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Cairo International Book Fair to launch January 26
Culture

Cairo International Book Fair to launch January 26

The 49th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) will open its doors to bookworms on January 26 and run until February 10…
Ferah’s world: A teen tries to dream under Islamic State
Middle East

Ferah’s world: A teen tries to dream under Islamic State

The three women tensed as their taxi approached the checkpoint manned by Islamic State group fighters. Everyone in Mosul dreaded…
Israel denounces rising controversy in Egypt over Israeli Flag in Educational Book
Egypt

Israel denounces rising controversy in Egypt over Israeli Flag in Educational Book

The Israeli Embassy in Egypt released a statement on Wednesday in which it responded to the outrage that surfaced in…
Want to get kids to read more? Give them a stuffed toy
Life & Style

Want to get kids to read more? Give them a stuffed toy

Stuffed animal sleepovers are one of the fun and effective ways to get children interested in reading, suggests a new…
Watch out for new books from Barack, Michelle Obama
Art news

Watch out for new books from Barack, Michelle Obama

Barack and Michelle Obama have signed a deal to publish their memoirs with New York-based Penguin Random House, in a…
Romance, horror novels see highest demand at Book Fair
Books

Romance, horror novels see highest demand at Book Fair

On the sixth day of the 48th Cairo International Book Fair, visitors, mostly young people, continued to flock to the…
‘Books Bike’ roams Cairo streets
Egypt

‘Books Bike’ roams Cairo streets

In Cairo we used to see fava bean (ful), Taamiya and Kebda food carts roaming the grey streets every day,…
100 books for a lifetime of cooking and drinking
Food

100 books for a lifetime of cooking and drinking

Chef Traci Des Jardins' most treasured cookbook is a battle-worn copy of "The Joy of Cooking."San Francisco-based Des Jardins started…
Top five paperback beach reads
Life & Style

Top five paperback beach reads

Ready to get stuck into a good novel this summer? Here’s our selection of five recently-published fiction paperbacks to take…
Get your books — and restaurant delivery — from Amazon
Science

Get your books — and restaurant delivery — from Amazon

San Franciscans can now choose from over 115 local restaurants and have their meals delivered within an hour by Amazon…
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