Books

  Chinese author Yan Lianke, whose works are banned in his heavily censored homeland, has urged world leaders not to…

Egypt Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem and her Algerian counterpart Izzzedin Mayhoubi inaugurated on Saturday the 49th Cairo International Book…

In a compact room, no more than three square meters in size, with a backdrop of walls covered plastered by…

Books in Egypt are often difficult to find, and if you do find them, they tend to be quite expensive.…

The 49th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) will open its doors to bookworms on January 26 and run until February 10…

American author George Saunders is the bookmakers’ favorite to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction with his novel…

His kindergarten teacher recalls Kazuo Ishiguro as a quiet boy who liked to read books. The British writer left Japan…

Jesmyn Ward, Masha Gessen and Frances Fitzgerald are among this year’s finalists for the National Book Awards. On Wednesday, the…

Some will never know if their books were appreciated by readers, many of whom aren’t born yet. Every year for…

Mansoura Criminal Court unanimously sentenced the defendant accused of abducting and raping an infant to death. The Grand Mufti, whose…