Among the authors polled were Milan Kundera, Doris Lessing, Seamus Heaney, Salman Rushdie, Wole Soyinka, John Irving, Nadine Gordimer, and Carlos Fuentes. The list of 100 works appears alphabetically by author. Although the books were not ranked, the...

Dickens dominated the literary world of his day; his admirers included Poe, Tolstoy and Freud, not to mention Queen Victoria. More than 140 years after his death in 1870, his influence on contemporary writers is everywhere, from literary lights such as...

“I think this is right up there,’’ Cady said of Cooper and Valentine. The series has often featured controversial figures. Former US House speaker and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich headlined last year’s series along with...

What is your favourite book and why? Tough question. These days we spend a lot of time in the backs of vans, in dressing rooms etc, and most of us read to kill time. On any day my answer to this question would be different… One of my favourite fiction...

Now, a campaign is using some “Pow, right in the kisser” moments to promote ways to minimize risk. The campaign, now under way, is on behalf of the Global Association of Risk Professionals , a nonprofit organization known as Garp (particularly to fans...

More than 7,500 patrons attend the series annually. The series has often housed controversial figures. Former US House speaker and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich headlined last year's series along with novelist John Irving. ...