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Acclaimed writer Sidney Sheldon dies

Sidney Sheldon, who won awards in three careers — Broadway theater, movies and television — then at age 50 turned to writing best-selling novels about stalwart women who triumph in a hostile world of ruthless men, has died. He was 89.

Court denies permission to Kolkata book fair

Kolkata: Taking note of environmental considerations, the Calcutta High Court Monday refused permission to the Publishers and Booksellers' Guild to hold the 32nd Kolkata Book Fair at the Maidan grounds.

Obituary: Randy Pausch, author of The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch, co-author of The Last Lecture, which became a bestseller after being published by Hyperion in April, died last Friday. He was 47 and had been battling pancreatic cancer.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Questions and Answers

 

The Namesake released

This coming Friday, March 9, the movie based on Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake opens.