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          Emirates Airline Festival of Literature

          A major literary gathering in Dubai, hosting world-renowned authors, discussions, and book signings

          The Sharjah Book Authority hosted international delegations during the Frankfurt Book Fair

          Sharjah Book Authority a major player at Frankfurt Book Fair

          BooksOctober 14, 2017
          Joshua Dunning, Executive of Internationals Projects at UAE Board on Books for Young People. Pawan Singh / The National

          Ibby’s Silent Book Exhibition now showing in Sharjah

          BooksAugust 05, 2017
          Italy’s Montegrappa Pens and Emirates Literature Foundation have teamed up to help encourage literacy and a lifelong love of reading in the UAE as part of the Year of Giving.

          Emirates Literature Foundation teams up with Italian pen manufacturer to encourage reading

          July 03, 2017
          Jeffrey Archer owns three homes and enjoys spending time in each of them. Farooq Salik /Motivate

          Travelling life: Jeffery Archer on his travel peeves and preferences

          May 24, 2017
          Perfumer Jo Malone started her second company, Jo Loves, in 2011. Courtesy Emirates Airline Literature Festival

          Coco Chanel, Moses and JFK: perfumer Jo Malone talks to us about her ideal dinner party and more

          May 10, 2017
          Kamelia Zaal’s most-recent design. Courtesy Kamelia Zaal

          Kamelia Zaal shows Alan Titchmarsh how she brings the desert to life

          March 16, 2017
          Alan Titchmarsh talks with Queen Elizabeth II. Indigo / Getty Images

          Gardening legend Alan Titchmarsh on the ethos behind his green-fingered talents

          March 16, 2017
          Nadiya Hussain, the first Muslim contestant and winner of BBC TV show The Great British Bake Off, talked about her life and books (below) at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Victor Besa for The National.

          Emirates Lit Fest 2017: Bake-off queen Nadiya talks of rise against adversity

          March 15, 2017
          Jo Malone has written an autobiography about her rise from humble beginnings to global success. Courtesy Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.

          Emirates Lit Fest 2017: Jo Malone’s strong sense of purpose

          BooksMarch 11, 2017
          Lebanese poet Zeina Hashem Beck performs at Desert Stanzas at Al Maha resort, Dubai. Courtesy Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.

          Emirates Lit Fest 2017: a night for the Dubai desert to sing with the voices of grief and displacement

          March 11, 2017
          British-Sudanese author Jamal Mahjoub, who writes under the pseudonym Parker Bilal. Photo Saeed Saeed.

          Emirates Lit Fest 2017: how the dark streets of Cairo illuminate the Middle East

          BooksMarch 11, 2017
          Victor Besa for The National

          Newsmaker: Nadiya Hussain

          March 09, 2017
          Writer Ahmed Khaled Towfik brings a Middle Eastern sci-fi perspective to the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Sarah Dea / The National

          Emirates Lit Fest 2017: Egyptian author Ahmed Khaled Towfik on the dissemination of Arabic science fiction

          March 08, 2017
          Michael Cooperson. Courtesy Emirates Festival of Literature.

          Emirates Lit Fest 2017: Hear Arabic tales while in the sand with Desert Stanzas 2017

          BooksMarch 07, 2017
          Writer Ralph Browning who was inspired by the diverse architecture of the city to create a children’s picture book titled Dubai’s Talking Towers. Antonie Robertson / The National.

          Emirates Lit Fest 2017: the towering imagination of children’s author Ralph Browning

          March 07, 2017
          Al Mutanabbi Street, Baghdad, was bombed in 2005 and 2007 but is thriving once more. Courtesy Maad Adil

          Emirates Lit Fest 2017: Poets, writers celebrate Iraq’s book street Al Mutanabbi

          March 06, 2017
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