Melissa Hemsley: Eat Happy
Friday 2 March, 10am-11am, Al Ras 1, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
Pioneer of healthy home cooking Melissa Hemsley has an all-new guide to quick meals: Eat ...
Hats Off to Jon Klassen (Live Video Link)
Friday 2 March, 10am-11am, Al Baraha 1, InterContinental
Price: AED 50
He’s taken us on hat adventures galore, and now Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Jon Klassen ...
Jacqueline Wilson: The History Girls
Friday 2 March, 10am-11am, Al Baraha 3, InterContinental
Price: AED 50
Superstar children’s author Jacqueline Wilson has created some of the most beloved characters in ...
The 'Rules' of Crime Fiction: Masterclass with Mark Billingham
Friday 2 March, 10am-11.30am, Al Majlis, InterContinental
Price: AED 200
How do you write the perfect crime? Bestselling author Mark Billingham is a master of suspense, and...
Too Many Carrots: Story & Craft Workshop with Katy Hudson
Friday 2 March, 10am-11am, Al Waha, InterContinental
Price: AED 100
Meet Rabbit, Tortoise and Bird in a creative workshop for little ones with bestselling author and ...
Mark Vanhoenacker: A Journey with a Pilot
Friday 2 March, 12pm-1pm, Al Ras 1, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
Pilot Mark Vanhoenacker’s Skyfaring, a poetic exploration of the emotional power of travelling ...
Kate Mosse: 1818-2018 Frankenstein at 200
Friday 2 March, 12pm-1pm, Al Ras 2, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
In 1818, Mary Shelley's Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was first published. ...
Meik Wiking: The Little Book of Lykke
Friday 2 March, 12pm-1pm, Al Ras 3, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
The Little Book of Hygge was a runaway success and redefined ‘contentment’ for the world. Author ...
Julia Johnson: The Secret of the Cave
Friday 2 March, 12pm-1pm, Al Baraha 1, InterContinental
Price: AED 50
In a remote mountain village of the UAE, in the grip of a deadly drought, a young girl falls into a...
Feelings and Faces: Drawing Workshop with Guy Parker-Rees
Friday 2 March, 12pm-1pm, Al Majlis, InterContinental
Price: AED 100
Happy, excited, or stomping mad ... learn how to draw expressive characters with illustrator Guy ...
Quick Pitch 1: with agent Luigi Bonomi
Friday 2 March, 12pm-2pm, Al Rimal, InterContinental
Price: AED 150
Are you ready to pitch your novel? You have five minutes to present your one-page synopsis, 50-word...
Designing Patterns: Workshop for Children with Eric Broug
Friday 2 March, 12pm-1.30pm, Al Waha, InterContinental
Price: AED 150
Would you love to be an artist, designer or architect when you grow up?
Eric Broug, an expert in...
Spoken Word Slam!: Workshop with Harry Baker
Friday 2 March, 1.30pm-3pm, Al Majlis, InterContinental
Price: AED 150
Learn the fast-talking, tongue-twisting art of slam poetry from Poetry Slam Weltmeister Harry ...
Floella Benjamin: Coming to England
Friday 2 March, 2pm-3pm, Al Ras 1, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
Actress, author, filmmaker and politician, Floella Benjamin became beloved by a generation as the ...
Rhianna Pratchett: The Rise of the Tomb Raider
Friday 2 March, 2pm-3pm, Al Ras 2, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
Rhianna Pratchett’s remarkable career has seen her redefine video game storytelling, rebooting the ...
Lessons from the Levant: Thomas Fletcher, Eugene Rogan & Dima Wannous
Friday 2 March, 2pm-3pm, Al Ras 3, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
More than 100 years have passed since the infamous Sykes-Picot agreement set in motion the division...
Kiran Millwood Hargrave: The Girl of Ink & Stars
Friday 2 March, 2pm-3pm, Al Baraha 1, InterContinental
Price: AED 50
When Isabella’s best friend disappears, she volunteers to guide the search. With ink maps and her ...
Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Philip Ardagh & Elissa Elwick
Friday 2 March, 2pm-3pm, Al Baraha 2, InterContinental
Price: AED 50
In a world first, prepare to meet girl & dog detective duo Stick & Fetch – published early ...
