Stephen King Criticized for Comments on Diversity
Stephen King's comments came shortly after the announcement of this year’s nominees for the Academy Awards, widely criticized for only c...
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Showing posts with label Books News. Show all posts
Renowned Hindi Author Ganga Prasad Vimal Dies in Road Accident in Sri Lanka
Ganga Prasad Vimal wrote more than one dozen poetry collections, short story collections and novels. His last novel, Manushkhor, was publish...
Author JK Rowling Draws Criticism for Transgender Comments
JK Rowling tweeted in support of a researcher who lost her job for stating that people cannot change their biological sex. A spokeswoman for...
New Book on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s Making, to Release in India on Nov 1
Replete with photographs of the wizarding world, backstage, interviews, sketches, notes and incredible trivia, Harry Potter and the Cursed C...
Shouldn't Choose Permanent Side in Democracy: Chetan Bhagat Doles Out Political Advice in His Book 'India Positive'
India Positive is a collection of essays and columns through which the author discusses 'burning issues' of India like casteism, cor...
Close to the Bone is Much More than a Cancer Memoir, Says Lisa Ray on her Debut Book
Lisa Ray says cancer has given her a new lease in life and she can no longer procrastinate pursuing her big dreams. Writing a book about her...
Book Excerpt: Meet the Rebel Mystic Poetess, Lal Ded, who Preached Religious Tolerance in 14th Century Kashmir
Lal Ded was a strong critic of idolatry and saw it as a useless and even silly ‘work’ which adjured the worshipper of stocks and stones to t...
Remembering Jawaharlal Nehru: 5 Books You Must Read on India’s First Prime Minister
As India remembers one of its most iconic leader, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, we take a look at 5 books that one must read on him to have a bet...
Book Excerpt: 'Countless Were killed, Many Raped,' Say Eyewitnesses of Bengal's Marichjhapi Massacre
The Marichjhapi massacre was one of the worst human rights violations in post-independent India. The West Bengal government forcibly evicted...
New Book Aims to Decode the 'Magic Weight-Loss Pill'
"The Magic Weight-loss Pill", a self-help guide to weight loss and good health, is penned by renowned holistic lifestyle coach Luk...
Book Excerpt: 'But You Don't Look Like A Muslim' Urges You To See Beyond Religious Stereotypes
Jalil blends personal anecdotes beautifully to address larger and important questions about the perception of religious identities in plural...
Book Review: Zacharia's Flight of Fantasy in Search of Compassion
Paul Zacharia's "A Secret History of Compassion" valiantly drags the two disparate worlds of fiction and fact to a busy crossr...
New Book Dives Deep into the Love Life of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
Most hated Mughal emperor Aurangzeb had two Hindu wives, one of them wanted to perform ‘sati’ after his death! from Top Books News- News18...
World Book Day: 3 Books You Must Read This Election Season
This election season it's time to bury your nose in some of the best reads during the weekend. from Top Books News- News18.com http://...
Book Excerpt: Saba Naqvi's 'Politics of Jugaad' Explains Why Coalition Govt is a Good Option for India
In an age where they are also an outcome of very legitimate electoral processes, one can argue that coalitions can be fundamentally more jus...
Book Excerpt: Martin Moore's 'Democracy Hacked' Explains Why Social Media is the New Political Battlefield
Narendra Modi used Twitter to bypass mainstream media and speak directly to the people, presenting himself as the voice of a silent majority...
'I Just Try to Write Somebody’s Favourite Book': Markus Zusak, the Author of 'The Book Thief'
Markus Zusak, the wildly popular author of the young-adult novel, 'The Book Thief', doesn’t do anything by the book. He doesn’t beli...
Book Excerpt: How the First Battle Over a Place of Worship Began in Ayodhya
Ayodhya: City of Faith, City of Discord is a comprehensive biography of the sleepy city of Ayodhya, which has been a place of reverence for ...
Book Excerpt: A Journalist Opens Up About Sexual Assault In His Autobiography 'Straight To Normal: My Life As A Gay Man'
'Straight to Normal' is the autobiography of a gay man who had to battle bouts of confusion, vulnerability, fear, dejection and depr...
ED Attaches Properties Worth Rs 147 Crore Belonging to Fugitive Businessman Nirav Modi
The attached movable and immovable properties of Nirav Modi are located in Mumbai and Surat in Gujarat, and have a market value of Rs 147,72...
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