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French-Indian actor Kalki Koechlin debuts as writer with memoir on Motherhood

After making waves with films like "Margarita with a Straw", "Yeh Jewani Hai Deewani" and "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara", award winning French-Indian actor Kalki Koechlin is to debut as a writer with "The Elephant In the Womb", publisher Penguin Random House India announced on the eve of International Mothers Day on May 9.

09 May 2021

Max Tegmark’s Life 3.0 review: Coming to terms with the realities of an AI-centred world

Williams’ death marked the first time in history where a robot was held responsible for the murder of a human being, but it certainly was not the last.

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Best-selling international children’s authors to headline 12th Sharjah Children's Reading festival

Sixteen top industry names will educate and entertain young readers from May 19 - 29 at Expo Centre Sharjah.

08 May 2021

Piers Morgan attacks Meghan Markle’s new children’s book as ‘ludicrously inappropriate’

Morgan lashed out at Meghan and accused her of acting hypocritically in writing the book given her difficult relationship with her own father.

06 May 2021

Britain's Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle to publish children's book in June

Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, is to publish a children's book in June titled "The Bench" about the relationship between a father and son, publisher Random House said on Tuesday.

05 May 2021

Book Review: ‘Brown Baby: A Memoir of Race, Family and Home’ paints a candid picture about parenthood, death, and food

Nikesh Shukla’s memoir slips between humour and seriousness as he confronts the reality of bringing up two mixed-race girls in modern Britain.

04 May 2021

Sheikh Zayed Book Award Board regrets move by German philosopher Jurgen Habermas to decline honour

The homepage of the Zayed Book Award says Habermas was named "'Cultural Personality of the Year' 2021 in recognition of a long career that extends for more than half a century."

03 May 2021

The UAE is the real centre of the world, says Italian entrepreneur and author Giovanni Bozzetti in new book

The nation has a unique story to tell; for 50 years, it has served as the intersection of people, cultures, ideas, technologies and trade exchanges, says Bozzetti, who is also educator, manager and community worker

27 Apr 2021

'Roshan' the camel brings books to homeschooling children in rural Pakistan

The project is a collaboration with the Female Education Trust and Alif Laila Book Bus Society, two NGOs that have been running children's library projects in the country for 36 years.

27 Apr 2021