Books & Reviews
Sunday, 24 March 2013
WRITER Dan Baum, a self-described liberal Democrat and a gun enthusiast since childhood, strapped a revolver to his side in 2009 and set off on an 18-month, 15,000 mile (24,140 km) exploration of the US firearms culture.His book, "Gun Guys: A...
JAMES PATTERSON'S newest book, "Alex Cross, Run", maintained its hold on the top spot on Publishers Weekly's bestseller list for the fourth week.The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and...
Sunday, 17 March 2013
LEADING British authors drawn to experiment with the scope of interactive storytelling Online fiction is a remote world, peopled by elves, dragons and whey-faced vampires. At least that is the view shared by millions of devoted readers of the...
NEARLY 18 years after his novel "The Tunnel" grabbed critics' attention, 88-year-old writer William Gass is back making literary music with a new work of fiction."Middle C", published this week by Knopf, is Gass' first full-...
JAMES PATTERSON'S newest book, "Alex Cross, Run", is still on top spot on Publishers Weeklys bestseller list on Thursday.The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors...
Sunday, 10 March 2013
MARCO POLO first introduced Kublai Khan and his empire to the West in the 13th century, while more recently a British author has devoted himself to the exploration of Mongolian history and culture for the past two decades. John Man (pic), a...
AUTHOR of "Mrs Bridge" and "Mr Bridge", novels later adapted for a film In 2009, when he was nominated for the Man Booker international prize, Evan S Connell was little known to the general public.Over a career that spanned more...
JAMES PATTERSON'S newest book, "Alex Cross, Run", held the top spot on Publishers Weekly's bestseller list on Thursday for the second consecutive week.The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers...
Sunday, 3 March 2013
BEFORE I read her book or heard her speak, I was prepared to hate Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer (COO), and scoff at her leap into feminism.A New Yorker profile in 2011 left the impression that she thought women who lagged in...
AUTHOR Robert Caro (pic) is again the critics' choice.Caro's fourth Lyndon Baines Johnson book, "The Passage of Power", won the National Book Critics Circle biography prize on Thursday night. The 77-year-old historian has won virtually...
JAMES PATTERSON'S newest book, "Alex Cross, Run", shot straight to the top of Publishers Weekly's bestseller list on Thursday.The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent...
Sunday, 24 February 2013
MANY parents claim they're too busy raising their kids to stop and read a book about how to do it better. Bruce Feiler, who has a full plate as a successful writer and dad of two, decided to make improving family life his business in his new...
A DEBUT author who graduated from the celebrated Iowa Writers' Workshop has a seven-figure book deal.HarperCollins announced recently that it will publish Erika Johansen's "Queen of the Tearling", a fantasy trilogy inspired in part...
MAEVE Binchy's final book, "A Week in Winter", which was finished shortly before her death last July, debuted at the top spot on Publishers Weekly's bestseller list on Thursday.The list is compiled using data from independent and...
Sunday, 17 February 2013
--Carol Ajuni Tan on her fascination in Asian literature and teaching her children how to readI noticed that your interest lies more in Asian literature. Where does this fascination come from?What I actually enjoy are books with rich cultural...
DANIELLE STEEL'S newest book, "Until the End of Time", held on to the top spot on Publishers Weekly's bestseller list on Thursday for the second consecutive week.The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book...
Sunday, 10 February 2013
CANADIAN Prime Minister Stephen Harper (pic) has penned a tome on the history of hockey for hockey-mad Canadian voters that will hit bookstores later this year, his publisher announced on Thursday.The as-yet-untitled book tells "the intriguing...
B:READ (Bruneians Read) was formed through a coffee table discussion in October 2011 by four young people, namely myself, Hazirah Marzuke, Mohammed Nazmi Sabtu and Faiq Airudin. The crux of the group's formation is to heighten reading behaviour in...
DANIELLE STEEL'S newest book, "Until the End of Time," debuted at the top of Publishers Weekly's bestseller list on Thursday.The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent...
Sunday, 3 February 2013
LAHORE, the historic capital of Punjab in Pakistan, has become the latest south Asian city to succumb to a subcontinent-wide craze for literary festivals.The latest addition to the booming book festival scene has attracted some of Pakistani...
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