Art and Books

Novelist previews his upcoming tome “How to get filthy rich in rising Asia”.

Hassan died in 2011 and never really cared to compile his work; this never stopped young people from memorising it.

Writers dispel misperceptions associated with Urdu digests.

Actors on television aren’t really a true represenative of opportunities that exist for the rest of Muslims in India.

Veteran Sindhi writer says there is a need to change attitude towards regional languages and respect all languages.

Writer says he prefers writing a novel as it has more room for creativity

Lorenza Raponi’s Half of Two Paisas on the Edhis launched at KLF.

Well-known nuclear physicist fears rise in militant attacks in Pakistan threatens safety of its nuclear arsenal.

Hundreds of people turn up for weekend amid book launches, discussions, heated debates.

'Seasons of Silence' is an e-book that can be downloaded for only Rs100.

Founders of ebook website say these stories will do better than Mills & Boon.

Grab your copy of book of recipes written by none other than Lal Majid of Lal’s patisserie fame.

Thinner than Skin sketches a rich portrait of the indigenous culture of northern Pakistan.

In typical Tarantino fashion, this is also a film that tackles the tricky subject of brutal slavery.

Books launched at 60-year anniversary of relations between Pakistan and Japan.

For many the story might seem ordinary but rendering it into a delightful funny book is quite a task.

List unveiled by chair of judges Sir Christopher Ricks at DSC Jaipur Literary Festival.

Students and upcoming writers gather at the launch of ‘How It Happened’.

Intellectuals from both countries explore why relations are still tense.

The book includes codes, symbols and more secret passageways.

Confectioner Lal Majid reveals secret recipes in her first ever cookbook.

Five books shortlisted for Asia's most prestigious literary prize with entries from across the region.

It’s obvious that science can tell us what to want but can it also tell us what we should want?

It is a book with many frightening aspects — one being how easy it is to read and accept what is being suggested.

Artist behind Kachee Goliyan Ramish Safa announces plans to take published comics and launch them in India.

The poet is in Pakistan conducting workshops on poetry.

The series is expected to air in 2014.

Spoiler alert!

Playwright Shahid Nadeem aims to rediscover Manto for the audience.

This book is a bold attempt to state the truth regarding Pakistani media in a candid and forthright manner.

Ayesha felt there weren’t enough storybooks for children.

OUP inaugurates museum and archives, featuring letters from famous personalities.

Dr Tariq Amin-Khan’s work looks at some of the unexplored factors in history.

Small collectors and enterprise collaborating to reprint books written before 1947.

A former member of the Pakistan Army critiques Ikram Sehgal’s book.

They claim that before partition, the region was a hub of harmony.

The fiction writer prefers to call her latest work a “novel for grown-ups”.

Four Pakistani writers long-listed for the 2013 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.

This does not mean that there will be a literature boon in Pakistan following this, says Faiza Sultan Khan.

Mantel picked up the prize for Bring up the Bodies, part two of her Thomas Cromwell trilogy.

Spoiler alert.

Ikram spent 99 days in Indian custody but escaped on the 100th day, barefoot and naked except for his underwear.

Urdu translation of Tik-Tik The Master of Time to be out in six months.

This is the first time a Chinese national and the second time a Chinese-born writer has won the prize.

Spoiler alert.

'Tik-Tik, The Master of Time' is a story of 2 children from planet Nopter who are looking for a way to grow up...

The noted short-story writer’s only Urdu novel launched posthumously.

Haider’s contributions to Urdu literature are immensely appreciated.

‘Talaq ke Baad’ is Muhammad Rais Khan’s fifth book which attempts to explain issues concerning marriage & divorce.

Salma Iftikhar’s latest work has something for everyone.