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It has taken five long years for Raja Alem’s 2011 Ipaf-winning novel to be translated to English. She tells us why timing is everything.

While it seeks to introduce all of its winning titles to the other markets around the world, this has not always proven to be an easy sell to publishers. We explore some of the challenges.

Shilpi Somaya Gowda tells us how she overcame obstacles to become a bestselling writer and why her second novel took so long.

That Matt LeBlanc and Chris Evans are still working each other out was most painfully obvious in this week’s challenge, which started out with the duo driving open-topped Reliant Rialtos to Blackpool from London.

As Clarkson pointed out last week any show with the word “top” or “gear” in the title would have been legally tricky. So, cheekily, instead of TG, it’s GT – an inversion of Top Gear. Get it?

Top Gear returns to the BBC with Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc. But will it retain its No 1 position? We find out what’s in store for viewers in this Middle East exclusive.

Ex-Top Gear producer Andy Wilman revealed that the show would be able to “go rogue” and have no editorial pressure.

In the Shadow of the Pyramids was self-published last year. Its combination of the personal and the political caught the eye of Time magazine and more recently earned the book a nomination for the prestigious Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize, to be awarded on June 2.

As the 26th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair kicks off, the capital welcomes a host of authors and literary figures – including many from the region and Italy, this year’s country of honour. We preview a few of the highlights.

Decades ago, the literary landscape of the UAE was dramatically different from what it is now, says the short-story writer.

Ahead of her Dubai visit to make an "international reveal", we take a closer look at Kris Jenner.

Falling ratings have brought an end to the trailblazing music talent show in the US, but there are still hopes that Middle East version could produce some more superstars.

This intriguing thriller about the dilemmas facing cops who infiltrate the criminal underworld, begins tonight. In an exclusive interview, star Adrian Lester tells us why playing a conflicted cop was like being in a Shakespeare play.