This day in history we feature Shane Dawson. An American YouTuber, actor, filmmaker, writer, and musician was born on this day in 1988. Trivia – Shane Dawson Shane Lee Yaw known online as Shane Dawson, one of the first people to rise to fame on YouTube, he began making videos in 2008 at the age […]
This day in history we feature Brett Goldstein. An English actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer was born on this day in 1980. Trivia – Brett Goldstein Brett Goldstein known for his role as Roy Kent in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series Ted Lasso, Goldstein received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in […]
This day in history we feature Bear Grylls. A British adventurer, writer, television presenter and businessman was born on this day in 1974. Trivia – Bear Grylls Bear Grylls first drew attention after embarking on a number of adventures, and then became widely known for his television series Man vs. Wild. He is also involved […]
Sharjah: Celebrated author, educator, and philanthropist Sudha Murty left a live audience of 1,000+ individuals of all age groups at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) captivated and craving for more just as her books do even at the age of 72. In her session, titled “Tales of Grandma”, on Friday, the author of 44 […]
Dubai: The Emirates Literature Foundation announced, that they will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature from February 1-6, 2023. The Festival will return to their original neighbourhood, near Dubai Creek. Sessions will take place at the Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City and the recently inaugurated Mohammed Bin Rashid Library with […]
This day in history we feature Nadine Gordimer. She was a South African writer and political activist, who received the Nobel Prize in Literature on this day in 1991. Trivia – Nadine Gordimer Gordimer’s writing dealt with moral and racial issues, particularly apartheid in South Africa. Under that regime, works such as Burger’s Daughter and […]
London: A batch of English writer Charles Dickens’s letters that have remained unseen and unpublished will go on display later today. The 11 letters include assorted invitation notes and insights into the author’s reading habits and writing projects as well as details about a trip to Switzerland written to a friend. In a letter dated February […]
DUBAI: The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature welcomed child authors of the winning stories in the Voices of Future Generations for the Middle East Region competition for the launch of their book; an anthology called Young Voices of Arabia 2021. This anthology contains 22 original stories with 11 originally written in Arabic and 11 in […]
