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Suthor Hassan Blasim. Courtesy Anni Laivorante

The Dark Blue Winter Overcoat & Other Stories From the North explores the Nordic short story

Sjón and Hodgkinson have carefully chosen 18 stories that showcase a remarkable array from authors from across eight Nordic lands

October 9, 2017

Should actors write? That is the question

We look at where Tom Hanks, who has just published a short story collection, fits into the pantheon of actors who have taken to writing

October 8, 2017

Roots by Alex Haley published by Vintage. Courtesy Penguin UK

My Favourite Reads

The voracious reader in me found it quite challenging to narrow down my favourites to just five. So I whittled them down to the ones that made me think and motivated me to dream on.

October 7, 2017

Egypt’s Naguib Mahfouz is the only Arab to have won the Nobel Prize for literature. Peter Oftedal / AFP

Writing tips from authors who won the Nobel Prize for Literature

From being attentive to the tedious task of re-writes, great writing is achieved through a mix of creativity and hard-work.

October 7, 2017

A Cohen concert is best savoured in a theatre or a seated arena. Reuters

Leonard Cohen poems to be published in final book

Entitled The Flame, the volume will include Cohen's unpublished poems as well as his prose pieces and illustrations and lyrics to his three final albums

October 7, 2017

Muslim women's voices define 'The Thing I Would Tell You'. Getty Images

Book review: The Thing I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write covers topics from terror to matchmaking apps

The diverse collection of writing from 22 Muslim women with connections to the United Kingdom, and recently released in that country, offers varying perspectives on identity

October 6, 2017

Clinton, two days before her election defeat. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images

Book review: Hillary Clinton's What Happened is a betrayal of feminism

Hillary Clinton attempts to make sense of losing last year’s US presidential election but her analysis rings hollow with hypocrisies

October 6, 2017

Monika Kraus, curator of Literaturhaus at Nadi in Dubai. Courtesy Monika Kraus

Reflecting on the success of the first season of Literaturhaus at Nadi

The event brought together an impressive group of authors, poets, critics, translators, publishers and historians to present free readings and performances

October 6, 2017

Author Kazuo Ishiguro won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Mike Segar / Reuters

Kazuo Ishiguro's Nobel Prize win is a sign of good during uncertain times

Ishiguro becomes the 114th Nobel Laureate, and the 11th from the United Kingdom to win the Prize

October 5, 2017

The author Kazuo Ishiguro. Jeff Cottenden / Faber & Faber

Nobel Literature Prize 2017: British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro wins award

The British author was named the winner of the prestigious award

October 5, 2017

Kuwaiti author Saud Alsanousi will appear as part of the 36th Sharjah International Book Fair in November

UK announced as guest of honour for the 36th Sharjah International Book Fair

The festival will run for 10 days at the Expo Centre Sharjah

October 4, 2017

Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan published by Corsair. Courtesy Little Brown

Book review: Jennifer Egan's Manhattan Beach tells genuine tale of a father and daughter

The weight of history hangs heavy on a beautiful, yet overly detailed, comeback

October 3, 2017

Author Jennifer Egan. Photo by Pieter M. Van Hattem

Jennifer Egan’s Manhattan Beach finally on shelves

In Manhattan Beach, the determined Anna Kerrigan is the first female ship-repair diver in Brooklyn’s Naval Yard, caught up in a familiar world of mobsters and family secrets

October 3, 2017

School pupils enjoy the 2017 Al Ain Book Fair, which was held at the convention centre.

Successful Al Ain Book Fair attracts 47,000 visitors

Edition closes in the Garden City with numbers up on 2016

October 3, 2017

The Chitral District of Pakistan is one of the many areas that Wilkinson explores, ever-eager to leave his desk in Islamabad. AFP

Book review: Isambard Wilkinson’s book Travels in a Dervish Cloak hums with humanity and humour

The evident love and knowledge of Pakistan and its people, a prerequisite for the best travel writing, dances across every page of this book

October 2, 2017

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The Dark Blue Winter Overcoat & Other Stories From the North explores the Nordic short story

Should actors write? That is the question

My Favourite Reads

Writing tips from authors who won the Nobel Prize for Literature

Leonard Cohen poems to be published in final book

Book review: The Thing I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write covers topics from terror to matchmaking apps

Book review: Hillary Clinton's What Happened is a betrayal of feminism

Reflecting on the success of the first season of Literaturhaus at Nadi

Kazuo Ishiguro's Nobel Prize win is a sign of good during uncertain times

Nobel Literature Prize 2017: British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro wins award

UK announced as guest of honour for the 36th Sharjah International Book Fair

Book review: Jennifer Egan's Manhattan Beach tells genuine tale of a father and daughter

Jennifer Egan’s Manhattan Beach finally on shelves

Successful Al Ain Book Fair attracts 47,000 visitors

Book review: Isambard Wilkinson’s book Travels in a Dervish Cloak hums with humanity and humour