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Mummy: The Inside Story Exhibition Now in Mumbai

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Egyptian mummies have always been a secret fascination for children and adults worldwide. Now locals in Mumbai will get to travel back in time to the land...

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Rumor: New Thomas Pynchon Novel?

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!He is one of the most polarizing figures in world literature. No photographs of him have been published since the fifties. He is the textbook example of...

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A Sequel Worthy of Praise, Fortress Frontier by Myke Cole

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!The world of Shadow Ops comes alive once more in Myke Cole’s newest book Fortress Frontier. In a setting where magic can change a dedicated military war...

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New Oscar-themed Exhibition to Open at Gallery1988

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Gallery1988 will present “For Your Consideration,” their first collaborative exhibition featuring art...

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Review: Chekhov – From Russia with Blood, Love and Rhetoric

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Blood, Love and Rhetoric (BLR), an English-language theater company based in Prague, is putting on a production for the fourth time this January with the...

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Justice Department Approves Penguin/Random House Merger

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!The US Department of Justice has given its seal of approval to the proposed merger between Random House and Penguin. “This positive first decision by one...

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New Haruki Murakami Novel Announced

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Well-known contemporary Japanese author and likely Nobel Prize candidate Haruki Murakami, will release a new book this April, according to his publisher....

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Interview with Lanze Spears, Creator of ‘20-Something’

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Toonari Post was fortunate enough to be able to interview the writer and producer of the inspirational series ‘20-Something,’ Lanze Spears. He talks about...

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Review of Lanze Spears’ Documentary ‘20 Something’

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!‘20-Something’ is an inspirational documentary written and produced by independent film maker, Lanze Spears. It follows five 20- something-year-olds...

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World’s Largest Cowboy Reigns at New Heights

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!The world’s largest cowboy will be unveiled at this year’s State Fair of Texas. And as the saying goes, ‘Everything is bigger in Texas’ and so is the new...

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9 Circles by Bill Cain Review

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!On March 20, 2003, the United States and its coalition of allies invaded Iraq. Although the war was initially presented as a straightforward battle...

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National Book Critics Circle Award, PEN/Faulkner Winners Announced

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!The prestigious National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction was awarded to Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain, it was announced last...

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Pulitzer Prize: The Speculations

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Of all American literary awards, none come close to matching the Pulitzer Prize for weight and prestige. Winners can expect to receive an astronomical...

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Pulitzer Prize: The Speculations #2

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Who will win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? One website has created an algorithm designed to predict who will win and successfully predicted Jennifer...

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Pulitzer Prize: The Speculations #3

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Who will win this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? One website has created an algorithm designed to predict who will win and successfully predicted...

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Pulitzer 2013: The Orphan Master’s Son Wins Fiction

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Adam Johnson won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel The Orphan Master’s Son. The book is set in North Korea and follows the life of Jun Do, son...

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‘The Lives of Tao’ Interview with Debut Author Wesley Chu Part 1

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!The Lives of Tao is one of the newest entries to the growing list of writers writing across multiple genre styles. Roen Tan is your average out-of-shape...

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The Lives of Tao Interview with Debut Author Wesley Chu Part 2

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Part 2 of the Toonari Post interview with author Wesley Chu talks about the sequel called The Death of Tao as well as some of the motivations behind the...

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Lydia Davis Wins the Man Booker International Prize

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!American author Lydia Davis has won the Man Booker International Prize. The award, presented in London, comes with a sizable $90,000 monetary prize. The...

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Apple in the Dock Over Ebook Prices

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!The United States Department of Justice is trying to take a bite out of Apple. The tech giant has been hauled before a Manhattan court to answer...

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Amos Oz Wins 2013 Franz Kafka Prize

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Acclaimed Israeli author Amos Oz has been named winner of the 2013 Franz Kafka Prize in Prague, Czech Republic. The prize, awarded by the Franz Kafka...

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Penguin and Random House Complete Merger

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Random House and Penguin have completed their long-awaited merger, thus creating the world’s largest publishing house: Penguin Random House. The merger...

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Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Beautiful Read

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Neil Gaiman is a well known and awarded writer, having been the creative mind behind the popular graphic novel The Sandman, novels such as: Neverwhere,...

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Detroit Bankruptcy Could Threaten DIA

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!The Detroit Institute of Arts, one of America’s leading art museums, could be forced to sell parts of its world-famous collection in order to help balance...

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Bookless Library Opens in Texas

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!BiblioTech, an entirely digital library, has opened in Bexar County, Texas. Instead of browsing through row after row of shelves covered in dusty books,...

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Wesley Chu’s The Deaths of Tao Reviewed, Magic in the Making

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Most readers of The Lives of Tao will remember the bulk of the book being devoted to the introduction of the civil war between Prophus and Genjix factions...

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Alice Munro win 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Canadian short-story writer Alice Munro, 82, has won the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Swedish Academy cited her as a “master of the contemporary...

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The Book of Tyrael Review

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Blizzard Entertainment has released a second companion book to its hugely popular action-RPG title Diablo III. Published by Insight Editions, The Book of...

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The War Stories Sci-fi Anthology Kickstarter Interview Part 1

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!War Stories is a science fiction military anthology. It’s a Kickstarter project run by editors Andrew Liptak and Jaym Gates with publishing from Apex...

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The War Stories Sci-fi Anthology Kickstarter Interview Part 2

The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!In part 2 of the interview with the men behind the War Stories Kickstarter project, Andrew and Jaym discuss notable authors, the submission and publishing...

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