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Meet other avid readers in Dubai at the Festival Plaza Book Club
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For those who love the written word, there’s nothing like sinking into your sofa and curling up with a good book. But, have you ever completed a novel and just needed to discuss what you’ve just read? This is exactly where book clubs come in and if you aren’t a part of one – the Festival Plaza Book Club is one you need to join.
The Festival Plaza Book Club meetings take place once every month. The next event is on Saturday, June 26 and it will take place at KARE store on the ground floor of Festival Plaza, Jebel Ali at 10.30am.
Connect with other readers this May at The Festival Plaza Book Club
The Festival Plaza Book Club is free to join…
Readers, if you want to meet up with like-minded people who love the written word as much as you do, the Festival Plaza Book Club is one event you need to be a part of.
The monthly book club launched in March and the next meeting will be held on Saturday, May 29 where Dubai based author, Avni Doshi’s book Burnt Sugar will be discussed.
The book took seven years to write and eight drafts and was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize. The author was even invited to this year’s Emirates Airline Festival of Literature host a session on opening day and her popular book is now being translated into 20 languages.
May 7th 2021, 15:37
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It will be spearheaded by Jacobs Media Group chairman and Holiday Autos founder Clive Jacobs, supported by commercial director Paula Lacey and editorial director Sarah Hedley Hymers.
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