For all those Calvin and Hobbes fans, here is the ultimate collection of all Calvin and Hobbes strips, in chronological order. Calvin and Hobbes was published from Nov 18th, 1985 to Dec 31st, 1995.

Calvin and Hobbes is a comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Watterson, following the humorous antics of Calvin, an imaginative six-year old boy, and Hobbes, his energetic and sardonic—albeit stuffed—tiger. (The pair are named after John Calvin, a 16th century French Reformation theologian, and Thomas Hobbes, a 17th century English political philosopher.

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Well, why didn’t anybody thought of that earlier? Eventually, when Shilpa Shetty won at the Big Brother show, the British must have a craving to know what the controversial Indian Foods are!

TV cook Anjum Anand’s book Indian Food Made Easy has soared to the top of the bestsellers’ list even beating Harry Potter.

Her cut-glass accent and flirtatious on-camera manner have led to her being dubbed the “Nigella” of Indian cuisine in Britain.

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Beware: This article and the Interview at Today has spoilers for the last book.

Confirming the rumored 8th Book of Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling tells TODAY she will write an “encyclopedia” on the Harry Potter characters.

In her first tell-all interview since the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling said that she “probably will” publish a Potter encyclopedia, promising many more details about her beloved characters and the fate of the wizarding world beyond the few clues provided in the seventh book’s epilogue.

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Just got my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Will do a review once I finished reading it.

Few days back, TorrentFreak reported the leak of the book complete with photographs on the internet. Techcrunch was legally attacked by Scholastic for publishing the news and an image of the leaked photograph.

The book was released in India today, the 21st July, 2007.

The multi-millionaire writer of the Harry Potter fame, J.K. Rowling, is understood to be preparing for one last look at the world of Harry, Hermione, Dumbledore and Voldemort after the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in July. There will indeed be an 8th Harry Potter book, which will be like an encyclopedia of magic to create the ultimate guide to the world of wizardry.

I can see this book being sold as much as any other Harry Potter series. The book is expected to cover historical figures, such as the founders of Hogwarts school, along with elaborate genealogies of the main characters. It would also provide a chance to flesh out other figures who merit only a passing mention in the books.
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“Dollar Bahu” is the English translation of one of Sudha Murty’s most popular novels “Dollar Sose”, originally written in Kannada and earlier translated into four other Indian languages. It even ran as TV-Series between 2001-2004.

Like most other novels of Sudha Murty, this novel too dwells on the aspirations, dreams and struggles of traditional middle–class Indian families — this time vividly portraying the promise of plenty that the US dollar holds for the Indian steeped in middle–class mundane living.
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I read Ian Fleming‘s first James Bond fiction Novel – Casino Royale when I was still in 7th or 8th grade. It was because I saw Dr. No and wanted to read James Bond novels. I can hardly recollect the story and I felt it needs a reading again.

Casino Royale involves James Bond in espionage at a glamourous Continental casino. The book itself isn’t the same as the fast paced Casino Royale Movie.

Casino Royale is the one that introduced James Bond to us. The story is net in the 1930′s, with an aroma of the postwar Cold War scenes. The book gives us the vivid likes of James Bond – Casinos and Women (not in any particular order). In our story, James Bond felt for the incredibly sensuous Vesper Lynd. They teamed up to foil the game plan of Le Chiffre, the Russain agent who is having a hard time with his invesment losing front and back.
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The cover art of last in the J.K. Rowling‘s series – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows have been released. Scholastic has put up a zoomable image.

Excerpts from the UK Edition –

“Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task: that of locating and destroying Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But Harry must somehow find within himself the strength to complete the task he has been given. He must leave the warmth, safety , and companionship of The Burrow and follow without fear or hesitation the inexorable path laid out for him.

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Scholastic books has announced that the 7th and final book in the series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” will have 784 pages. The book will be printed on recycled paper and will make it the second longest in the Harry Potter series. The longest book is “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” which, contains 870 pages. The announcement mentioned that the total page count of 784 included all of the book’s pages. This means that it is not just story but also pages containing information such as author details.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be release worldwide on July 21, 2007. I’ve pre-ordered my copy at CrossWords! What about you? On a similar note, little earlier to the book’s release, the movie Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix will be released on July 13, 2007.