Tag: novels

ABU DHABI: The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has unveiled its 2025 longlist, featuring 16 novels selected from 124 submissions. The panel of five judges, chaired by Egyptian academic Mona Baker, includes Moroccan critic Said Bengrad, Emirati scholar Maryam Al Hashimi, Lebanese academic Bilal Orfali, and Finnish translator Sampsa Peltonen. Their selection highlights a […]

This day in history we feature The Famous Five. Enid Blyton’s first book in this series, ‘Five on a Treasure Island’ was published on this day in 1942. Trivia – The Famous Five The Famous Five is a series of children’s adventure novels and short stories written by English author Enid Blyton. And the first […]