Youssef Rakha Hay 2011
Saturday 04 June 2011
Youssef Rakha is a writer and photographer. Born in Cairo in 1976, he earned a BA in English and Philosophy from Hull University in the UK. From 1998 to…
Mansoura Ez Eldin Hay 2011
Saturday 04 June 2011
Mansoura Ez Eldin was born in Egypt in 1976. Her collection Dhaw’a Muhtaz (Shaken Light) was published in Cairo in 2001. Her successful debut novel Maryam’s Mazewas was published…
Kamel Riahi Hay 2011
Saturday 04 June 2011
Kamel Riahi was born in the village of al Manafikh, Tunisia, in 1974. He has published two collections of short stories and a novel, al-Mishrat ('Scalpel'), which has been…
Jonathon Harrington Hay 2011
Saturday 04 June 2011
Jonathon Harrington is a chartered Biologist specialising in agricultural crop production techniques and qualified to advise prescribe and supply agrochemicals. He also has a degree in Agricultural Plant Science.…
Tahmima Anam Hay 2011
Saturday 04 June 2011
Tahmima Anam was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Her first novel, A Golden Age, was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Costa First Novel Prize, and…
Stuart Clark Hay 2011
Friday 03 June 2011
Stuart Clark is a journalist, author and broadcaster. His career is devoted to presenting the complex and dynamic world of astronomy to the general public.His latest book is his…
Chris Stringer Hay 2011
Friday 03 June 2011
Professor Chris Stringer has worked at the Natural History Museum since 1973, and is now Research Leader in Human Origins and a Fellow of the Royal Society.His early research…
David Crystal Hay 2011
Friday 03 June 2011
David Crystal is honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Bangor, and works from his home in Holyhead, North Wales, as a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster. …
Jon Ronson Hay 2011
Thursday 02 June 2011
Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of two bestsellers, 'Them: Adventures with Extremists' and 'The Men Who Stare at Goats', and…
Edward Docx Hay 2011
Thursday 02 June 2011
Edward Docx was inspired to write The Devil’s Garden during an extended trip into the heart of the Amazon in 2002. He went back again several years later to…