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
February 6, 2020
Five Stages, One Bad Haircut
BARGAINING Before you could get comfortable, the hairdresser has already chopped off a good two inches—more than you had asked. Instantly, you begin having a conversation with yourself.
January 30, 2020
From friends to business partners
Whether we’ve ever successfully started a money-making machine of a business, we’ve either tried it or thought of trying it. Initially, an idea hits you out of nowhere.
January 23, 2020
THE ESSENCE OF TIME
The essence of time is not what it seems. Fleeting and seeping through cracks in hell and space, Learning and failing under the universe and its schemes, Plans that don’t deem you enough to fit in any one place.
January 9, 2020
Girl Meets World
What society expects of women.
January 2, 2020
SACRED BLACK INK
The curves of her C’s And the loops of her L’s. The swirls of her S’s
November 21, 2019
WHAT IS A HERO?
In the current world where so many things seem to be going wrong, the idea of a hero can be comforting.
October 31, 2019
The perks of learning a musical instrument
We all consider learning musical instruments. After deciding, however, we have to weigh the cons and the pros, wondering whether this new hobby would be something worth investing our precious time in.
October 24, 2019
What your dreams say about you
There are many different theories as to what dreams mean and what they signify. However, here we attempt to give you a few possible theories as to what your dreams may be telling you.
October 17, 2019
How Writing Can Be Therapeutic for You
Write it all out before you let your emotions get the best of you.
September 26, 2019
Losing my glasses
The blobs of red and yellow lights bobbed up and down as I tread carefully in the darkness. The road beneath me glowed in the sea of fuzzy lights, looking like a picture one might have painted.
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