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Literature

The National's broad exploration of classic and contemporary writing, highlighting authors, themes and literary trends

Early Arabic poetry offers a window into the social life, knowledge and values that shaped Arab culture long before the modern literary world; seen here, an old engraved illustration of Baghdad. Getty Images

Bees, battles and bragging: What ancient poetry reveals about pre-Islam Arabia

BooksSeptember 24, 2026

Kalima Reading Club sets a world record at Zayed National Museum on September 21. Victor Besa / The National

Zayed National Museum hosts record-setting reading club session

BooksSeptember 21, 2026

Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, centre, and Ali Bin Tamim, right, during the opening session of the Congress of Arabic and Creative Industries. Photo: Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre

Young Arabs want more Arabic content – but say much of it feels outdated

BooksSeptember 20, 2026

A miniature Quran manuscript, produced in the Islamic Hijri year 1286 AH, is at the Peter Harrington stand at Abu Dhabi book fair. Victor Besa / The National

From Galileo to Grendizer: Eight rare finds at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

BooksSeptember 17, 2026

Sheikh Zayed Book Award-winning novels, poetry and biographies that have been translated into English. Photo: Publishers

Manga to medieval recipes: Sheikh Zayed Book Award titles available in English

BooksSeptember 15, 2026

Thousands of books from around the world await discovery at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Abu Dhabi Book Fair opens with royal memoir and Abu Dhabi heritage book

BooksSeptember 13, 2026

The 2026 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair will be held at Adnec. Victor Besa / The National

Abu Dhabi Book Fair: 13 key sessions across literature, music and art to attend

BooksSeptember 08, 2026

Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi will add three Harry Potter-themed lands in 2029. Photo: Department of Culture of Tourism - Abu Dhabi

Revelio: What Abu Dhabi’s new Harry Potter lands could include

Things to doSeptember 07, 2026

This year has brought several notable poetry books by Arab writers to read in English. Photo by publishers

Eleven new poetry books by Arab writers to read in English

BooksSeptember 07, 2026

Egyptian singer-songwriter Hamza Namira will perform at the Congress of Arabic and Creative Industries in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy: Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation

Abu Dhabi's Congress of Arabic and Creative Industries to explore AI and gaming

BooksAugust 28, 2026

Anthropic bought millions of second-hand books for AI training, destroying the physical copies after their pages were scanned. Getty Images

Anthropic could buy millions of books because we had already let them go

BooksAugust 19, 2026

Arabic novels, spanning more than three decades of English translation, are now available to listen to as audiobooks

Novel approach: 10 great Arabic audiobooks you can listen to in English

CultureAugust 11, 2026

Arabic word of the week: Mubakkir marks the start of something new

Mubakkir, or early, marks the start of something new

CultureAugust 07, 2026

Former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser announces the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company in Alexandria on July 26, 1956. Getty Images

How did the Suez Canal become a symbol of Egyptian resistance?

CultureJuly 26, 2026

Seven key texts that informed Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

Seven books that inspired Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

CultureJuly 20, 2026

A selection of books for Etihad Rail’s Abu Dhabi to Fujairah route, from Arab novellas and European classics to essays, short stories and contemporary non-fiction

Train reads: 11 compact books to take on short journeys

BooksJune 30, 2026

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