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From the Booker Prize to the International Prize for Arabic Fiction

Reem Alkamali's book, 'Rose's Diary', takes readers to Dubai’s Shindagha neighbourhood of the 1960s, before the formation of the UAE. Photo: Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre

First Emirati novel shortlisted for $50,000 International Prize for Arabic Fiction

BooksMarch 22, 2022

Egyptian poet Iman Mersal won the 2021 Sheikh Zayed Book Award literature prize. Getty Images

Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2022 announces shortlist in three categories

BooksMarch 17, 2022

Sharjah's House of Wisdom is nominated for the Library of the Year prize at The London Book Fair’s International Excellence Awards. Photo: House of Wisdom

Sharjah's House of Wisdom shortlisted for prestigious library award

BooksMarch 17, 2022

Author and poet Hanif Abdurraqib. Photo: Joshua A Bickel / Columbus Dispat

Hanif Abdurraqib and Tom Lin receive Carnegie literary awards

BooksJanuary 24, 2022

UAEU is the first national university and one of the highest-ranked and largest higher education institutions in the country. Courtesy: UAEU

Researcher at UAE University wins Ibn Battuta Prize for Travel Literature

Arts & CultureDecember 30, 2021

Damon Galgut with his book 'The Promise' at the Royal Festival Hall in London last Sunday. Photo: PA

South African writer Damon Galgut wins 2021 Booker Prize for 'The Promise'

Arts & CultureNovember 03, 2021

Etisalat Award for Children’s Literature shines a spotlight on this burgeoning regional genre. Antonie Robertson / The National

Shortlist announced for Dh1.2 million Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature

BooksOctober 20, 2021

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, stands with the finalists of the Arab Reading Challenge during the closing award ceremony at the Dubai Opera. Christopher Pike / The National

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid to award Dh11m of prizes to Arab Reading Challenge winners

GovernmentSeptember 19, 2021

Kazuo Ishiguro is among 13 authors in the running for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction, with the winner scheduled to be announced November 3. Fredrik Sandberg / TT News Agency FILE via AP

13 authors named in 2021 Booker Prize for fiction longlist

BooksJuly 27, 2021

Argentine writer Mariana Enriquez is one of six authors shortlisted for this year's International Booker Prize, for her work 'The Dangers of Smoking in Bed'. AP

International Booker Prize: six 'boundary-pushing' reads make final shortlist

BooksApril 27, 2021

Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is among the women who will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame on Thursday, December 10, 2020. AP Photo

Women's Hall of Fame honours Aretha Franklin, Toni Morrison and Henrietta Lacks

December 10, 2020

Author Margaret Atwood contributed a chapter to The Future Library Project anthology, to be published in 2114. AP Photo

Margaret Atwood honoured with Dayton Literary Peace Prize

BooksSeptember 14, 2020

British journalist and writer Reni Eddo-Lodge has become the first black British woman to reach the top of the UK's non-fiction charts for her 2017 book 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race'. AFP

Book sales on racism and white supremacy surge across the world

BooksJune 10, 2020

A group of major book publishers are suing Internet Archive after it shared free electronic copies of books online. Reuters

Free e-books: why they are great for the reader but bad for the author

BooksJune 04, 2020

Former US first lady Michelle Obama reads to children in a new video series on PBS Kids. Via PBS Kids / YouTube

Five online storytelling sessions that children will enjoy

BooksApril 29, 2020

British historian Hallie Rubenhold made an appearance at Hay Festival Abu Dhabi. Courtesy: Hay Festival Abu Dhabi

'Weinstein scandal a continuation of century-old western misogyny'

BooksFebruary 29, 2020

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