June 15th, 2023 (Dubai, UAE): Dubai-based author Sara Hamdan has achieved a regional first in publishing: Her debut novel, What Will People Think?, got snapped up in a major two-book deal with US publisher Holt following a highly competitive auction. Holt is the prestigious publisher of literary giants including Hilary Mantel, Toni Morrison and Liane...
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Independent Woman-led, Pakistani Publishing House Zuka Books makes it to the UN Women Award Shortlist
ZUKA BOOKS, a Lahore based publishing organisation, had been shortlisted for a UN Women Asia-Pacific WEP Award in the Gender-responsive Marketplace category. The UN Women Asia-Pacific Awards are the only regional awards that recognise gender-inclusive initiatives in business organisations. They are conducted in partnership with the European Union with assistance by Australia Aid and Investing...
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Zubaan Books Showcases Two Stellar Panels At Women In Literature Festival
Ananke, a digital development platform empowering women through awareness, advocacy and education, is getting ready for the first edition of its Women in Literature Festival, from March 30th April 1st 2021. Across South Asia and the Middle East, this is the first literary event of its kinds where authors, publishers and academicians from all...
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ZUKA Books Release The Burning Champa
February 20th, 2021, Lahore (Pakistan): ZUKA BOOKS, a Lahore based publishing house, is immensely delighted to release its third publication titled The Burning Champa, a poetry book written by Zahra Hameed. Zuka Books was established in 2020 and released its first title Pakistan: A Fashionable History in the same year to much widespread appreciation and...
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My Palestine: An Impossible Exile Memorializes Political, Historical Developments For Peace Sake
My Palestine, An Impossible Exile is an intimately written memoir by Mohammad Tarbush, which combines political and economic commentary with personal and national history. On May 23rd, 2024, the book was launched by Haus Publishing (London). It will be released and distributed in the US by the University of Chicago Press on September 9th, 2024....
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Transforming Moments of Darkness into Sparks of Defiant Joy
General Firebrand and His Red Atlas by Tathagata Bhattacharya is a haunting and poignant exploration of the human spirits resilience in the face of oppression. This fast-paced, action-packed dystopian novel transcends mere adventure to probe the very essence of power, the fragility of rationality, and the pervasive influence of fear. It is a literary odyssey...
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An Exploration of Identity, Love and Family Traditions
The Big Day by Aliya Ali-Afzal Publisher: Head of Zeus Publishing Date: 6 June 2024 Synopsis Noor has no interest in getting married (much to the aunties’ distress). Growing up she saw first-hand how divorce tears families apart… But then, she falls in love. Soon, Noor is engaged and planning an intimate wedding that...
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A Thousand Tiny Cuts: Experiences of Borderland Realities
Yoda Press has published and launched the South Asia edition of Sahana Ghoshs groundbreaking book A Thousand Tiny Cuts: Mobility and Security across the Bangladesh-India Borderlands in Kolkata and Delhi, India recently. Focusing on mobility, security and migration, the book talks about the existence and militarization of the friendly border between India and Bangladesh, revolving around...
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The Gargantuan AI Myth
This article is based on a panel discussion at the Writing Symposium: Putting the I in AI, organized by the Center for Writing, NYU Abu Dhabi UAE. Sabin was one of the speakers. It is indeed a hard pill for thousands perhaps millions to take that AI or broadly speaking new technologies...
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The Djinns Apple: Of Intrigues & Mysteries In Islamic Civilizations Golden Age
Book Review: The Djinn’s Apple by Djamila Morani translated by Sawad Hussain Publisher: Neem Tree Press The Djinn’s Apple is an English PEN Translates Award-winning YA novel that blends historical and crime fiction. It is written by Algerian author Djamila Morani and translated from Arabic by multi-award-winning translator Sawad Hussain. Synopsis When Nardeens home is...