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Barack Obama's reading list: 6 books that explore identity, power, history and ambition you must readFormer President Barack Obama's annual book recommendations highlight diverse genres and voices. This year's list includes Percival Everett...- Quote of the day by ‘A Farewell To Arms’ writer Ernest Hemingway: ‘When people talk listen completely. Don't be thinking what you're going to say..’ ; lessons on art of hearing from American literary iconErnest Hemingway, a Nobel Prize-winning author, emphasized the profound value of patient listening for learning and personal growth. He urg...
- Quote of the day by Jean-Paul Sartre: ‘Commitment is an act, not a word. Every word has consequences. Every silence, too. ’ - French philosopher on the importance of actions over promisesJean-Paul Sartre's words highlight that commitment is action, not just talk. Every word and silence has consequences. In today's world, thi...
- Word of the Day: AphanisisWord of the Day: Aphanisis fits squarely within that category. It is a sophisticated and intellectually compelling word whose relevance ext...
- Quote of the Day by Ernest Hemingway: 'There is nothing noble in being superior to your...'—Top quotes by the author famous for his American classics such as The Old Man and the Sea, The Sun Also RisesQuote of the Day: Ernest Hemingway, a celebrated author, believed true nobility lies in self-improvement. His famous quote emphasizes surpa...
- Quote of the Day by Sir Walter Scott: 'Love will subsist on wonderfully little..'—Top quotes by the famous novelist known for the Waverley novels and IvanhoeQuote of the Day: Sir Walter Scott, a celebrated author, penned a timeless quote about love and hope. His words suggest love can survive on...
- Quote of the day by Pulitzer winning ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ author John Steinbeck: ‘It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would…’ – on loss and memoryQuote of the day: John Steinbeck's profound quote highlights how the absence of something once bright causes deeper pain. The article explo...
- 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 by Mary Shelley: 'Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change' : Life lessons from Frankenstein authorLife brings constant change, but sudden shifts cause distress. Mary Shelley noted this pain centuries ago. Our minds seek comfort in routin...
- Quote of the day by Oscar Wilde: 'Men marry because they are tired, women, because they are curious: both are disappointed' - A timeless observation on marriage and human nature by the iconic authorThe Quote of the day by Oscar Wilde comes from his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and reflects his sharp, often cynical view of relations...
- Quote of the day by Edgar Allan Poe: ‘I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched’Edgar Allan Poe, a master of mystery and the macabre, transformed 19th-century literature with his vivid imagination. His letters to his mo...
- Quote of the day by William Somerset Maugham: 'We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if...' ; lessons on love from iconic British writerWilliam Somerset Maugham's quote highlights that enduring love embraces personal evolution, not static sameness. He observed that relations...
- Quote of the day by American author William Faulkner: 'Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries. Try to be better than yourself'Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner believed in constant self-growth. His quote, "Always dream and shoot higher than you know you c...
- The great Indian non-fiction reading cop-outThe landscape of Indian publishing is evolving, with non-fiction sales experiencing a remarkable increase. Fiction, once the reigning genre...
- Quote of the day by Virginia Woolf: 'If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people'Virginia Woolf, a pioneering modernist writer, revolutionized narrative with her stream-of-consciousness technique, exploring inner lives w...
- View: A writer writing about top 10 movies about the upsy-daisy writerly lifeFrom a failed and a flailing writer, and a storyteller narrating his influences, to an uncompromising and a compromised writer, not to ment...
- John le Carre -master of Brit spy thrillers, and the man who gave us George Smiley -passes away at 89 after battling pneumoniaHe wrote 25 novels and one memoir in a career that spanned over six decades.
- Google Doodle celebrates Virginia Woolf's 136th birthdayWoolf was a pioneer in the use of stream-of-conscious narrative approach.
- Elena Ferrante book sales go through Amazon's roof after identity revealed; literary world debates ethicsFerrante's best-selling novels, particularly her Neapolitan-based quartet, have been acclaimed for their intricate & compelling storytelling
- Era of pulp fiction will be back: Ved Prakash Sharma, Meerut publisherAmong those riding on the crest of the pulp fiction wave was Ved Prakash Sharma, a Meerut-based writer-cum-publisher, renowned for his dete...
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