Amar Ekushey Book Fair to be held on time: Press Secretary

The Amar Ekushey Book Fair will definitely be held and on time, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Sunday. Speaking at a discussion titled 'What Kind of Book Fair We Want' at the National Press Club, he said that although some...

2020 Riots: Supreme Court to review bail applications of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and Meeran Haider in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in Delhi. A bench of...

Bentum Quantson confronts Ghana’s moral, political decay in new book  

By Edward Acquah Accra, Oct. 26, GNA – A renowned author and retired security intelligence chief, Kofi Bentum Quantson, has called for a return to patriotism and national values to address the moral and political decline threatening Ghana’s...

Trump told Pence ‘you’ll go down as a wimp’ in January 6 phone call, book says

On the day that his supporters attacked the US Capitol because his 2020 re-election run ended in defeat, Donald Trump called his vice-president at the time, Mike Pence, and told him he would go down in history as a “wimp” if he certified the...

Taylor Swift's reading list: All the books that inspired her songwriting

Taylor Swift, the widely recognised master of the art of songwriting, is obviously a reader and has cited many books as her inspirations for writing her hit songs. The 35-year-old pop superstar is nominated for the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame,...

Book lovers gather in Charleston for festival celebrating West Virginia's literary talent

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The West Virginia Book Festival on Saturday brought thousands of of book lovers and authors to Charleston. Headline Books Publishing Company owner Cathy Teets was one of many in attendance. Teets got her start in the...

A book festival lost funding due to DOGE cuts. Utah's book community came together

SALT LAKE CITY — To understand the challenges the Utah Humanities Book Festival faced this year, you have to go back to April 3. That was the day, according to Jodi Graham, the executive director of the nonprofit Utah Humanities, that the...

Books and beyond: Chennai citizens renewing their love affair

Chennai has a special bond with books. Whether it’s a cosy library space opening onto the view of the azure sky and streets hidden by green canopies, or older rooms with pale walls and stuffy racks of books, the city has an abundance of spaces for...

Waterloo author's series shares tales of people who are a 'hot mess with a secret to hide'

Ask Crystal Quast to explain her book series called Serenity Acres and she’ll tell you everyone who lives there is “a hot mess with a secret to hide.” The Waterloo author launched the self-published series earlier this year and already has two...

Simon Amstell review – time to move on after Hollywood party crush

“An exciting departure from [his] previous work,” claims the publicity for Simon Amstell’s new standup show – but it’s a claim that proves hard to substantiate. Like any Amstell set, I Love It Here is self-analytical to an absurd degree – and this...

Baldacci, Lamb, Orlean coming to Palm Beach for MorseLife book series

MorseLife will bring a slate of award-winning, bestselling authors to Palm Beach for its Literary Society's 18th "Breakfast with the Author" series. The lineup begins with David Baldacci on Jan. 8, followed by Wally Lamb on Feb. 12 and Clare...

‘Lincoln Lawyer’ Author Michael Connelly: ‘Soulless’ AI Is a Danger to ‘Every Creative Discipline’

Bestselling author Michael Connelly’s latest Lincoln Lawyer novel explores the dangers of AI and its potential to infringe on human rights and creative disciplines. The author warns that AI is “soulless” and that the technology puts “Every kind of...

Owen Sound library book fair celebrates local authors

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News From January to May the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library will host authors for fireside chats, by the fireplace in the Carnegie wing. Edith Faye Chester with her book "But I Just Can't Sleep," at...

Meet actress, whose father was superstar, joined Bollywood because of her mother, left industry, became best selling author, her name is...

Home Entertainment Meet actress, whose father was superstar, joined Bollywood because of her mother, left industry, became best selling author, her name is... A former Bollywood actress turned bestselling author, she has reinvented herself and...

Nova Scotia Loyal supports local authors, publishers, booksellers

HALIFAX: Just in time for the holidays, the Province is making it easier to discover books written or published by Nova Scotians. Starting October 24, Nova Scotians can receive $10 off one of 1,600 titles at 11 participating bookstores. “Nova...

Trump Fights Back — Seeks to Proceed with $10 BILLION Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal Over Epstein ‘Birthday Book’ Hit Piece

President Donald J. Trump is fighting to move forward with his massive $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, and News Corp, accusing them of launching a “deliberate smear campaign” intended to destroy his...

‘Pink Power’ book on breast cancer awareness launched

A book titled Pink Power, authored by Dr. Rajesh Goud, Senior Surgical Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon at Yashoda Hospitals, was launched on Sunday (October 26) to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Telangana Women and Child Welfare Minister...

[Video] Sunday Book Review: October 26, 2025, The Risk Management Edition

In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might...

Books about fun and life lessons in the lunch box

There is a line in Jolly LLB 3 (2025) about the urgent need for children to study agricultural systems, otherwise they would assume that food comes straight from online apps and not farmlands. I remember chuckling at this scene in the theatre—it...

Review: A sudden blizzard strands a detective and murder suspects in a hunting lodge

HUNTER’S HEART RIDGE: A Mystery. By Sarah Stewart Taylor. Minotaur Books. 320 pages. $29. In 1965, as the Vietnam War escalates, a small group of wealthy, powerful men gather at a Vermont lodge to drink and hunt deer. Shortly after they arrive,...