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...
15 Apr, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Quote of the day by Amy Tan: 'I have many reasons why I think reading is really important. It provided for me...' – lessons on power of books and how reading can rewrite your life story by author of The Joy Luck ClubQuote of the day by Amy Tan: Renowned author Amy Tan reveals how reading offered her a vital refuge and the power to envision different out...
24 Feb, 2026, 02.14 PM IST
Salman Rushdie is being honored with a Dayton peace prize lifetime achievement awardSalman Rushdie was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Dayton Literary Peace Prize event in Ohio. This recognition follows his...
10 Nov, 2025, 08.04 AM IST
From Shakespeare to The Beatles, 6 books compete for nonfiction 'Winner of Winners' prize of $30,000The prize was launched in 1999 to reward English-language books.
09 Mar, 2023, 05.45 PM IST
Biography of English poet John Donne wins UK nonfiction book prize'Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne' was named winner of the GBP 50K prize.
18 Nov, 2022, 07.36 AM IST
'The Butler' author Wil Haygood wins Dayton Literary Peace Prize'The Butler' is based on the life of Eugene Allen, who served eight presidents at the White House.
17 Aug, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
American-Canadian writer Ruth Ozeki's 'Book of Form and Emptiness' wins Women's PrizeThe novel explores the complex relationship between people and their possessions.
16 Jun, 2022, 09.35 AM IST
Joan Didion, the 'new journalist' and a prolific chronicler of modern culture, dies at 87The writer died from complications arising due to her Parkinson's disease.
24 Dec, 2021, 08.00 AM IST
Anthony Doerr, Richard Powers find spot on National Book Awards' fiction longlistHonorée Fanonne Jeffers's epic debut novel 'The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois', a finalist for the Kirkus Prize, is also on the list.
18 Sep, 2021, 10.18 AM IST
Margaret Atwood writes foreword for late partner Graeme Gibson's latest, says 'every bird was a revelation to him'Gibson, who died in 2019 at age 85, was known well beyond the world of books.
01 Apr, 2021, 05.39 PM IST
Isabel Wilkerson's 'Caste' among finalists for National Book Critics Circle awardsWinners will be announced on March 25.
25 Jan, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
Playful book about The Beatles wins major nonfiction literary award, cash prize worth $66,000The award recognizes English-language books in current affairs, history, politics, etc.
25 Nov, 2020, 09.19 AM IST
Charles Yu's satirical 'Interior Chinatown', Malcolm X biography win National Book AwardsThe poetry prize went to Don Mee Choi's 'DMZ Colony'.
19 Nov, 2020, 06.33 PM IST
Quentin Tarantino's 2-book deal with Harper on films will include a novel on 'Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood'The Oscar winner's second book will be the nonfiction 'Cinema Speculation'.
18 Nov, 2020, 06.45 PM IST
'The Handmaid's Tale' writer Margaret Atwood honoured with Dayton Literary Peace PrizeThe Dayton lifetime achievement award carries a $10,000 prize.
14 Sep, 2020, 03.39 PM IST
Awards launched: Intolerance to dominate this year's Bangalore Literature FestivalIntroduction of literary awards in three categories -fiction, nonfiction and literary achievement in Kannada -will be the other highlight.
19 Nov, 2015, 11.24 AM IST
Indian novelist Vikram Chandra reaches finals of top American literary awardHis other acclaimed works include 'Red Earth and Pouring Rain', published in 1995, which won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First ...
20 Jan, 2015, 09.21 PM IST