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Movie dialogue of the day by Life of Pi actor: 'In the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye' - Irrfan Khan talks about why closure matters when life forces us to move onIrrfan Khan's dialogue from Life of Pi about endings resonates deeply. The film explores the pain of not saying goodbye after a tiger leave...- Quote of the day by Thomas Keneally: 'In a way Australia is like Catholicism. The company is sometimes questionable and the landscape is grotesque. But you always...'Quote of the day by Thomas Keneally: Renowned Australian author Thomas Keneally, celebrated for 'Schindler's Ark', offers a poignant perspe...
- Quote of the Day by George Saunders: 'Humor is what happens when we're…'—Inspiring quotes by the famous American author best known for his short stories and his novel Lincoln in the BardoQuote of the Day: George Saunders believes humor is a direct and quick delivery of truth, cutting through politeness and softening. His quo...
- Quote of the day by Margaret Atwood: 'You’re gonna die, so how do you fill in the space between here and there? It’s yours. Seize your space' ; life lessons from The Handmaid's Tale authorMargaret Atwood urges readers to embrace life's finite nature by living with purpose and intention. She advises seizing opportunities and t...
- Quote of the day by Kazuo Ishiguro: 'If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights' - Nobel Prize winner on how self-satisfaction blocks your potentialKazuo Ishiguro, a Nobel Prize-winning author, warns that thinking you are already perfect can stop personal growth. In his book The Remains...
- Indian-origin translator Padma Viswanathan shortlisted for International Booker Prize 2026Padma Viswanathan, a writer of Indian origin, is a contender for the 2026 International Booker Prize. She is the English translator for a B...
- Booker Prize charity launches new Children's Prize worth 50,000 poundsA new 50,000-pound Children's Booker Prize for fiction is launching. This award will celebrate the best contemporary fiction for children a...
- Booker Prize 2023: Dazzling longlist unveiled with 'original and thrilling' literary gemsThe 2023 Booker Prize, which honors an English long-form fiction published in the UK or Ireland, revealed its longlist of finalists on Tues...
- International Booker Prize Collaborates with Mubi to Curate Films Tied to 2023 Nominee; Details hereThe winner of the 2023 International Booker Prize will be announced on May 23, and the corresponding film screening event at The Garden Cin...
- Who is Shehan Karunatilaka, the winner of Booker Prize 2022 for Fiction? Read on to know moreShehan Karunatilaka was honoured by Queen Consort Camilla and is now the second Sri Lankan author to receive the Booker Prize.
- UK’s Queen Consort Camilla to present Booker Prize for 2022On Monday, the Booker Prize Foundation will conduct its first significant event since 2019 and the Queen Consort Camilla will deliver the p...
- One of 6 novels set to be crowned 2022 Booker Prize winnerThe winner will receive their award from Camilla, the queen consort, during a ceremony at London's Roundhouse. It is the first fully in-per...
- Alan Garner, NoViolet Bulawayo & more: Booker Prize unveils 2022 shortlist including oldest finalist everThe shortlist saw an equal split of men and women battling for the prize which can provide a career-changing boost.
- 'Tomb of Sand' writes history - Geetanjali Shree’s translation is 1st Hindi novel in Booker prize longlistThe novel was originally published as ‘Ret Samadhi’.
- Novelist David Diop awarded International Booker for WWI novel, becomes first French winner of prizeThe book's translator Anna Moschovakis won half the £50,000 ($70,850) prize.
- 29-year-old Marieke Lucas Rijneveld becomes youngest author to win International Booker PrizeThe Dutch writer's 'The Discomfort of Evening' was announced as the winner.
- Author & Silicon Valley billionaire Michael Moritz, wife to sponsor Booker Prize for next five yearsCrankstart is the charity run by Moritz and his wife Harriet Heyman.
- My Booker shortlist days are gone: Salman RushdieSalman Rushdie, chances of being shortlisted for the prestigious literary award are virtually over as young writers are now being preferred...
- Kolkata-born author Neel Mukherjee's novel in Booker Prize shortlistNeel Mukherjee's latest novel The Lives of Others, set in troubled Bengal of the 1960s has been shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Priz...
- Rushdie, Arundhati to vie for 'Best of the Booker' prizeIndia-born authors Salman Rushdie and Arundhati Roy would be among those vying for the 'The Best of the Booker', a one-off award to celebra...
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