In what is being touted as the biggest advance paid to an Indian author by a home-grown publishing house; Amish Tripathi, author of the Shiva trilogy, has been given Rs 5 crore as an advance for his next series. ...
11:59 PM, Mar 14, 2013
With the concluding book of his Shiva Trilogy, "The Oath Of The Vayuputras" now flying off bookshelves, banker turned author Amish Tripathi has managed to clinch a landmark deal of Rs 5 crore with Westland Books as advance towards his next series, even though he still hasn't decided what it will be all about. ...
06:30 PM, Mar 05, 2013
In an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN, writer William Dalrymple talks about his inspiration to write his latest book 'Return of a King'. ...
10:12 PM, Jan 18, 2013
The best-selling book "50 Shades of Grey" by EL James is now heading to the stage with a sketch comedy group writing a musical parodying based on the popular novel. ...
10:28 AM, Jan 13, 2013
It's that time of the year when we tell you which books turned out to be page turners and why. CNN-IBN tells you all about 2012's bestselling books. ...
11:32 AM, Dec 28, 2012
The decision comes in the wake of the firing at a Wisconsin gurudwara (Sikh temple of worship) that left seven Sikhs dead. ...
08:19 AM, Sep 10, 2012
In his new book, 'What Young India Wants', Chetan Bhagat talks about the youth in the present times and what it wants. ...
11:58 PM, Aug 08, 2012
The NCERT panel has recommended the removal or modification of 36 of the 176 cartoons in textbooks for classes 9-12. ...
10:47 AM, Jul 03, 2012
A Parliamentary forum headed by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has told the NCERT that there should be no political satire in school textbooks. ...
03:42 PM, May 13, 2012
Let's take a look into the ultra slim notebooks, new cameras and the all new iPad 3. ...
06:57 PM, Mar 31, 2012
Tasleema Nasreen's book launch in Kolkata was cancelled at a book fest after protests by Muslim groups. ...
11:19 PM, Feb 01, 2012
A complaint has been filed against four writers for reading out from the banned 'Satanic Verses' at the Jaipur Literature Festival. ...
11:31 PM, Jan 23, 2012
There is a heavy security cover although there is uncertainity whether Salman Rushdie will visit the fest or not. ...
08:44 AM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: New Delhi is celebrating 100 years as the capital, and it seemed like the kind of birthday no one wanted to miss. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit launched the latest book on the capital 'Red Fort to Raisina', the launch itself was like a who's who for the city's movers and shakers. ...
09:37 AM, Dec 13, 2011
Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto speaks about her father who was assassinated when she was just 14. ...
03:50 PM, Oct 07, 2011
A Group of writers has launched a last-ditch appeal to save the bookshop, volunteering their time to work in the store and find a buyer. ...
10:11 AM, Aug 30, 2011
Amitav Ghosh in a special interview to CNN-IBN speaks about on his new book 'River of Smoke', the sequel to 'Sea of Poppies'. ...
03:12 PM, Jun 19, 2011
New Delhi: There's no doubt that Arundhati Roy's one of the leading voices in India and an outspoken one at that. "If you look at chhattisgarh, two years ago when they launched operation greenhunt, some of us were talking about MOUs and mining, and people were puzzled like what's the connection, puzzled furrow in their brow. Now everybody knows what the connection is. They've tried police, they've tried Salwa Judum, ...
03:04 PM, May 21, 2011
On talking Point CNN-IBN asks "should Gandhi book questioning his sexuality be banned?" ...
10:51 PM, Mar 31, 2011
His book 'The collaborators' is set in Kashmir, author talks about his experiences of growing up in the valley. ...
09:51 PM, Jan 27, 2011
