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UK writer Samantha Harvey’s Orbital wins Booker Prize for fiction
In her novel set aboard the International Space Station, six astronauts circle the Earth, looping through 16 sunrises and sunsets in a day.
13 Nov 2024 - 4:18PM
This Hong Kong hotel was the stars’ gateway to the city
13 Nov 2024 - 5:02PM
British chef pulls children’s book from sale after causing offence in Australia
11 Nov 2024 - 2:29PM
‘Text hip’ trend makes books cool in Korea, and a bar catches on
K-pop stars like NewJeans’ Minji are making reading cool again. Chaeg Bar in Seoul is lined with books to read and serves literary cocktails.
10 Nov 2024 - 6:15PM
Copy of The Little Prince worth US$1.25 million for sale at art fair
For sale in the UAE, the typescript, one of only three known to exist, contains handwritten corrections by author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
9 Nov 2024 - 1:15PM
5 arts events to catch in Hong Kong this weekend, November 8-10
Digital art, the annual India by the Bay festival, choral concerts and a post-apocalyptic musical are among the highlights for arts fans.
7 Nov 2024 - 11:15AM
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Who’s controversial commentator Megyn Kelly’s husband, Douglas Brunt?
The pair met on a blind date in 2006 and now have 3 children – Brunt has said that the former Fox News anchor is the ‘secret sauce’ in their 16-year marriage.
6 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM
John Banville on ‘eerie’ masterpieces at Spain’s Prado museum
The Booker Prize winner talks about Old Masters’ pictures that ‘look at you’ and AI in art as he takes writing inspiration from the Prado.
6 Nov 2024 - 4:15PM
Tributes pour in for bookshop owner, but he’s very much alive
His landlord thought he’d died. People shared fond memories of him. A clearance sale was arranged. But Bill Fiedler had simply retired.
6 Nov 2024 - 11:15AM
The bookstores where anyone can rent a shelf to sell books, new or used
In Japan, where many conventional bookstores have closed, a new business model sees people rent shelves in a store to sell their books.
9 Nov 2024 - 1:38AM
Literary but not literal, translator introduces Korean writers to the world
Award-winning translator Brother Anthony ponders Nobel Prize hype and the complexities of translating Korean poems and novels into English.
4 Nov 2024 - 9:41AM
Jodi Picoult, Margaret Atwood, Alice Walker books top banned list in US
Once recommended for young adults, Picoult’s Nineteen Minutes leads among 4,200 titles banned in schools, writers’ group PEN America says.
3 Nov 2024 - 4:15AM
Meet Amy Griffin: the G9 Ventures founder’s cut deals for Spanx, and Goop
Her husband John Griffin was the founder of major hedge fund Blue Ridge Capital, but Griffin carved her own niche in venture capital by focusing on female-led unicorn start-ups and building relationships.
3 Nov 2024 - 4:00AM
Game of Thrones movie said to be in the works, or talked about at least
After hit HBO series, Warner Bros is reported to have been ‘quietly developing at least one film’ about the feuding noble clans of Westeros.
1 Nov 2024 - 9:39AM
Where’s the cast of Glee now? From Broadway triumphs to untimely deaths
Fox musical drama Glee became a sensation when it was released in 2009 and put its cast firmly in the spotlight – nearly 10 years after the show’s end, only a few are still acting regularly
30 Oct 2024 - 4:00AM
Nick Harkaway on stepping into dad John le Carré’s shoes
Author talks about reviving spymaster character George Smiley for Karla’s Choice, and how he got over his terror of writing the thriller.
28 Oct 2024 - 1:13PM
Cookbook takes stress out of sharing kitchen with recipes for bonding
A Couple Cooks: 100 Recipes to Cook Together has recipes from pizza to sides in which the labour is split to make things ‘more fun together’.
27 Oct 2024 - 4:15PM
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Nobel winner Han Kang’s book faces backlash from South Korean parents
More than 10,000 people have signed a petition demanding the book’s removal from school libraries.
23 Oct 2024 - 3:13PM
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Novelist Nicholas Sparks on Counting Miracles, its Bible connection
The author talks about where his ideas come from, how characters in his new book compare to those in earlier ones, and being a visual writer.
20 Oct 2024 - 6:15PM
Who is American weatherman Al Roker’s foodie daughter, Courtney Roker Laga?
Courtney Roker Laga has an extensive culinary background, working at Michelin-starred restaurants and Google HQ – she and her dad will host a masterclass in New York City to promote their cookbook.
18 Oct 2024 - 8:04PM
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Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for Literature
South Korean author Han Kang has made history as the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
18 Oct 2024 - 8:40PM
Author Han Kang hopes to ‘continue as always’ after Nobel Prize win
Han Kang, South Korea’s first Nobel Literature laureate, says win was a ‘joyful moment’ she ‘quietly celebrated’, but now it’s back to work.
18 Oct 2024 - 12:26PM
How the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra transformed for a new generation
Former general manager John Duffus, in his memoirs Backstage in Hong Kong, recalls the challenges of leading the orchestra into the 20th century
18 Oct 2024 - 12:15PM
Who are Al Pacino’s children? The Hollywood great has 4 kids, aged 1 to 35
Pacino’s Shrek phone case was spotted when he was out and about with Jason Momoa – and Scarface has held on to it after making a promise to his kid.
18 Oct 2024 - 4:00AM
How Victoria’s Secret changed the US retail, media and fashion worlds
Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon examines why the brand is an unsung, if controversial, champion of US consumerism.
5 Nov 2024 - 3:50PM
Grief, love and Elvis in Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir, finished by daughter
After Lisa Marie Presley’s death, Riley Keough helped complete her mother’s memoir of love, grief and life with the King of Rock & Roll.
11 Oct 2024 - 5:50AM
South Korean author Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel Literature Prize
Han was awarded the prize ‘for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life’.
11 Oct 2024 - 3:38PM
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Trump secretly sent Putin Covid tests in 2020, new Woodward book says
The ex-US president also spoke to the Russian leader up to seven times after leaving the White House, the book says.
9 Oct 2024 - 3:59PM
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9 September, 2024
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