Bookcrossing bird houses in Almaty parks: borrow your escape to wonderland
Bird houses for bookcrossing have been installed in parks of Almaty, a large southern city of Kazakhstan.
eBooks on the go: Reading Semei campaign to foster love for books
Librarians of the Abai Library in Semey have decided to foster love for reading through free eBooks.
Letters shed light on 'Gone with the Wind'
It's not that Margaret Mitchell didn't give a damn whether Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler would ever get back together again in "Gone with the Wind."
Kazakh Khan through the eyes of a British traveler
An English translation of historically significant John Castle’s diary about his travels to the Kazakh Steppe is in preparation in the UK.
Kazakhstani writer Ilya Odegov wins Russian Award
Almaty based-writer Ilya Odegov won the Russian Award in Flash Fiction category with his short story “Timur and his summer”.
Murakami's new book unveiled in Japan
Haruki Murakami's first collection of short stories in nine years hit the shelves in Japan on Friday with some excited fans queuing for the midnight launch.
Garcia Marquez, godfather of magic realism, dies at 87
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel-winning Colombian author who used magical realism to tell epic stories of love, family and dictatorship in Latin America, died Thursday at the age of 87.
Garcia Marquez in 'very fragile' condition: family
Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez is in "very fragile" condition and at risk of complications while recovering at his Mexico City home from a recent hospitalization, his family said.
Nobel writer Garcia Marquez hospitalized in Mexico
Colombia's Nobel Prize-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez was being treated at a Mexico City hospital Thursday for a lung infection but he was doing well, his son and officials said.
Kazakhstani writer Ilya Odegov shortlisted for Russian Award
Kazakhstani writer Ilya Odegov was shortlisted for the International literary competition Russian Award in the Flash Fiction category.
Kazakhstani short story long-listed for Russian Awards: celebration of adolescence
Young Kazakshtani writer Ilya Odegov has been long-listed for the International Literary competition Russian Award.
Kazakhstan artist wins literary festival in UK
Asol Bilyalova from Kazakhstan has won in the Artistic Illustration category at the Literature Festival 2013 in London and Cambridge.
Sherlock Holmes is free, US judge rules
The beloved British detective Sherlock Holmes is now free to be reimagined in the United States after a federal judge ruled that licensing fees are no longer required.
Ralph Fiennes reveals other Dickens in 'Invisible Woman'
For his second film as director, British actor Ralph Fiennes lifts the cover on a little-known secret about classic English author Charles Dickens: his decade-long adulterous affair with a young actress.
Harry Potter to speak Kazakhsha in 2014
The Harry Potter series will be translated into Kazakh in 2014.
Villa that inspired Pinocchio for sale in Italy
A villa near Florence that inspired the author of Pinocchio is on the market for 10.5 million euros ($14 million) -- a world away from the humble workshop where the marionette is born in the book.
Japan's Murakami favourite for Nobel prize -- again
Japanese literary superstar Haruki Murakami is favourite for this year's Nobel Prize in Literature, betting odds showed Friday, after repeatedly being mentioned as a contender for the prestigious global gong.
Chinese professor fined in poetry row: report
A Chinese court ordered a controversial professor who claims descent from the ancient sage Confucius to apologise and pay a fine after a heated online row over poetry.
Author Murakami sends message to Boston
Japanese author and keen runner Haruki Murakami sent a "personal message" to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and said he also felt wounded by the attack on his favourite race.
Murakami book print run hits 1 million in week
The Japanese publisher of the new novel by Haruki Murakami said Thursday it had ordered one million copies of the book, less than a week after it went on sale.
