Mar 24, 2012
Tahereh Mafi has completed her second novel and has Hollywood knocking on her door. Maryam Ismail meets the young author who has taken the publishing world by storm. Read Article Successful start for Iranian-American teen romance author
Mar 21, 2012
People, places and things on our hot list this week. Read Article M is all about: Books, stamps and pens
Mar 21, 2012
This week the avid reader Rick Arthur gets tangled up in the sticky web of literary genres. Read Article The instant expert: All kinds of stories
Mar 21, 2012
While I see the practicality of e-books and it seems inevitable to me that their popularity and prevalence will only increase, I feel a home is not complete without a bookshelf. Read Article An e-book's practicality doesn't trump sentimentality of the real thing
Mar 21, 2012
The English writer shares his Desert Island Book choices, with Carla McKay. Read Article Desert Island Books: A. N. Wilson
Mar 14, 2012
Why Muslim children need some fictional characters to inspire them. Read Article Maryam Ismail on Muslim literary characters
Mar 08, 2012
When Mrs Al Khayat was at school in Ras Al Khaimah, there were no bookshops with Arabic literature, a situation that was at the time not uncommon. Read Article Bedtime reading key if children are to fall in love with books
Feb 03, 2012
Away from the big names and controversy, the Jaipur Literary Festival still offered up many new finds for the discerning reader. Read Article Many quiet delights at Jaipur Literary Festival
Jan 21, 2012
The jazz maestro Wynton Marsalis shares his desert island book choices, with Tahira Yaqoob. Read Article Desert Island Books: Wynton Marsalis
Oct 21, 2011
Robert Harris is no stranger to turning the high-concept thriller to literary ends. Read Article Robert Harris: Inside the Machine