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      Rupert Hawksley

      Rupert Hawksley

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      Rupert writes about books, art, comedy and, whenever possible, horse racing. He used to work at The Telegraph in London as an arts writer.
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      Author and entrepreneurArianna Huffington, who is a guest on the 'Books of My Life' podcast
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      Arianna Huffington: 'I had to feed the heater in my bedroom with shillings'

      The Thrive Global founder and author of 'The Sleep Revolution' talks to 'Books of My Life' about moving to the UK, founding 'The Huffington Post' and why she reads Marcus Aurelius

      BooksNovember 17, 2019
      Visitors at the opening of Serwan Baran's 'Fatherland' at the Venice Biennale
      Iraq Pavilion at Venice Biennale is closed 'in solidarity' with protesters

      Serwan Baran's show, 'Fatherland', was due to run until November 24

      ArtNovember 15, 2019
      Author Tayari Jones, left, and food personality Nadiya Hussain, right, will both make an appearance at the festival.
      Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2020 announces line-up

      The festival is moving to February and changing from a 10-day event to a five-day programme for 2020

      BooksNovember 12, 2019
      Jordan Wylie recently became the first person in history to row the most dangerous strait of water in the world. Courtesy Jordan Wylie
      Jordan Wylie: the man who has run through Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia

      The former soldier has also just rowed across the Bab Al Mandeb Strait – just don't call him an adrenaline junkie

      WellbeingNovember 11, 2019
      SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 30 October 2019. The 38th Sharjah International Book Fair edition at Expo Centre Sharjah, offering more than 1.6 million titles to publishers as well as eager readers of all ages. (Photo: Reem Mohammed/The National) Reporter: Section:
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      Sharjah International Book Fair: 7 unmissable events

      Novelist Vikram Seth and motivational speaker Robin Sharma are among the star attractions for this weekend

      BooksNovember 06, 2019
      Upile Chisala: 'It’s about just standing in your truth'.
      Upile Chisala: a voice for young black women around the world

      The poet talks about growing up in Malawi, her new poetry collection and why she can't stop crying

      BooksNovember 05, 2019
      A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre, Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone and Emirates Publishers Association
      $100,000 boost pledged to a publishing start-up in Sharjah

      Access Sharjah, a new programme to support start-ups in publishing and digital content creation, has been launched at the Sharjah International Book Fair

      BooksNovember 05, 2019
      Hend Sabry, pictured here at the Venice Film Festival in September. Getty
      Hend Sabry wins Best Actress at the Carthage Film Festival

      The Tunisian actress said the feeling of winning an honour in her home country was 'indescribable'

      FilmNovember 04, 2019
      Political activists gather for the ninth week in a row outside of the Whitney Museum to demand that the museum's board dismiss Warren Kanders, a wealthy businessman who has made a fortune selling tear gear to the NYPD and the Israeli army. Getty
      The Great Debate: does it matter who funds art institutions?

      Alexandra Chaves and Rupert Hawksley share their thoughts on how art institutions source their funding

      ArtNovember 03, 2019
      Elizabeth Strout's 'Olive, Again' and Lee Child's 'Blue Moon' were both released last month
      15 new books to read in November: from 'Olive, Again' to 'Blue Moon'

      All of these books are out now

      BooksNovember 03, 2019
      US comedian Steve Harvey was at the Sharjah International Book Fair in November 2019. Getty Images
      Review: comedian Steve Harvey draws huge crowd in Sharjah

      The US comedian was a big hit at the Sharjah International Book Fair – but are his views outdated?

      BooksNovember 03, 2019
      US author Mark Manson was speaking at the Sharjah International Book Fair
      Mark Manson: I 'struggled' after the success of 'The Subtle Art'

      The author and 'anti-self-help guy' urged students at the Sharjah International Book Fair to 'pick good challenges'

      BooksNovember 02, 2019
      Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan will no longer be appearing at the Sharjah International Book Fair
      Amitabh Bachchan forced to pull out of Sharjah Book Fair

      The Bollywood star, who was due to speak on the event's opening day, is unable to travel due to illness

      BooksOctober 31, 2019
      Elisabetta Dami is an Italian children's author, best known for the Geronimo Stilton series
      Geronimo Stilton is on his way to the Sharjah International Book Fair

      Dami will appear at the Sharjah International Book Fair, where she will be joined by an enormous, real-life Geronimo Stilton

      BooksOctober 31, 2019
      There's something for everyone at the first week of the Sharjah International Book Fair. AFP
      10 unmissable events to check out at the Sharjah International Book Fair

      From Amitabh Bachchan's much-anticipated appearance to a discussion about travel writing, there is something for everyone in Sharjah for the book fair's first week

      BooksOctober 31, 2019
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