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Rupert Hawksley

Rupert Hawksley

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Abu Dhabi
Rupert writes about books, art, comedy and, whenever possible, horse racing. He used to work at The Telegraph in London as an arts writer.
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Author and entrepreneurArianna Huffington, who is a guest on the 'Books of My Life' podcast
Arianna Huffington: 'I had to feed the heater in my bedroom with shillings'

The Thrive Global founder and author of 'The Sleep Revolution' talks to 'Books of My Life' about moving to the UK, founding 'The Huffington Post' and why she reads Marcus Aurelius

BooksNovember 17, 2019
Rupert Hawksley
Visitors at the opening of Serwan Baran's 'Fatherland' at the Venice Biennale
Iraq Pavilion at Venice Biennale is closed 'in solidarity' with protesters

Serwan Baran's show, 'Fatherland', was due to run until November 24

ArtNovember 15, 2019
Rupert Hawksley
Author Tayari Jones, left, and food personality Nadiya Hussain, right, will both make an appearance at the festival.
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2020 announces line-up

The festival is moving to February and changing from a 10-day event to a five-day programme for 2020

BooksNovember 12, 2019
Rupert Hawksley
Jordan Wylie recently became the first person in history to row the most dangerous strait of water in the world. Courtesy Jordan Wylie
Jordan Wylie: the man who has run through Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia

The former soldier has also just rowed across the Bab Al Mandeb Strait – just don't call him an adrenaline junkie

WellbeingNovember 11, 2019
Rupert Hawksley
SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 30 October 2019. The 38th Sharjah International Book Fair edition at Expo Centre Sharjah, offering more than 1.6 million titles to publishers as well as eager readers of all ages. (Photo: Reem Mohammed/The National) Reporter: Section:
Sharjah International Book Fair: 7 unmissable events

Novelist Vikram Seth and motivational speaker Robin Sharma are among the star attractions for this weekend

BooksNovember 06, 2019
Rupert Hawksley
Upile Chisala: 'It’s about just standing in your truth'.
Upile Chisala: a voice for youngĀ black women around theĀ world

The poet talks about growing up in Malawi, her new poetry collection and why she can't stop crying

BooksNovember 05, 2019
Rupert Hawksley
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre, Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone and Emirates Publishers Association
$100,000 boost pledgedĀ to a publishingĀ start-up in Sharjah

Access Sharjah, a new programme to support start-ups in publishing and digital content creation, has been launched at the Sharjah International Book Fair

BooksNovember 05, 2019
Rupert Hawksley
Hend Sabry, pictured here at the Venice Film Festival in September. Getty
Hend Sabry wins Best Actress at the Carthage Film Festival

The Tunisian actress said the feeling of winning an honour in her home country was 'indescribable'

FilmNovember 04, 2019
Rupert Hawksley
Political activists gather for the ninth week in a row outside of the Whitney Museum to demand that the museum's board dismiss Warren Kanders, a wealthy businessman who has made a fortune selling tear gear to the NYPD and the Israeli army. Getty
The Great Debate: does it matter whoĀ funds art institutions?

Alexandra Chaves and Rupert Hawksley share their thoughts on how art institutions source their funding

ArtNovember 03, 2019
Alexandra Chaves
Elizabeth Strout's 'Olive, Again' and Lee Child's 'Blue Moon' were both released last month
15 new books to read in November: from 'Olive, Again' to 'Blue Moon'

All of these books are out now

BooksNovember 03, 2019
Rupert Hawksley
US comedian Steve Harvey was at the Sharjah International Book Fair in November 2019. Getty Images
Review: comedian Steve Harvey draws huge crowd in Sharjah

The US comedian was a big hit at the Sharjah International Book Fair – but are his views outdated?

BooksNovember 03, 2019
Rupert Hawksley
US author Mark Manson was speaking at the Sharjah International Book Fair
Mark Manson: I 'struggled' after the success of 'The Subtle Art'

The author and 'anti-self-help guy' urged students at the Sharjah International Book Fair to 'pick good challenges'

BooksNovember 02, 2019
Rupert Hawksley
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan will no longer be appearing at the Sharjah International Book Fair
Amitabh Bachchan forced to pull out of Sharjah Book Fair

The Bollywood star, who was due to speak on the event's opening day, is unable to travel due to illness

BooksOctober 31, 2019
Rupert Hawksley
Elisabetta Dami is an Italian children's author, best known for the Geronimo Stilton series
Geronimo Stilton is on his way to the Sharjah International Book Fair

Dami will appear at the Sharjah International Book Fair, where she will be joined by an enormous, real-life Geronimo Stilton

BooksOctober 31, 2019
Rupert Hawksley
There's something for everyone at the first week of the Sharjah International Book Fair. AFP
10 unmissable eventsĀ to check out at the Sharjah International Book Fair

From Amitabh Bachchan's much-anticipated appearance to a discussion about travel writing, there is something for everyone in Sharjah for the book fair's first week

BooksOctober 31, 2019
Rupert Hawksley
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