Harold Bloom, noted author of Anxiety of Influence and Yale professor, dies at 89
Harold Bloom, whose seminal The Anxiety of Influence and melancholy regard for the old masters made him a standard-bearer of civilisation amid modern trends, died Monday at age 89.
Richard Jackson, publisher of Judy Blume, co-founder of Bradbury Press, dies at 84
The publisher of acclaimed children's books by Judy Blume, Paula Fox and others has died. Richard Jackson was 84.
Booker panel rips up rulebook; Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo share top fiction prize
Canadian writer Margaret Atwood and British author Bernardine Evaristo split the Booker Prize, after the judging panel ripped up the rulebook and refused to name one winner for the prestigious trophy.
Booker Prize 2019: Bookies back Atwood, Shafak, Ellmann over Rusdhie and others
Booker Prize winner Margaret Atwood is the bookies' favorite to win the coveted fiction trophy again for "The Testaments," her follow-up to dystopian saga "The Handmaid's Tale."
'Disagreements keep families together': Smriti Irani at launch of Kaveree Bamzai's new book
Stressing that disagreement with parents does not tantamount to disrespect, Smriti Irani said that respecting diametrically opposing views was what kept families together.
Nobel winner Tokarczuk's Polish hometown offers free public rides for bookworms
A Polish city is offering free public transport rides to bookworms — provided they're carrying works by the country's new Nobel literature prize laureate.
Reactions report: Should Literature Nobel Prize be revoked for Austrian Peter Handke?
Here's a look at some of the many reactions to the awarding of the 2019 Nobel Prizes (all times local).
Liberal Pole and Austrian apologist? Literature Nobel Prizes expose Europe's fault lines
The Nobel Prizes for literature have been awarded to two writers enmeshed in Europe's social and political fault lines: a liberal Pole and an Austrian accused by liberals of being an apologist.
Interview: Strange Planet's cartoonist Nathan Pyle on his inspirations and creatic comics on human behaviour
Catch him at Comic Con Hyderabad, this weekend.
From cosplay to book launches, here’s everything you need to know about Comic Con Hyderabad
Since its establishment in 2010 (2012 in Hyderabad), Comic Con India has grown to become the predominant pop culture convention, attracting a huge number of fans every year.
'Language... the measure of our lives'; new book of Toni Morrison quotes out in December
A book of Toni Morrison quotations is coming out in December.
2019 JCB Prize for Literature: Perumal Murugan makes it to the shortlist second time in a row
While Roshan Ali and Madhuri Vijay are debut authors, eminent Tamil novelist Perumal Murugan has made it to the shortlist second time in a row.
