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.
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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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Manga on Bangabandhu wins bronze medal at 17th Japan International Manga Award
On 5 March 2024, at the 17th Japan International Manga Awards, a manga portraying the life and struggle of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman received a bronze medaeruml, making it the first Bangladeshi manga to be featured in and to have won such a prestigious award
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A discussion on truth, dares, and death with Nadia Kabir Barb
It was an intimate gathering of book lovers who had come together to listen to and participate in a discussion regarding a variety of topics, starting from her writing process to concepts of death explored in her stories, all stemming from deeply personal events in her life
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Anubad Sahitya Puraskar 2024: Celebrating the achievements of translators
Speakers talked about the losses and the gains of the meaning of text after having undergone translation, about the responsibility and the power that a translator holds in taking an author’s words and transforming it for a different reader base.
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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.
November 11, 2021
The pressure to be in a relationship
The idea is presented as though it's the only solution to our problems.
September 16, 2021
Nowhere
You walk a star-covered path leading you nowhere, You think you’re no closer but you’re nearly there.
September 9, 2021
How Much Screen Time Is Too Much?
Both parents and teachers agree that this is largely affecting a child's growth.
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