Using humour and Fredrik Backman’s novels to breeze through life
Backman, in his style of writing and the characters he builds, tends to approach all the complexities of humanity with a touch of distance, while still managing to maintain intimacy
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Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize 2024
This award is meant to be shared with a Writer of Courage, which PEN describes as a ‘writer who is active in defence of freedom of expression, often at great risk to their own safety and liberty’
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The golden hat
It was not a question one would ask as he did/ With his round glasses at the end of his nose
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6 Books to add to your summer reading list
As summer rolls around and our lifestyle changes to adjust to the heat, so do a lot of our books! So here are a few books that might make a good addition to this year’s summer reading list.
7m ago
Uncovering history through storytelling
In conversation with Reem Bassiouney on the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, 'Al Halwani', and bridging the cultural gap
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PublishHer Excellence Awards winners announced at Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Mitia Osman, CEO and publisher of Mayurpankhi and the executive director at Agamee Prakashani, won the Emerging Leader Award
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces winners for the 18th edition
The winners were announced on 4 April, 2024, with the ceremony being hosted by Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, chairman of the SZBA Board of Trustees
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To read as an academic: The transformative journey of a reader turned student
I became curious as to how the experience of reading might change for someone who studied it for a living, and how the lens of a literature student might differ from that of a creative writing one
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December 22, 2022
Sparrow Home
Somewhere inside the deep beyond, sits my life-sized, pint-sized sparrow home.
October 6, 2022
What Was Here
The soil, it sings with what was here.
August 18, 2022
The Storyteller
Perhaps this time, the storyteller is the story to be told.
August 4, 2022
Lack of Me
With a twinkle in their eyes and a question forming on their lips, when they come knocking at my door, what shall I say?
August 4, 2022
The rise of analogue horror
Within horror, a subgenre exists – analogue horror – known for using analogue formats like VHS recordings to tell spooky stories.
July 31, 2022
Evolution of alien theories
The idea of aliens existed before we even knew about outer space.
July 7, 2022
Too many BBA graduates?
We must ask ourselves if this path truly benefits the students, or only the institutions.
February 24, 2022
Tamed
Backed into a corner, A house pet in the wild,
December 16, 2021
Illusion of Choice
With nothing left to give, She withered away. From black, then to white And she faded to gray.
November 25, 2021
In The Name of The Queen
Drenched in sweet moonlight yet hidden in part, She sat on an oak tree that lived in the dark.
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