Princess Di "sleek but sad": speech

Biographer's speech fascinates the crowd with the touching story of Diana's serious purpose in life.

British novelist wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Lessing is best known for her 1962 postmodern feminist masterpiece, The Golden Notebook.

Cruel and beloved father
The republication of an acclaimed textbook on the Sarit era will soften none of the strongman's....

Captains outrageous
"Reefer Men' captures the evolution of the dope trade from happygolucky amateurs to highly....

Self-righteous rantings
A 'defector' to the Thai way of life serves up an unsolicited hypothesis on the decline of American....

Cormac McCarthy illuminates the gloom of modern existence with a Pulitzer-winning triumphPublished on July 23,....

He's been named one of the world's top intellectuals, but are there more things in heaven and earth....

A 'second father' to some of the country's leading figures today, inspirational teacher Khru....

The merry mentor
A 'second father' to some of the country's leading figures today, inspirational teacher Khru....
The secret fragrance of Thai rice
This book provides all the information that we, as rice eaters, aren't supposed to know about rice as a....
The Last Blue Mile
The author of The Art of Uncontrolled Flight uncovers the proud and sometimes backstabbing world of the Air....
If Today Be Sweet
Tehmina Sethna's beloved husband has died this past year and she is visiting her son, Sorab, in his....

Creating a cop called Costa
David Hewson, in Bangkok to unveil not one but two new novels, says if you only write what you know,....
Grace and fun and freedom
In his second book on the subject, Brian Mertens remains effusive in his admiration for Thai art and design -....
Revealing the realm
A new book on Angkor by photographer Martin Reeves transports the reader into a dream world
New light on Suu Kyi
Justin Wintle once saw Burma's icon of democracy riding a bicycle at Oxford. He's learned a lot....