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
4m ago
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’
5m ago
The golden hat
It was not a question one would ask as he did/ With his round glasses at the end of his nose
5m ago
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
7m ago
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
7m ago
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
7m ago
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
8m ago
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.
August 5, 2021
For the Love of the (Unpopular) Game
How do these players and athletes fuel their passions and dreams?
July 29, 2021
Dorothy in Wonderland
For wounded soldiers rarely feel, Of throbbing hearts and broken skin.
July 15, 2021
Of You, I Know Not
A poem by Syeda Erum Noor.
May 27, 2021
Six feet under hell itself
Rituals from when time was young, Filling our daughters’ lungs with sand,
May 20, 2021
Your Name
Your name rolls right off my tongue Like it belonged there before I knew you.
February 11, 2021
To All the Fashion Non-Fans
For those who find that they never truly know what to wear.
January 21, 2021
7 Stages of Online Shopping
Picture this: It’s 2 AM and you come across a bag you’ve always wanted.
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