Tag: books
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PM Khan’s recommended book is being made into a movie
William Dalrymple’s The Anarchy, which Prime Minister Imran Khan was spotted reading on his way back to Pakistan from the United Nations General Assembly, is being made into a movie. According to a report in Hollywood publication Variety Magazine, award-winning producer Siddharth Roy Kapur has acquired the rights of the book, whose complete title is…
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Librarian delivers books via drone to kids stuck at home amid COVID-19
Kelly Passek, who works as a librarian at a school in Virginia, America, made sure that kids still have books to keep them engaged during the pandemic. “As a school librarian, it is extremely important to me to have connections with my students. So that I can make sure that they have got access to…
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Duchess of Cornwall shares a list of her favourite books
With everyone cooped up at home, there is a lot of time to do things that we have been unable to do otherwise like binge-watching shows or reading. The Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles, who is a passionate reader, has shared a list of her favourite books, in case anyone was looking for any…
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10 must-read books from 2019
With the winter chills settling in, all we want to do is snuggle in front of the heater and possibly read a good book. Kamila Habib of My Bookshelf Pk rounds up this year’s must-read books: 10. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens What a brilliant debut novel. A heart-warming yet disturbing story of…
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BBC’s list of 100 novels that shaped our world include books by Mohsin Hamid, Kamila Shamsie
Pakistani authors Mohsin Hamid and Kamila Shamsie have made it to BBC’s 100 novels that shaped our world list. The list features renowned authors from across the world making it a great honour for both the authors to be featured on the list. BBC, as part of their year-long celebration of literature, shared a list…
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Book review: ‘The Testaments’ keeps the reader engrossed till the end
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood is the much-awaited sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale which has almost a cult following around the world. The book was released with much fanfare and publicity and recently also won the Booker Prize along with Girl, Woman, Other. The reactions to the book, however, have been divisive. The Testaments picks…
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Elif Shafak’s ’10 minutes 38 seconds’ is thought-provoking, insightful and relevant
“We must do what we can to mend our lives, we owe that to ourselves – but we need to be careful not to break others while achieving that”. The main theme in Elif Shafak’s new book 10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world is kindness and tolerance, or rather the lack of them…
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Did you know reading is healthy?
We all know books are good for the brain and food for the soul. But what we may not know is that books are healthy for us in other ways as well. Unfortunately, according to a recent survey carried out by Gallup, 75% of Pakistanis claim not to read any books at all and only…
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Happy Book Lovers Day: Five books to add to your reading list
We all make grand plans to read more often. But time is never on our side. With the long weekend and holidays coming up, and today being Book Lovers Day, here are five must-read books The Current recommends: Beloved by Toni Morrison Toni Morrison – the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winner and one of the most…