The Egyptian Publishers Association has announced it is planning to organise a book fair by the end of November or early December at the Cairo International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Nasr City, Cairo.
The fair will feature Egyptian, Saudi, Emirati and Bahraini publishers in particular, as well as other international Arab publishers.
The event will see discounts of up to 70% on all books in a move to support publishers’ budgets in 2018.
Indian actor Dia Mirza is embarking on a new creative journey as she develops a five-book children’s series inspired by her personal experiences, values, and long-standing love for storytelling. The project marks a significant shift in her artistic path, allowing her to channel her worldview into stories crafted to spark curiosity, nurture imagination, and offer […]
UK think tank the Cultural Policy Unit (CPU) has proposed giving all UK newborns a lifelong library card to boost literacy rates among children and into adulthood. Its proposal means that membership would be linked directly to registrations of birth, meaning library cards would be waiting for newborns at their local library. Currently, parents have […]
In an age where words rush past like lightning and messages are reduced to quick taps on glowing screens, epistolary literature returns to remind us that writing was once a slow, deep, emotion-laden act. This form of literature offers more than a topic, it reveals its writer as they truly are: fragile, sincere, or brimming […]
UK think tank the Cultural Policy Unit (CPU) has proposed giving all UK newborns a lifelong library card to boost literacy rates among children and into adulthood. Its proposal means that membership would be linked directly to registrations of birth, meaning library...
In an age where words rush past like lightning and messages are reduced to quick taps on glowing screens, epistolary literature returns to remind us that writing was once a slow, deep, emotion-laden act. This form of literature offers more than a topic, it reveals its...
Waterstones’ CEO James Daunt has said it will do everything it can to keep AI generated content out of its stores. He told the BBC’s Big Boss podcast: “We use it in a limited way. It helps our customer service operation become more efficient. It helps us in logistics...