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          Literature

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

          Many audiobooks outshine the originals because they highlight an aspect traditional reading can't.

          Project Hail Mary and 10 other audiobooks that are better than the originals

          BooksMarch 12, 2026
          Big Bad Wolf book sale offers fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks, children's titles and educational material at subsidised rates. Antonie Robertson / The National

          Big Bad Wolf comes knocking in Dubai again with more than one million books

          BooksMarch 09, 2026
          Arthur Conan Doyle never had Sherlock Holmes use the line 'elementary, my dear Watson' in his books. Alamy

          'Elementary, my dear Watson’ – and other misquotes that have invaded the lexicon

          BooksMarch 06, 2026
          Judges for the 2026 award, from left, Salma El-Wardany, Cariad Lloyd, chairwoman Julia Gillard, Mona Arshi and Annie Macmanus. Photo: Women’s Prize for Fiction

          Palestinian and Indian authors longlisted for Women's Prize for Fiction

          CultureMarch 05, 2026
          Mariam Afshari plays a photographer and former political prisoner in Oscar-nominated It Was Just An Accident. Photo: Les Films Pelleas

          Iranian art as resistance: Films and books that challenge state repression

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          Turbulence is Hafsa Lodi's debut novel. Photo: Hafsa Lodi

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          Travel writer Tim Mackintosh-Smith will take part in the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Satish Kumar for The National

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          BooksJanuary 24, 2026
          Emirati poet Shamma Al Bastaki will share stories from old Dubai on January 25. Victor Besa / The National

          13 inspiring sessions you can still get tickets for at Emirates LitFest

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          Lawyer-turned-author Scott Turow. Getty Images

          Novelist Scott Turow on why legal thrillers are really about family damage

          BooksJanuary 16, 2026
          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
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          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

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