Art and Books

Salman Rushdie publishes account of a decade he spent in hiding while under fatwa for his book 'The Satanic Verses'.

Pre-order sales of "The Casual Vacancy" have reportedly topped a million copies.

Some of Masroor’s famous work was based on partition-related events.

Taha Kehar talks about the challenges of finding a publishing house in Pakistan.

Written by Peter Bergen.

Reading sessions are perhaps the best way to promote both Urdu language and literature.

Drowning Shadows author Umair Naeem talks about creating a space for himself.

The book is classified as erotic fiction, where I am sure the word ‘erotic’ is used in the loosest sense of the word.

Author Mohsin Hamid expresses excitement over the development.

Imran Khan, the chief guest of the book launch, spoke highly of the author.

He was nurtured by his dad who loved classical music, patronised its gifted practitioners; taught English; loved stage

Speaking about Zindagi jo safar, Hussain said that when people read it, they would understand his philosophy,

Taqi wrote the book in 1980 and gave the original manuscript to the Iranian Cultural Centre.

'The Newlyweds' leaves you with nostalgia for things lost and a hesitant openness to what may lie ahead.

Nik Raina Nik Abdul Aziz is accused of distributing Irshad Manji's "Allah, Liberty and Love."

Sadaf Raza’s ‘Write Me in Red’ launched.

List compiled from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.

Book publishing is undergoing a sea change that parallels the transformation of music publishing over the past decade.

The book would be translated in Urdu for it to reach a greater number of readers.

The writer talks about his upcoming projects.

Musharraf Farooqi discusses his novel on a wrestler’s life and his indulgences.

MA Farooqi’s lead characters are remnants of a bygone era of the subcontinent.

The book ends with the expected exhortations for Pakistan to get its act together.

On his death anniversary, we revisit a tribute to the controversial poet from across the border

It was perhaps fitting that the mehfil was held in a city which the writer adopted as his own.

Randhir reached for his bag and took out a book, 'Selected Stories of Saadat Hasan Manto'.

Present-day literati on Manto’s enduring significance.

For a young man in Haripur, Manto unlocked the door to a world of ‘unflinchingly true’ language and stories.

Manto’s stories are a concave lens which sees through societal hypocrisy and reveals us to ourselves.

Even among his envious contemporaries, Manto was recognised as a uniquely talented writer.

This novel is a huge contribution towards redressing paucity of literature on facets of history ignored by media.

When new books fail to move, go back to the oldies.

Suit accused him of fabricating much of his story about promoting education for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Kadri realised his interest in Sharia when he attracted quite some attention first time he spoke about it publicly.

Dr Khalid Javed Jan talks about his famous revolutionary poem ‘Main Baghi Hoon’

With the closure of Maktaba Sarhad, Peshawar faces a serious dearth of bookshops.

Writer Mohammad Ibrahim Zia’s next book will highlight how Peshawar-born artists influenced Bollywood.

The Casual Vacancy, one of the most anticipated books of 2012, will release in September.

Shadid’s description not just strength of determination of his family, also testament to resilience of human spirit.

Celebrated US author wins prize for 'We Others,' his collection of 21 pieces written over the course of three decades.

Enthusiastic authors and intelligent audience reflect a deep willingness to succeed.

JK Rowling’s interactive website, Pottermore, to open in April.

Author Fauzia Saeed hands out prizes to painting competition winners, who were all young schoolgirls.

Claudine Le Tourneur d’lson talks about her inspirations for her new book Hira Mandi.

The influential writer has something new up her sleeve.

The journalist, novelist and Egyptologist wrote a novel based on her travels in the late 80s.

The new novel, whose title has not been revealed yet, would be 'very different' to the Harry Potter books.

In his 40-year career he made over 15,000 works.

Autobiography to highlight the challenges he faced during his term in office and his loyalty to the party.

Editor Dr Ayesha Jalal says the country needs to outline its parameters for history.