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Turkey’s literary giant Yasar Kemal dead age 92

Yasar Kemal, one of Turkey's most prominent writers and a nominee for the Nobel Literature award, has died aged 92, state media said yesterday. Kemal died in an Istanbul hospital where he was...

Catwoman comes out as bisexual in new DC Comics issue

Selina Kyle aka Catwoman kisses another woman in the newest issue of “Catwoman”, with the writer revealing that she intended to establish the character as a “canon bisexual”. In a blog post,...

Ari Gold of ‘Entourage’ is your next business guru

The fictional Hollywood powerhouse Ari Gold, agent to the stars on HBO series "Entourage," is penning a book of business and leadership tips called "The Gold Standard: Rules to Rule By." Due...

New Sherlock Holmes novel due in September

Hollywood screenwriter Bonnie MacBird ("Tron") is to pen two novels continuing the tales of Sherlock Holmes. First picked up by industry source The Bookseller, the publishing deal will see a...

Crowd-sourced project marks 125th anniversary of Agatha Christie’s birth

Part of a series of celebrations planned to mark 125 years since the birth of the British crime writer Agatha Christie, an online campaign is inviting fans to share their stories about the author...

Author, neurologist Oliver Sacks has terminal cancer

Oliver Sacks, the British neurologist and best-selling author of numerous books including "Awakenings," said yesterday he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The 81-year-old disclosed his...

Look, a new book! Dr Seuss tale will be published in July

A new Dr Seuss book, based on a manuscript and sketches by the much-loved children's author, will be released this summer, 24 years after his death, Random House Children's Books said...

Singer Pharrell Williams releasing 4 children’s books

Grammy Award-winning musician Pharrell Williams is set to release a new picture book in September – the first of four books he's planning for young readers. Due out September 22, Williams's...

Late comedian Joan Rivers to be memorialised in daughter’s book

Melissa Rivers, the only child of late comedian Joan Rivers, will write about their relationship in a book to be published later this year, her publisher said on Wednesday. In “The Book of...

Harper Lee ‘happy as hell’ about reactions to new book

The 88-year-old author of "To Kill a Mockingbird" is "happy as hell" with the reaction to her decision to publish a second novel, her lawyer said on Thursday in answer to concerns about the...

Harper Lee’s second book sparks eager anticipation

Surprise, eager anticipation and a tinge of scepticism surrounded the news that Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper Lee would publish a second novel half a century after "To Kill a Mockingbird"...

True ‘Little House’ story makes a splash in US

The autobiography of "Little House on the Prairie" author Laura Ingalls Wilder has become a surprise publishing hit in America, with buyers rushing to snap up the candid account of pioneer...

50 years on, new book from ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper Lee will publish her second novel more than 50 years after the release of her classic “To Kill a Mockingbird”, her publisher said on Tuesday. “Go Set a...

Iconic Tintin cover fetches near-record €2.5 million

The original cover design for Tintin adventure "The Shooting Star" has been sold for 2.5 million euros (RM10.27 million) in a near-record for a work by the boy detective's Belgian creator Herge,...

New book lifts lid on court of Britain’s Prince Charles

A new biography of Britain's Prince Charles reveals how his inner circle is riven with backstabbing and infighting, according to extracts published by The Times newspaper Saturday. Charles's...

‘H is for Hawk’ memoir scoops Britain’s Costa Prize

An academic's memoir of training a hawk while grieving the death of her father won Britain's prestigious Costa Book Award on Tuesday. It is the second leading award given to Helen Macdonald's...

Coffin with Cervantes’s initials found in Madrid

Historians searching for the tomb of Spain's greatest writer, Miguel de Cervantes, said yesterday they had found fragments of a coffin with his initials on it, under a convent where he may have...

Former prostitute wins new French book award aimed at English market

A former prostitute who became an award-winning novelist and filmmaker, Virginie Despentes, has won a new prize dedicated to boosting the stature of French writers in the English-speaking...

Actor Alec Baldwin to pen memoir ‘Nevertheless’

Emmy-winning actor and reputed hothead Alec Baldwin is putting his actions into words. A memoir about his life, the ups and downs of his career and his struggles with addiction is due out next...

China’s smog provides cover for burglar in novel by environment official

China's pollution crisis has inspired an environmental regulator in a smog-blanketed northern province to write a novel whose extracts have gone viral online, spurring plans for two more...