Book of the Day: The Catcher in the Rye — Here’s why J.D. Salinger’s classic is still loved by the youthBook of the Day: For many readers, The Catcher in the Rye bridges a profound gap: it is a story about adolescence written with the depth an...
23 Jan, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
Writer of poetry or prose, hold that poseAuthor photos may or may not reflect their writing, but they're still beguiling
20 Dec, 2025, 10.23 PM IST
'The Great Gatsby': Who was he and why does he still matter 100 years later?The Great Gatsby remains one of America's most enduring and widely discussed novels, a century after its publication. F. Scott Fitzgerald's...
04 May, 2025, 08.18 PM IST
Wildlife in the city that never sleeps: From ducks to white horses - New York's beastly talesNew York City, often seen as an urban jungle, is filled with stories of wildlife. From the fate of Central Park lagoon ducks to the white h...
15 Feb, 2025, 09.51 PM IST
43rd death anniversary of John Lennon: Who killed 'The Beatles' frontman and why?On December 8, 1980, the world mourned the tragic loss of John Lennon, an iconic musician renowned as the frontman of the legendary British...
09 Dec, 2023, 01.44 AM IST
Apple TV+ series on murder of John Lennon: Know about directors, producers, release dateApple TV+ has claimed that the series is "the most thoroughly researched examination of John Lennon’s 1980 murder, which shocked and sadden...
01 Nov, 2023, 09.45 PM IST
Why did Anthony Kim, tipped as next Woods, walk away from golf?A full decade after Kim stopped playing professional golf, people are still fascinated by him, still curious if he might ever return. They ...
28 Jan, 2023, 11.27 PM IST
New book reveals Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier’s turbulent love storyThe book explores the emotionally taxing relationship between the icons.
01 May, 2022, 09.57 AM IST
'Stern' writer Bruce Jay Friedman passes away at 90Friedman's stories of modern angst appealed to fans and critics of plays, films and books.
04 Jun, 2020, 02.37 PM IST
'True Grit' novelist Charles Portis passes away at 86Portis, a former newspaper reporter, had been suffering from Alzheimer's in recent years.
18 Feb, 2020, 02.39 PM IST
Mid-week literary fix: Jonathan Livingston Seagull inspires Shubhra Chadda's way of thinkingShubhra Chadda is the co-founder of the quirky and innovative brand, Chumbak.
11 Oct, 2017, 02.03 PM IST
All Time Classics: Here is the Flipkart bestsellers for the month of SeptemberFrom Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Joseph Heller's Catch-22 to Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, here's what topped the list...
08 Oct, 2017, 12.48 AM IST
Chester Bennington's exploding emotions brought life to Linkin Park classicsNot many singers in rock music can be so emotive without losing the plot.
08 Aug, 2017, 12.42 PM IST
From Kennedy to Gandhi, the most shocking assassinations through the agesKim Jong-un’s step-brother Kim Jong-nam was recently assassinated with poison at the Kuala Lumpur airport.
27 Feb, 2017, 02.23 PM IST
Jaipur Literature Festival: Why memoirs, despite their author's best intentions, cannot & need not be accurateNo one expects it [a memoir] to be journalism. They know you are reconstructing from memory. Memoir is you telling the truth as you see it,...
25 Jan, 2015, 02.38 AM IST
ET Recommendations: App, gadget and bookChromecast - a thumb-sized device by Google connects directly to your TV’s HDMI port and allows you to stream content wirelessly from your ...
25 Jan, 2015, 02.30 AM IST
Harry Potter series tops Facebook 'book challenge'The 'book challenge' exercise by a social media platform shows Harry Potter topping the list of top ten books list shared by readers.
13 Sep, 2014, 12.18 PM IST