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The PEN/Borders Literary Service Award is out with the name of their first winner and its no other than the legendary American author Gore Vidal. In a statement, Borders Group CEO George Jones said, 'a truly distinguished American writer whose...

Cartoonist Johnny Hart has died at the age of 76 due to a stroke. His B.C. comic strip appeared in more than 1,300 newspapers worldwide and won him many awards. Hart is survived by his wife, Bobby and two daughters, Patti and Perri. B.C. was...

Cartoonist Johnny Hart, whose award-winning "B.C." comic strip appeared in more than 1,300 newspapers worldwide, died Saturday while working at his home in Endicott. He was 76. "He had a stroke," Hart's wife, Bobby, said Sunday. "He died at...

If only Shakespeare would wake up and show the way. The literary world, it seems, is in a tizzy, trying to find out the Bard's real works amidst all the versions floating around. Now, the latest revision of Shakespeare's editions - the...

The renowned crime novelist Michael Dibdin passed away last Friday after a short illness. Michael was 60. Dibdin was best known, for his series of novel set in Italy. They featured a jaundiced detective, Aurelio Zen. Born on March 21, 1947, in Wolver...

With the final nine episodes only days away, the sopranos is in everybody's mind. Nevertheless, why to waste your time, thinking over, how the drama will end. Until then, take to reading and that too, the Sopranos. Yes! The official book of the best...

At the Galaxy British Book Awards, held on Saturday in London, the top three positions were bagged by 'The Interpretation of Murder' by Jed Rubenfeld , A.M. Homes's 'This Book Will Save Your Life' and Lansens's 'The Girls'. The Interpretation of...

Literary awards are nothing new for Philip Roth, but the latest in his bag is extremely special. Yes, he has been honored with the first ever PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction, a $40,000 prize. The prize is named after the late..

One of the best selling authors, Dan Brown has won his copyright infringement case when the Britain's Court of Appeal rejected the appeal from two other authors who claimed that he stole their ideas for his blockbuster novel, The Da Vinci...

The final chapter 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' is soon to be out on July 21. The chapter's cover is designed by illustrator Mary GrandPre, U.S. publisher Scholastic, Inc. The cover shows a lot about the final story, with picture...