DUBAI: The Ministry of Culture and Youth announced the launch of Reading Month 2022 under the slogan ‘UAE Reads’. The Reading Month embodies the national vision to prepare a generation of readers and establish the UAE as a culture and knowledge hub. The UAE celebrates Reading Month every March, in accordance with the Cabinet’s decision. […]
The votes are in and the Goodreads community has spoken. Today, Goodreads has announced the Goodreads Choice Awards 2021 winners. This year, 4,756,261 votes were cast, as compared to 5,674,480 last year. The Goodreads Choice Awards began in 2009. Each year, Goodreads analyzes the ratings and reviews of hundreds of millions of books published during the year and […]
ABU DHABI: Schoolchildren across the UAE will be encouraged to pick up a book and read as much as they can when the latest edition of the Creative Reader competition is launched by MAKTABA, the library management department of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi). The competition kicks off […]
SHARJAH: Sharjah, the 2019 UNESCO World Book Capital, has hosted representatives from most UNESCO-designated World Book Capital cities to reflect on their individual stories and discuss strategies to strengthen their legacy while sharing their experiences with future holders of the status. At the preliminary meeting of the Expert Group of the World Book Capital Cities […]
If you want to equip your children with minds that are adept at reading and writing, imagining, and creating, experts from Swiss International School in Dubai, giving top tips to parents to engage their children with books. Choose books at the right reading level – having a child read something too difficult for them could […]
GEMS The Kindergarten Starters School kicked off the second edition of their reading week on 14th March 2020, where students are getting a chance to experience the world of books through various facilitators. The second edition of the reading week saw some stark differences from the first season of Right to Read program in December 2020. To […]
‘Everyone’s Library’ initiative will offer free basic membership for one year for those registering in March, either online or in person. SHARJAH, 4th March 2021 – The Sharjah Public Library (SPL), an affiliate of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), has announced free annual membership during the current month in celebration of the UAE’s Reading Month. […]
Faced with closures amid on and off pandemic measures and rising threats from retail giant Amazon, 250 independent UK bookshops have banded together to kickstart a new online platform — to both sustain their loyal customer base and generate newer far-reaching audiences. The north London bookshop is one among the circle of bibliophiles to join […]
The 39th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair, SIBF 2020, opened today at the Expo Centre Sharjah. Cultural ambassadors, diplomats, media, and community showed up bright and early as Sharjah opened the doors to the globally anticipated annual book-lovers haven this morning. SIBF 2020 is organised by Sharjah Book Authority, SBA, and themed “The […]
At a live press event on Monday, the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) unveiled its plans for the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2020, to be back in town from Nov 4-14, for its 39th edition. Organised by the SBA under the theme ‘The World Reads from Sharjah’ the fair will be heralded under the patronage […]
