The Emirati writer’s fiction explores the rapid changes in her home country in recent decades, with factual research as a foundation.
Author Tayari Jones on Timing at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
The author speaks with Emirates Airline Festival of Literature director Ahlam Bolooki, asserting ‘You don’t have to write every day.’
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Winner Iman Mersal: ‘Reading the Past’
A lost novelist, ‘her whispering voice, fleeing depression,’ led this Egyptian poet to one of the biggest literary prizes in the world.
Jordan’s Jalal Barjas Wins the 2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction
The author, an aeronautical engineer, was longlisted in 2019 for ‘Women of the Five Senses.’ He wins for ‘Notebooks of the Bookseller.’
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Streams Its 2021 Winners Ceremony
The 15-year-old award program, says secretary-general Dr. Ali Bin Tamim, now has honored a total 100 laureates.
The Arab Publishers Association’s Mohamed Rashad: Challenges and Lessons
From the protection of copyright to censorship, taxes, and the need for digital acceleration, a survey of Arab publishers’ hurdles ahead.
Top Arab-World Authors at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
At this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, a roster of writers is curated by the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. (Sponsored)
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Expands Translation Grants
Organizers have expanded the ‘Spotlight on Rights’ translation grants in 2021 in support for the book industry.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award at Abu Dhabi’s Book Fair: Its Cultural Program
In four important programs at the fair, the award will present commentary from—and conversation with—winners from 2020 and 2021.
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Outlines Its 2021 Programming
The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair’s programming, including authors and professional discussions, is to be streamed online May 23 to 29.