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Books

Angela Hundal's community project, Little Free Library, is a free book exchange aimed at children. Photo: Angela Hundal

The community benefits of second-hand book swaps in the UAE: 'You’re creating connections'

Little Free Library’s latest location in Dubai encourages children to read and brings the neighbourhood together

Noora Al Awadi's comic book characters tell Emirati stories to the world

Judge by day, novelist by night: How Ashraf Elashmawy found compassion through fiction

Why Europe's reading habits should concern the Arab world

Sally Rooney cannot sell books in UK due to Palestine Action support

Arabic literature finds new routes to readers at Frankfurt Book Fair

Carrie season 2: Mike Flanagan on Stephen King's ideas for what comes next

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