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Top Pakistani novelist says military seized Urdu versions of his book
Acclaimed Pakistani novelist Mohammed Hanif has accused the country’s powerful intelligence agency of confiscating Urdu translations of his ... Digital -
Authors Atwood and Evaristo jointly win Booker Prize
Margaret Atwood’s “The Testaments” and Bernardine Evaristo’s “Girl, Woman, Other” jointly won the Booker Prize in ... Variety -
New Atwood novel ‘The Testaments’ revisits dystopian world
Margaret Atwood often gets asked if “The Testaments,” her sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” is set in a dystopian world. ... Art and culture -
The books Khamenei loved but others shouldn’t read
“Tell me which books you read, and I’ll tell you who you are!” That was how the late Iranian literary critic Mohit Tabatabai used to ... Features -
‘Fire and Fury’ author to publish new tell-all on Trump
Michael Wolff, whose tell-all about Donald Trump’s chaotic early days in the White House was one of last year’s bestsellers, is to publish ... Television & Radio -
VIDEO: India’s tea seller who has authored 25 books says time management is key
This is Laxman Rao, an author-cum-tea seller based in India’s capital city of New Delhi. “I was born in 1952 in a village called Amravati. ... Variety -
Book on Islam presents visually striking images of mosques around the world
From simple, open space surrounded walls of sunbaked brick of the bygone era to or recent ones that are architecturally stunning structure, the mosque ... Art and culture -
Author of critical book ‘Is Egypt Really a Poor Country?’ held
Egyptian police on Sunday arrested economist Abdel Khalek Farouk after the publication of his book critically analyzing the country’s economic ... Economy -
The sanctity of paper and the story of Kindle
There is no point in talking about the end of the paper book anymore. The eventual extinction of paper is obvious. Publishers now realize the paper ... Middle East -
The case for re-balancing, not re-writing, world history narrative
“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it,” Winston Churchill once said. As a modern day South Asian, who has grown up and ... Blogs -
Kamila Shamsie’s ‘Home Fire’ wins Women’s Prize for Fiction
Pakistani-British writer Kamila Shamsie has won the international Women’s Prize for Fiction with “Home Fire” a novel about love, ... Art and culture -
VIDEO: Isobel Abulhoul on books, technology, Arab authors & literature festival
“What has been so incredible for me is how many world class speakers are also writers and these are the movers and shakers of government policy, ... Features -
How publishers in India tap underage writers to book profits
Wealthy Indians are spending a small fortune to get their 9-16 year olds’ books published to give them a head start in life. The new parental ... Features -
The secret behind popular beliefs
Popular beliefs are an important part of our behavior and character. They’re deep-rooted and we often use them on a daily basis although they ... Middle East -
Book culture returns to Iraq’s post-ISIS Mosul
Literary cafes, poetry readings and pavement bookstalls -- Mosul's cultural scene is back in business, months after Iraqi forces ousted the ISIS group ... Features -
The need for better children’s books for Arabs who live abroad
As soon as my husband and I found out we were pregnant with our daughter Samya, who was born last March, we knew we wanted to raise her to speak ... Art and culture -
Categorizing books and the curious case of Sad Tropics
When Claude Lévi-Strauss published his book Tristes Tropicos (Sad Tropics) in 1955, critics were not sure how to categorize the book as ... Middle East -
Will Fire and Fury topple Trump?
It’s rare for a book to cause a fuss worldwide as has been the case with Fire and Fury about President Donald Trump written by Journalist ... Middle East -
Why did this Egyptian man put his library on the street?
Ghareeb al-Sheikh is a 50-year-old Egyptian citizen. He came up with an idea to put a home library in the street and in front of his small kiosk where ... Art and culture -
Book to shed light on ISIS secrets, genesis of militant organizations
A series of rare and complex investigative reports on militant movements, especially al-Qaeda, ISIS and Fatah al-Islam, filed over the years by ... Features -
Sharjah Book Fair and Louvre Abu Dhabi
The Sharjah International Book Fair and the inauguration of the Louvre Abu Dhabi have thrilled us in the UAE. The Book Fair displays publications, ... Middle East -
US author George Saunders wins 2017 Man Booker Prize
US author George Saunders became on Tuesday only the second American writer to win Britain’s renowned Man Booker Prize, which was awarded for ... Art and culture -
Human library programs unleash real life storytelling in India
A new library movement is gaining momentum in India with human beings replacing books and readers turning into listeners as ‘living books’ ... Features -
Saudi author to celebrate his book’s journey to Amazon bestselling list
Saudi Arabia’s al-Khobar is gearing up to host a unique literary event on September 15. This is when Dr. Abdul Al Lily, author of The Bro Code ... Features -
Young Emirati woman writer promotes mindfulness and positivity in her work
Young Emirati author and self-development coach Hanan al- Samak put all her positive thoughts in her book “Hayatak” (Your Life). Hanan ... Art and culture -
The unfortunate trend of seeking a ‘free’ copy
There’s no doubt that books revive our exhausted minds which are often blurred by unchanged ideas. Books represent a free and significant ... Middle East -
Uber says growth strong as it gives a peek at earnings
Uber on Friday provided a glimpse at its earnings, saying it is growing strong while working to overhaul company culture at the scandal-dented ... Technology -
Author sheds light on Saudi culture in his bestselling book
Dr. Abdul Al Lily, an Oxford graduate and an assistant professor at King Faisal University launched ‘The Bro Code of Saudi Culture’ last ... Features -
Novelist’s sales double after Israel slam book as ‘threat’ to Jewish identity
An novelist who wrote a love story between a Palestinian artist and an Israeli woman had been selected for the national curriculum in Israel to be ... Variety -
An optimistic book during troubled times
During a recent event, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed read excerpts of the ... Middle East