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Roger Angell: Poet Laureate of Baseball
In Sri Lanka, it is not surprising that a writer and a journalist reside in one person. The surprise is that a sports jounalist...
More sleep reduces more weight, a game changer for weight loss
When you go to a jogging path or gym, you can see so many people walking or running around. They try hard to reduce their weight...
How to build a home library
The dream of everyone is to build a new house. If you are a book lover, you have another dream which is to build a home library....
‘Stargazing’: Players in Ravi Shastri’s life
Title: ‘Stargazing: The Players in My Life’Author: Ravi ShastriPublisher: HarperCollinsPages: 336Though the name Ravi Shastri is...
Vivian Richards: Still the greatest
West Indies cricket legend Sir Vivian Richards turned 70 last month. He was born Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards on March 7, 1952...
Oscars 2022: Winners and nominees
The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, known as the Oscars, was held on last Sunday, March 27 at the Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre at...
Writing tips from Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer is a South African author, who born on November 20, 1923 in Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng), a mining town...
African wins 2022 Pritzker Prize
Most people in Sri Lanka are not aware of a prize equivalent to the Nobel Prize. But if you are a person from the field of...
Ukrainian writers’ books you must read
These days Ukraine is a common subject not just for us, but for all the people around the world. It is because of the war against...
Ten lessons from Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami is the most experimental and popular postmodern novelist in Japan. He was born in Japan’s ancient capital Kyoto...
Writing tips from V.S. Naipaul
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul or V.S. Naipaul was born on August 17, 1932 in Chaguanas, Trinidad, where his ancestors had...
2022 PEN America Literary Awards
The 2022 PEN America literary awards winners were announced last week. The announcement ceremony was held at The Town Hall in New...
In Other Words
By Jhumpa Lahiri Translated by Ann Goldstein Published by Penguin Books
There were a few writers in world literature, who had chosen foreign languages to write fiction, some of them are Milan Kundera...
The Kitemaker
Author Ruskin Bond Publisher Penguin Books
The Kitemaker is a short story collection by British – Indian author, Rukin Bond, published in 2011. There are eleven acclaimed...
Toba Tek Singh : reflects the truth
Author – Saadat Hasan MantoEdited and translated by Khalid HasanPublisher – Penguin BooksSaadat Hasan Manto is the most widely...
Italian Folktales takes readers into a realistic and fantastic world
Italian Folktales Selected and retold by Italo Calvino Translated by George Martin Published by Penguin Books
We are very familiar with folktales as we have a great tradition of folklore such as the stories about Andare, Gamarala, etc....
Anne Frank remembered: The story of the woman who helped to hide the Frank family
Authors – Miep Gies, Alison Leslie GoldPublisher – Simon & SchusterWe all know about Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who perished...
The Third Man and The Fallen Idol
The Third Man and The Fallen Idol comprises one novella and a short story by Graham Greene, a well-known British author. The book...
Letters to Milena by Franz Kafka
As Vladimir Nabokov  says of Franz Kafka, “He is the greatest German writer of our time”. Yes, there is no argument about...
A controversial book
The pros and cons
World renowned post modern writer Haruki Murakami’s 14th novel, ‘Killing Commendatore’ was published recently after a lapse of...
Hippie - novel or autobiography?
Title: Hippie  Author: Paulo Coelho  Publisher: Penguin Viking  Distribution in Sri Lanka: ...
More sleep reduces more weight, a game changer for weight loss
When you go to a jogging path or gym, you can see so many people...
2022-04-30 18:30:00 0
How to build a home library
The dream of everyone is to build a new house. If you are a book...
2022-04-30 18:30:00 0
‘Stargazing’: Players in Ravi Shastri’s life
Title: ‘Stargazing: The Players in My Life’Author: Ravi...
2022-04-30 18:30:00 0
Vivian Richards: Still the greatest
West Indies cricket legend Sir Vivian Richards turned 70 last month....
2022-04-23 18:30:00 0
Oscars 2022: Winners and nominees
The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, known as the Oscars, was held on...
2022-04-02 18:30:00 0
Writing tips from Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer is a South African author, who born on November 20,...
2022-03-27 18:30:00 0
African wins 2022 Pritzker Prize
Most people in Sri Lanka are not aware of a prize equivalent to the...
2022-03-27 18:30:00 0
Ukrainian writers’ books you must read
These days Ukraine is a common subject not just for us, but for all...
2022-03-19 18:30:00 0
Ten lessons from Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami is the most experimental and popular postmodern...
2022-03-19 18:30:00 0
Writing tips from V.S. Naipaul
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul or V.S. Naipaul was born on August 17,...
2022-03-12 18:30:00 0
2022 PEN America Literary Awards
The 2022 PEN America literary awards winners were announced last week...
2022-03-12 18:30:00 0
In Other Words
There were a few writers in world literature, who had chosen foreign...
2020-10-03 18:30:00 0
The Kitemaker
The Kitemaker is a short story collection by British – Indian author...
2020-09-19 18:30:00 0
Toba Tek Singh : reflects the truth
Author – Saadat Hasan MantoEdited and translated by Khalid...
2020-09-12 18:30:00 0
Italian Folktales takes readers into a realistic and fantastic world
We are very familiar with folktales as we have a great tradition of...
2020-08-22 18:30:00 0
Anne Frank remembered: The story of the woman who helped to hide the Frank family
Authors – Miep Gies, Alison Leslie GoldPublisher – Simon &...
2020-08-15 18:30:00 0
The Third Man and The Fallen Idol
The Third Man and The Fallen Idol comprises one novella and a short...
2020-08-08 18:30:00 0
Letters to Milena by Franz Kafka
As Vladimir Nabokov  says of Franz Kafka, “He is the greatest...
2020-08-01 18:30:00 0
A controversial book
World renowned post modern writer Haruki Murakami’s 14th novel, ‘...
2020-07-18 18:30:00 0
Hippie - novel or autobiography?
Title: Hippie  Author: Paulo Coelho  Publisher:...
2020-07-11 18:30:00 0

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