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          Literary festivals

          From UAE book fairs to international gatherings

          Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz's play gets its first reading in English by NYU Abu Dhabi students A minor yet important play by the late Egyptian literary legend Naguib Mahfouz received its first English reading by NYU Abu Dhabi students at the Abu Dhabi

          May 03, 2014
          Bellmansgatan Street, where the fictional crime-solving character Mikael Blomkvist lived. Courtesy Millennium Tour

          Scenes of the crimes

          April 28, 2014
          The exhibition 1,001 Inventions has toured London, Istanbul, New York, Washington DC and Kuala Lumpur. Courtesy Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

          Power of the written word

          April 20, 2014
          Sharjah Children's Reading Festival. Courtesy:Sharjah Children's Reading Festival

          Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival returns

          April 15, 2014
          A scene from Rafed Al Harthi’s Feeding Five Hundred, which will be screened at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. Courtesy TCA Abu Dhabi

          Abu Dhabi International Book Fair to screen 14 Emirati films

          April 15, 2014
          A primary school pupil browses selections at last year’s Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival at the Sharjah Expo Centre. Christopher Pike / The National

          Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival bigger and better

          BooksMarch 31, 2014
          The writer Stan Lee created Spider-Man and The Avengers among other Marvel Comics heroes. Kevin Winter / Getty Images / AFP

          Stan Lee confirmed for Comic Con in Dubai

          March 18, 2014
          In pictures: A peek at some LitFest 2015 appearances
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          In pictures: A peek at some LitFest 2015 appearances

          BooksMarch 09, 2014
          Members of the Combined Children's Choir reach out to shake the hand of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, at the opening ceremony of the sixth annual Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Jeff Topping for The National

          We take a look at The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature’s opening night

          March 05, 2014
          The British author Joanne Harris. Courtesy Emirates Airline Literary Festival / Kyte Photography

          The Norse star: British author Joanne Harris on her reimagining of Scandinavian mythology

          BooksMarch 04, 2014
          The Arabic advocate Fadwa Al Qasem. Courtesy Fadwa Al Qasem

          Losing language barriers at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature The Palestinian-Canadian writer and art journal tutor Fadwa Al Qasem will host a workshop at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature to give native Arabic speakers the confidence

          March 03, 2014
          The American author Marilynne Robinson. Clint McLean for The National Story: Marilynne Robinson Photo Editor: Olga Camacho Reporter: Afshan Ahmed

          Award-winning author Marilynne Robinson in Middle East for first time

          January 19, 2014
          Indian author Ravinder Singh at Sharjah International Book Fair. Antonie Robertson / The National

          Ravinder Singh’s romantic overtures

          November 30, 2013
          The Indian author Ruskin Bond. Courtesy Penguin Books

          What’s so cool about Ruskin Bond

          November 11, 2013
          The Labenese author and journalist Jana El Hassan will talk about her writing and experiences at the Sharjah International Book Fair. Courtesy Jana El Hassan

          ‘Write as you should live, with all your means’

          The NationalNovember 11, 2013
          The actress and author Deepti Naval says much of her written material comes from personal experiences and that she is not embarrassed to write about dark or intense topics. Mark Mainz / Getty Images for AFI

          Keeping it real

          November 10, 2013
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