{"id":1389,"date":"2021-03-12T17:33:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T13:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=42639"},"modified":"2021-03-12T17:33:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T13:33:18","slug":"7-books-from-authors-in-the-region-that-you-need-to-read-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharjah\/en\/latest\/7-books-from-authors-in-the-region-that-you-need-to-read-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Books From Authors In The Region That You Need To Read In 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

7 Books From Authors In The Region That You Need To Read In 2021<\/em><\/p>\n

Support your local authors while being inspired by their body of work.<\/p>\n

Books not only make for a great addition to self-care days but make a great gift to anyone looking to read stories with a Dubai\/UAE point-of-views, for a change.<\/p>\n

Get your coffee mugs ready, find a sweet spot at home (or your fave caf\u00e9), and prepare to spend hours with your nose under these books.<\/p>\n

Read some of the best work the Middle East has to offer…<\/h2>\n
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7. Be enamored by the several short stories that are inspired by Lebanon and the Beirut lifestyle with And So We Drive On: Short Stories<\/a> by Marina Chamma<\/h2>\n

Marina Chamma published “And So We Drive On: Short Stories,’ a 144-paged book that is comprised of short stories that shed light on Lebanon as an inspiration and despair, through the citizens’ lens.<\/p>\n

Read this synopsis from the back of the book to get a feel of just one of the MANY stories you’ll see:<\/p>\n

\u201cA mother encounters her son, arbitrarily detained during Lebanon\u2019s civil war, revealing almost everything she wanted to know about his dreadful ordeal. A nearby shooting causes an unexpected detour, unveiling a desolate Beirut, hidden behind pitch-black nights and unfinished buildings. A soon to retire spy returns to Beirut and reestablishes contact with a former asset, but is he the one being spied on this time?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

And So We Drive On is available at all Virgin UAE<\/a> stores.<\/p>\n

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6. Motivate yourself again and again with a book that touches up on self-development in many forms, or simply put, Just Read It<\/a><\/h2>\n

Written by Emirati author, Omar Al Busaidy, who has also had 11 years of experience working in the UAE’s corporate world- this book will motivate you to get things done, especially for aspiring entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

Students or working professionals who want to achieve more in both their personal and professional lives can truly benefit from Just Read It, one page at a time.<\/p>\n

So what are ya waiting for?<\/p>\n

Buy Just Read It here<\/a><\/p>\n

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5. Dare to be vulnerable and read Rock Your Ugly<\/a> to learn all about the UAE individuals who have overcome toxic beauty standards- one story at a time<\/h2>\n

What started as a photo project and therapeutic output for UAE-based photographer Waleed Shah has now turned into a book, soon to be published.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rock Your Ugly is exactly as it sounds, a photo book that looks into the lives of everyday people willing to bare all and reclaim those parts of themselves they have struggled to embrace.<\/span><\/p>\n

Men and women have been photographed revealing their physical insecurities along with stories that detail everything, the photographer of the project has been quoted saying, “We all have things we don\u2019t like about ourselves\u2026 but why hide it, when we can rock it?”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Pre-orders for Rock Your Ugly are available\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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4. Enter the epic fantasy world of The Armagondas<\/a> with a graphic novel written and by pioneer Emirati artist Jalal Luqman<<\/a>\/h2><\/h2>\n
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The Armagondas, is an epic fantasy story written in 6 graphic novels.<\/div>\n
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It is a story of survival of a small group of people (The Armagondas), who escape for their lives, surviving the brutal and treacherous Kraitar Realm, hiding from land pirates, marauders and escaping the clutches of their adversary King Guitch of the Mighty Brutagan Kingdom.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Order The Armagondas here<\/a><\/p>\n

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