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Australian-Palestinian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah has been invited to be a part of Adelaide Writers’ Week in 2027. EPA

Palestinian author accepts Adelaide festival apology

BooksJanuary 15, 2026

Randa Abdel-Fattah was removed from the writers' week of the festival in Australia. Photo: UNSW Press

Dozens of authors boycott Adelaide Festival after it drops Palestinian writer

BooksJanuary 11, 2026

An aerial view of the Sheikh Ridwan district of Gaza city shows the heavy destruction left behind after the war. Getty Images

Book of testimony from Gaza set to grow into digital archive in 2026

BooksJanuary 07, 2026

Libyan author Mohammed Alnaas learnt how to bake bread to write his award-winning novel Bread on Uncle Milad’s Table. Photo: Kheridine Mabrouk / International Prize for Arabic Fiction

Arabic novels being published in English examine angst in various settings

BooksJanuary 05, 2026

Sudanese author Leila Aboulela. Gary Doak / Writer Pictures

Six novels that tell Sudan’s story across generations

BooksJanuary 01, 2026

The 18th Emirates Airline Festival of Literature returns in January with regional and international authors and speakers in attendance. Leslie Pableo for The National

Ruth Ware, Asma Khan and Scott Turrow lead Emirates LitFest 2026 line-up

BooksDecember 04, 2025

Emirati novels published over the past three decades reflect the country’s social change. Victor Besa / The National

Five Emirati novels that reflect the UAE’s modern transformation

BooksDecember 02, 2025

Artist James Cook uses typewriters to create intricate architectural drawings made entirely of letters and symbols. Photo: James Cook

How the forgotten typewriter found new life in the age of touchscreens

LifestyleNovember 14, 2025

Author David Szalay with the trophy after winning the 2025 Booker Prize. PA

Hungarian-British author David Szalay wins Booker Prize

BooksNovember 11, 2025

The Arab Archive for Heritage Foundation is one of the oldest intergenerational book sellers in the Arab world. Antonie Robertson/The National

Sharjah Book Fair stall allows you to 'live a thousand years in one lifetime'

BooksNovember 09, 2025

This year's Sharjah International Book Fair offers more than 1,200 cultural and artistic events. Pawan Singh / The National

Five things to do at Sharjah International Book Fair

CultureNovember 06, 2025

Emirati author Reem Al Kamali has been shortlisted alongside nine other authors. Antonie Robertson/The National

Emirati author Reem Alkamali shortlisted for Brics Literature Award

BooksNovember 05, 2025

Magrudy's first store opened in Jumeirah, Dubai in 1975. Photo: Magrudy's

Magrudy's book stores celebrate their 50-year success story

UAENovember 01, 2025

Hoda Barakat won the 2025 Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Literature for her novel Hind or the Most Beautiful Woman in the World. Photo: Zoran Mircetic / Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre

Hoda Barakat on how a new generation is reviving Arab literature

BooksOctober 24, 2025

A likeness of Avicenna, a philosopher prominent in the era that came to represent the height of an Arabic intellectual culture. Getty images

New research rewrites the story of Arabic literature’s ‘lost century’

BooksOctober 20, 2025

Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai is famed for his post-modern novels and collaborations with filmmaker Bela Tarr. EPA

The books to read by the winner of 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

BooksOctober 09, 2025

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