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New Taylor Swift book to be ‘written’ by fans

Taylor Swift is set to be the subject of a new book – written by her fans. Publishing house Simon & Schuster is launching a project to create the first major book about the superstar, which...

Top books of 2015 according to Barnes & Noble

Bookseller Barnes & Noble has released its picks for the top books of 2015, in categories that include the best celebrity memoirs, books that got people talking, novels waiting to be made into...

Oprah Winfrey set to tell all in new memoir

Oprah Winfrey will publish her memoirs in a new book deal according to The Hollywood Reporter. The US talk show host has signed a deal with Flatiron Books for her memoir "The Life You Want," to...

Japanese manga artist Mizuki dies at 93

Award-winning Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki, known for his comics of ghosts and monsters inspired by folklore and for his accounts of World War II horrors, died Monday at 93, his office...

Alice still shapeshifting 150 years after Wonderland

A century and a half after first being published, the surreal classic "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" still fascinates readers and inspires artists with its eerie and iconic fantasy...

Tintin expert named Britain’s first professor of comics

An expert in "The Adventures of Tintin" comic book series has been named Britain's first ever professor of "graphic fiction and comic art". Benoit Peeters, 59, a French graphic novelist and...

Award-winning fiction for holiday gifts

Avid readers will no doubt already have sampled some of the year's best-sellers. So, when searching for gift ideas for book-lovers, consider looking to some of the latest international...

Charlie Sheen planning memoir

Just days after Charlie Sheen announced that he has HIV, it has been revealed that the actor is planning to write a memoir. ETOnline reports that Sheen's manager is currently meeting with...

Harry Potter arrives on Audible

Starting Friday, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books are available internationally on Audible. The books' digital audiobook editions feature performances by Jim Dale (in the North American...

Celebrating the history of Five Arts Centre in a book of plays

To mark the 30th anniversary of Five Arts Centre last year, and to commemorate the tenth year since the passing of founding member Datuk Krishen Jit in 2015, the theatre group will be launching...

Murakami wins Danish literature prize

Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami yesterday won Denmark's top literary award, the Hans Christian Andersen Prize, following in the footsteps of such writers as JK Rowling and Salman Rushdie. The...

Holiday gift-giving…7 memoirs for music-lovers

This year has seen a wave of autobiographies from top musicians. If albums are no longer a practical purchase for the music-lover in your life, consider these seven books, stretching across...

Rio’s favelas invaded… by book lovers

Rio's poor neighborhoods are used to seeing heavily armed police burst in to search for drug traffickers, but this time the invaders came bearing only books. Bruno Silva de Fonseca, 21, was one...

Dark legend of Devil’s Bible

Housed within the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm is a mysterious religious text with a wicked reputation. The Codex Gigas is believed to be the largest surviving medieval manuscript in...

Google Play Books gets comic book update

Comic fans can now enjoy a tailored reading mode on their device as well as free comic issues on Google Play Books. On November 12, the Android team announced an update to Google Play Books: a...

Gisele Bundchen’s book sells out before it hits shelves

Gisele Bundchen's book 'Gisele' – featuring nude images taken throughout her 20-year modelling career – sold out a day before it even hit bookshelves last week. The 35-year-old model – who...

Amazon opens first brick-and-mortar bookstore

Twenty years after pioneering the virtual bookstore, Amazon Tuesday went brick-and-mortar. The online giant, which led the bookselling industry's shift to the Internet, opened its first...

French-Tunisian writer leads field for French literary gong

Veteran Franco-Tunisian author, Hedi Kaddour, is the favourite to win France's top literary award, the Goncourt, when it is announced on Tuesday, but the gong often throws up a surprise. The...

Divisive religious beliefs humanity’s biggest challenge, says Grayling

British philosopher A.C. Grayling has penned more than 30 books tackling everything from happiness and friendship to humanism and freedom. In 2011, he founded the New College of Humanities, where...

‘Game of Thrones’ colouring book now available

Random House's Bantam has released a new "Game of Thrones" book, but this time it's coming in a different form. Lovers of the best-selling book series and popular television show will now be...