site.news_by_theme books
'Fifty Shades': sado-masochistic romance now a global hit
It's a literary phenomenon: with nearly 40 million copies sold, "Fifty Shades of Grey", an erotic romance spiced up with sado-masochism is well on its way to breaking all the records.
07 August 2012
Best-selling biography featured fake Bob Dylan quotes
A young star of American journalism has acknowledged he concocted quotes from Bob Dylan in his best-selling biography of the American folk legend.
31 July 2012
'Alchemist' author plays with reality in new book
Celebrated Brazilian author Paulo Coelho released his latest novel Wednesday, "Manuscript Found in Accra," examining "values that span time."
26 July 2012
Comic-Con fans throng to 'Hobbit,' 'Twilight' tasters
Fans descend on San Diego Thursday for the annual Comic-Con festival of pop culture, with highlights including the long-awaited "Hobbit" and last "Twilight" films, in a four-day geekfest.
13 July 2012
Quarter of polled Kazakhstan citizens do not read books
A poll on how frequently and what Kazakhstan citizens read was held in June 2012 among 2,307 people from 16 cities of Kazakhstan.
11 July 2012
All Kazakhstan will read the same book
Oralkhan Bokeyev’s "Where are you, my bausond colt?" collection of stories will become the book of the year this time.
10 July 2012
Nazarbayev University received books collection worth $210 thousand
Nazarbayev University received a collection of rare books worth 31 million tenge.
29 February 2012
Ahmet Yasawi manuscript found in Kokshetau museum
A unique manuscript of legendary Divani Khikmet text, written by Khoja Ahmet Yasawi was found in Kokshetau museum.
18 November 2011
Kazakhstan to translate Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter books into Kazakh language
Kazakhstan Communications and Information Ministry’s website announced results of the public opinion poll on what books by foreign authors should be translated to Kazakh language.
12 September 2011
PHOTO: Kazakhstan Romeo and Juliet became comics characters
The first book of Kazakhstan comics has been made in Almaty. You can see what Kazakh-made comics are like for yourselves.
18 August 2011
New Nazarbayev's book presented in Astana
The book called Global Energy and Environmental Strategy of Sustainable Development in the 21st Century was presented at the 2nd ASTANA MINING & METALLURGY.
05 July 2011
80 percent of books are imported to Kazakhstan from Russia
Kazakhstan National Book Chamber said 40% of the books in Kazakhstan are sold in Almaty. Kazakh book market is estimated at $60 million.
28 April 2011