What would it be like to have a little sister, or even tons of little sisters? As the eldest of four girls, I feel I may already have some of the answers, here! All the same, I no doubt could have benefitted from a copy of Little Sisters when I was a youngster. This gorgeous … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Little Sisters
The 2024 Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated Young Adult Book Prize Committee is pleased to announce the winner and honor books for the 2024 prize. This is the sixth year of the GLLI Translated YA Book Prize and it has been an outstanding one for graphic novels, as evidenced below. The Winner for the … Continue reading Congratulations to the 2024 GLLI Translated Young Adult Book Prize winner & honor books!
In the early days of my blog, I was finding writers to read. I found the landscape for translated fiction has changed in the time I have been blogging. It is a lot more spoken about and mentioned than it was a decade ago. So, when in the early days I wanted to find books … Continue reading #translationthurs: Shadowing and the Nobel Prize
Hi, Happy Easter to those celebrating it. Today, I'm Stuart, the host for the next month here at Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. I have blogged at my own blog Winstonsdad . My blog was initially named after my sadly long-passed-away dog, Winston. He is still my avatar in most places. Hence, I choose to … Continue reading #translationthurs: I’m Stuart Allen, the British book blogger
Thank you for joining us this entire month of March as we celebrated UAE's Reading Month.
GLLI March 2024 Curation Team here. As we are winding down and coming to the end of a month celebrating books from the UAE, we thought we would re-introduce ourselves in a different way this time, through our personal list of favorite books, both past and current. Here’s the team! Dr. Mona Aljanahi Favorite childhood … Continue reading #UAEReads: Get to Know Your March Guest Contributors Through (some of) Their Favorite Books
Meghry Vasken Nazarian here. Zayed Central Library (ZCL) is a magical and historical place full of books, life, hope, and endless stories from different civilizations. ZCL is a national library in the heart of Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding father of the UAE, ZCL is … Continue reading #UAEReads – Library Feature: Zayed Central Library, Al Ain
A Conversation with Emirati Poet Asma Aljeelani.
A Conversation with Emirati Poet Asma Aljeelani.
Reem Alshamsi, Wdad Ali, and Rayyan Alkaabi here. The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature's Youth Day is a celebration of creative thinking, sharing ideas, and charismatic speakers. It’s a golden chance for all young people to hear inspiring speeches and to participate in the conversation. On February 1 of this year, we visited the place … Continue reading #UAEReads: Emirates Airline Festival of Literature – Reflections on International Youth Day
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