If you think that Ed Hawkins Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy is a sensational revelation on the seamy world of fixing matches, full of thrills spills and chills (and other ills), we must warn you – it is not exactly what. For, Hawkins is not your run of the mill muckraking journalist. If anything, the man…
Dan Brown may have achieved fame – and multimillion copy sales – with his ability to blend ancient and modern conspiracies and puzzles, but he is by no means the only author to have done so. There are have been writers before him who have…
Robert Langdon’s back. Yes, the Harvard University Professor of religious iconology and symbiology, who has a knack of stumbling across ancient mysteries with modern repercussions is with us again. And after tackling the Illuminati, Da Vinci, and the Freemasons, he now takes on a foe…
The cricket world is abuzz with the spot fixing scandal that has hit the IPL. Puzzled by what is happening? Want to get some background on how the Gentleman’s Game has been sullied by those seeking to make a fast buck? Then go right ahead…
“Why do e-books cost as much or more than paper ones?” is a question that we have had to face many times. And to which, to be honest, we did not have any clear answer. After all, e-books took lesser in terms of paper costs,…
We have just got our copy of the new Dan Brown book, Inferno, a few minutes ago. Yes, we know book stores do not open this early in Delhi. But then, you do not really need to go down to a bookstore if you had…
One of the most adored comic characters of India, Chacha Chaudhury, is available for download for Android users from the Books section of the Google Play Store. Almost every one who was in school in the eighties and early nineties will have memories of reading…
The word knows him as Mr Spock, the logical, pointy-eared Vulcan of the original Star Trek series. Well, we also think that he is the author of the best autobiography written by an actor. Yes, we know that is quite a statement and yes, we…
Let’s be honest – the next week is going to be Dan Brown week as far as book lovers are concerned. Love him or hate him, what you cannot do is ignore the bestselling author whose last two books have sold by the million across…
And it is Friday again – the day when we come out with our list of ten books that are worth reading. As ever, our list is driven purely by readability – we are talking about books that entertain the reader. There are no confinements…
If you love reading thrillers, we have good news for you. There’s a new book from David Baldacci on the stands, and yes, it features the US Government hit man who readers fell in love with last year in Baldacci’s previous book, The Innocent –…
Want to read Amish Tripathi’s much-hyped Shiva trilogy (comprising The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas, and The Oath of the Vayuputras) but are on a tight budget? Well, all you need is to grab your Android phone and head to the books…
There have been dozens of books written about Adolf Hitler. Unfortunately, not all of them are readable. Don’t get us wrong – we admire the scholarly efforts of some of the best historians in the world and their efforts to give us a glimpse into…