Norway crime novelist talks his way to live interview record

OSLO, May 24 — Defying the stereotype of the tight-lipped Scandinavian, popular Norwegian crime writer Hans Olav Lahlum set the world record for the longest interview yesterday ...

First edition of ‘Great Gatsby’ to be sold at auction

NEW YORK, May 24 — A first edition copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, “The Great Gatsby,” will be up for sale next month and could fetch up to US$150,000 (RM450,000), ...

Short-story writer Davis wins Booker International Prize

LONDON, May 23 – US writer Lydia Davis, best known for her unconventionally short stories, yesterday claimed the prestigious Man Booker International Prize at a London ...

Top Chinese literary couple’s letters on auction

BEIJING, May 23 — Around 100 letters and manuscripts by one of China’s top literary couples are to go under the hammer next month, a Chinese auction house said Yesterday, amid ...

Reading ‘Readings’ again

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 ― For reasons I’ll only divulge over coffee, I haven’t gotten involved in anything related with Readings since 2011. But is the latest release of Readings ...