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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is famous for his forthright statements to other world leaders. In March 1989, Mahathir wrote a letter to then UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that was blunt even by his standards. Unlike a lot of his angry letters, this one wasn’t published.

Charles in charge, indeed.

The new adaptation of Isabel Allende's novel will also celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the publication of the first edition.

Many people when they “grow up” wonder when the penny will drop and they’ll finally feel like a fully fledged adult. There have been consistent studies and articles on this subject. In fact, one British study of 18 to 30 year olds this year found that attitudes to being an…

It is a known fact that essay writing is an inseparable part of academic writing assessment as it tests students at numerous stages. This is the main reason essay writing holds an important place in academic assessment methods. However, it is ...

Celebrated authors discuss the somewhat connected stories of their shared surname at literary event in Rio

For centuries, it has been held that the ideas and movement for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade came from western abolitionists. No input from Africans has been acknowledged.

Two teens embark on a race against time across a ravaged Australia in this stunningly wrought dystopian novel

When composer Mason Bates approached Michael Chabon about turning his novel “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” into an opera, he said the writer told him frankly that “opera was not his thing.”

Tyson cannot be blamed for taking multi-million dollar offer but freak show should not be celebrated

The Japanese novelist explores the relationship between language and national identity, in the second part of her Scattered All Over the Earth trilogy