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Moore beer less fun
April 30, 2012 1:00 am

Moore beer less fun

Cult crime novelist Christopher goes for farce, but this jigsaw's a puzzler

Bindra's loudest shot
April 23, 2012 1:00 am

Bindra's loudest shot

The only Indian to win solo Olympic gold reflects on mental agility - and the fitness of his sport

Bangkok haunted by caricature
April 23, 2012 1:00 am

Bangkok haunted by caricature

John Burdett's 2007 crime novel couldn't match the lustre of his first

The rocket man's ascent
April 9, 2012 1:00 am

The rocket man's ascent

Financier Chirathep Senivongs Na Ayudhya shares his life story and his plans now that he's 45

Silicon Valley's dark hero
April 9, 2012 1:00 am

Silicon Valley's dark hero

Steve Jobs gets another visit as Nation Books re-launches his biography in Thai

Is death really punishment?
April 2, 2012 1:00 am

Is death really punishment?

Convincing Thailand to stop executing drug dealers might be another mission for the gods of reconciliation

The Boy Wonder's sad decline
April 2, 2012 1:00 am

The Boy Wonder's sad decline

A once brilliant political humorist opts for safer and softer travel, much to the despair of at least one of his fans

How China won the Opium War
March 26, 2012 1:00 am

How China won the Opium War

History records the British as the victors, but history isn't finished with the British yet, and has only just returned its gaze to China

The measure of a life
March 26, 2012 1:00 am

The measure of a life

Well-known Oriyan poet, playwright, and fiction writer JP Das celebrates the autumn of his years with an omnibus of his works

A changing continent
March 19, 2012 1:00 am

A changing continent

A new book looks at India's new global economic role while examining 63 years of post-independence history