-old British scientist is featuring as a comic book character for an illustrated series about his life.

Nick Carter writing autobiography

Short-story writer Davis wins Booker International Prize

'Things Fall Apart' author Achebe set for Nigerian burial

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Book Talk: James Salter breaks long silence with 'All That Is'

Award-winning author James Salter, who completed his last full-length book more than 30 years ago, has released a new novel that chronicles a life drawn from many of his own experiences.

Novelist Irvine Welsh spies future in mixed-media

Book Talk: The Last Train to Zona Verde

Writing is like going to dark place: Murakami

Mockingbird author Harper Lee sues over copyright in US

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Thalaivar tales
The Boss!

The front of this book's cover jacket has a smiling Rajinikanth in glitter; the back has him in a fiery-eyed Shiva-like avatar. Very apt, since his legions of fans worship Rajinikanth. A new biography of the Tamil superstar holds back the gushing and maintains a dispassionate tone. Deepa Gahlot writes.

No NaMO namahs

Few contemporary Indian politicians are as polarising as Narendra Modi. Taken together, two new books – Narendra Modi: the Man, The Times' and 'The NaMo Story: A Political Life' – provide a deeper understanding of Narendra Modi. Manjula Narayan writes.
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book of the week
More on that impossible Indian

Mushirul Hasan examines why Gandhi could not mitigate the Muslim nationalism that led to the creation of Pakistan.

A Life Apart: An Autobiography

One of the most arresting things about feminist writer and poet Prabha Khaitan’s autobiography (entitled Anya se Ananya in the Hindi original) is its naked narrative and its almost poetic vulnerability.
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Lover Club

Are socially active authors just marketing their work?

July 31, 2012
Authors are no longer reclusive beings of the earlier era. Now, they are active on many social media platforms. Do you think it's a promotional tactic?

Q. Why do men sneer at writings about relationships? - Chitra, Manipur

To think that only male readers sneer at books on love and relationships is sexist, answers Shinie Antony.
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A varied, sumptuous treat

Not having written for the first edition of the Wisden India Almanack gives me the advantage of writing about it. A cousin of the legendary Wisden Cricketers? Almanack, the inaugural...

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