Sunday, 24 November 2024
Sunday, 24 November 2024
Exploring the dream-like spaces in between sleep and wakefulness, “Across Dreamlands” is Lara Hassan's second self-published book after “Small Talk with the Moon” (2009). A collection of poems...
Read moreThe Chinese book market, the world's second largest after the US, will be in the spotlight at this month's Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), where the country's publishers will be on the...
Read moreLonely Planet has announced plans to expand their travel-related food coverage with the release of a new cookbook series that aims to transport readers around the world via their taste...
Read moreIndependent bookstore and publisher Silverfish Books will be kicking off the Silverfish Festival of Cabbages this weekend. Its name taken from a Mark Twain quote – “The peach was once a bitter...
Read moreE.L. Doctorow, the author of popular novels grounded in American history including "Ragtime" and "Billy Bathgate," died in New York on Tuesday at age 84, the New York Times reported. The...
Read moreMore than 1.1 million copies of Harper Lee's "Go Set a Watchman" have been sold in the US and Canada since the book went on sale on July 14, making it the fastest-selling book in the history of...
Read more"To Kill a Mockingbird" novelist Harper Lee wrote yet another book that remains unpublished, a close friend said on Tuesday, adding to the mystery surrounding the reclusive writer on the day...
Read moreHarper Lee's second novel flew out of stores Tuesday in one of the most eagerly anticipated book releases in modern publishing history and half a century after her masterpiece "To Kill a...
Read moreAnd just like that, you’re back in Maycomb. That tired old town where grass grew on the sidewalks and the courthouse sagged in the square. Where men’s stiff collars melted by nine and ladies...
Read moreIt’s been said time and time again by educators, parents and politicians alike that English in Malaysia and Singapore is on the decline. Deny it as much as you want, but you need only look at...
Read moreHarper Lee's just and gentle lawyer Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird" is depicted as a bigot and racist in the author's upcoming new novel, which is being published this week 55 years...
Read moreCanada Post on Friday issued a stamp in honour of Nobel prize-winning author Alice Munro, the writer of short stories whose style has often been compared to that of Russian great Anton...
Read more"Go Set a Watchman", the much-anticipated second novel by "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee, is the most pre-ordered print title on Amazon.com since the last book in the "Harry Potter"...
Read moreA new Harris Poll shows that since 2011, the percentage of American adults who feel there are books on sale that should be banned has jumped from 18% to 28%. In a country with a constitutional...
Read moreThe world's best-known British spy is about to get his first on-going comic series in over two decades. Set to be written by Warren Ellis, whose past works include the graphic novel RED (which...
Read moreA new e-book called "The World According to Kanye" contains a selection of noteworthy quotes uttered by rapper Kanye West. The project was completed by online publishing companies Wonder...
Read moreHarper Lee's "Go Set a Watchman" is the most anticipated literary release of the season, and various bookstores and cultural venues have events planned to mark the event. Due out July 14 in...
Read moreFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg started his book club back in January, setting out to read a book every two weeks and inviting others to do the same. This week he revealed the club's latest...
Read moreCanadian vlogger Matthew Santoro has joined many of his YouTubing peers in landing a book deal likely to appeal to his well-established fan base. Santoro has signed a global deal with Penguin...
Read moreColouring books for adults have been hugely popular in recent years, as titles promising to calm the mind and pass the time fly off shelves. Now they take one step closer to the status of bona...
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