ISLAMABAD: To celebrate International Literacy Day, TikTok has launched its #BookTok campaign in Pakistan to reignite the love of reading and encourage its Pakistani users to engage with the growing community of book lovers across the world. #BookTok is the go-to hashtag on TikTok for all content pertaining to books, reading, writing and everything in […]
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Amazon dispatches Alexa to tell stories to kids
Amazon on Tuesday said that its Alexa digital assistant can now be a reading buddy for children, coaching them when they get stuck on words. A “Reading Sidekick” feature gives people with Echo smart speakers and subscriptions to Amazon Kids+ service a way to help children ages between 5 and 10 years of age become […]
Book reading
Sir: Reading of books takes you in another world where you are taught about everything even your own value and existence. Books play a momentous role in the lives of our youth. But this all starts with an interest. The modern world of technology has brought with it new ways in different aspects. You can […]
How Shakespeare became Shakespeare
It has been said that much of English literature grows out of the writings of William Shakespeare. Tomes have been written about him. So what should one expect from yet another book about William Shakespeare? Harvard’s Stephen Greenbelt takes on a less explored topic. How could a man who grew up in a small town, […]
Books needed
Sir: Some schools in Skardu, Kharmung and Shigar, districts of Gilgit-Baltistan, have not received course books promised by the government. Hundreds of students have been waiting for so long because the books are out of reach of parents too. The future of these students is at stake. How can you expect a student to get […]
Love books
Sir: The benefits of reading a book are one too many; something that requires a book itself to list down all of them. To name a few: a book gives a person the knowledge one cannot get through life experiences – how else can a person know the magnificence of William Shakespeare? Or, The rise […]
Infographic: On Ashfaq Ahmed’s 14th death anniversary
Ashfaq Ahmed, an acclaimed writer, playwright and broadcaster died 14 years ago today.