Singing from the Page: Lemn Sissay & Alex Wheatle
Friday 2 March, 2pm-3pm, Al Khayma, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
The language in Alex Wheatle’s Crongton Knights ‘sings from the page’ according to fellow author ...
Reading for Therapy: Masterclass with Gamze Hakli Geray
Friday 2 March, 2pm-3.30pm, Al Waha, InterContinental
Price: AED 200
Storytelling, creative writing, and reading have long been recognized for their therapeutic ...
Writing a Bestseller: Masterclass with Richard & Judy
Friday 2 March, 3.30pm-5pm, Al Majlis, InterContinental
Price: AED 200
What makes a book fly off the shelves?
Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, best known as TV duo ...
The Arab Reading Challenge
Friday 2 March, 4pm-5pm, Al Ras 2, InterContinental
The Arab Reading Challenge aims to ignite a cultural renaissance by encouraging students across the...
Ibrahim Nasrallah: Dog War II
Friday 2 March, 4pm-5pm, Al Ras 3, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
In 2006, Ibrahim Nasrallah finally fulfilled his dream of becoming a full-time writer. With the ...
Nnedi Okorafor: Who Fears Death
Friday 2 March, 4pm-5pm, Al Baraha 1, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
Discover a powerful story of love, rebellion and magical destiny set in post-apocalyptic Africa. ...
Stephen Ritz: The Power of a Plant
Friday 2 March, 4pm-5pm, Al Baraha 2, InterContinental
Price: AED 50
Stephen Ritz’s seeds of motivation have blossomed into an international movement – come and ...
Anthony Horowitz: The Word is Murder
Friday 2 March, 4pm-5pm, Al Baraha 3, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
Wizard of whodunits and master of mysteries, Anthony Horowitz has had a hectic year. He’s even been...
Dream a Story: Samar Mahfouz Barraj and Yara Bamieh
Friday 2 March, 4pm-5pm, Al Khayma, InterContinental
Price: AED 50
Words and pictures combine to bring the story to life in this exciting picture book ...
Spot and the Little Boy: Workshop with Rym Ghazal
Friday 2 March, 4pm-5pm, Al Rimal, InterContinental
Price: AED 100
In a magical tale of friendship, an orphaned child meets an orphaned kitten and his life is changed...
Caricature Creations: Workshop with Walid Taher
Friday 2 March, 4pm-6pm, Al Waha, InterContinental
Price: AED 300
Join this creative and fun hands-on workshop for adults and learn how to draw caricatures and ...
Give Us a Clue: Writing Workshop with Greg Mosse
Friday 2 March, 5.30pm-7.30pm, Al Rimal, InterContinental
Price: AED 300
What is a clue? It’s something your reader didn't notice but, later on, it turned out to be ...
Roger McGough and LiTTLe MACHiNe
Friday 2 March, 6pm-7.30pm, Al Ras 1, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
Poetry as you have never heard it before!
Roger McGough, the ‘Patron Saint of Poetry’ whose dry ...
Future Folklore: Dubai Abulhoul, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Sjón
Friday 2 March, 6pm-7pm, Al Ras 3, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
What do our legends tell us about ourselves? And why is it important to remember? Our three writers...
William Dalrymple: The World’s Most Infamous Diamond
Friday 2 March, 6pm-7pm, Al Baraha 1, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
In his new book, world-renowned historian and travel writer William Dalrymple tells the improbable,...
Thriller Night: Yrsa Sigurðardóttir & Shari Lapena
Friday 2 March, 6pm-7pm, Al Baraha 2, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
Two authors famous for their mastery of suspense unite to talk about how bringing the scares closer...
When Poet Met Pilot: Literary Friendships
Friday 2 March, 6pm-7pm, Al Khayma, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
Poet Kirun Kapur and pilot Mark Vanhoenacker grew up in opposite corners of America. Since they met...
The First Page: Masterclass with Luigi Bonomi
Friday 2 March, 6pm-7pm, Al Majlis, InterContinental
Price: AED 200
First impressions matter. Most agents and publishers will judge your manuscript on the very first ...
Muhammad Yunus: A World of Three Zeroes
Friday 2 March, 7.30pm-8.30pm, Al Ras 2, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
Nobel Peace Prize winner and microfinance innovator Muhammad Yunus has a vision of a new economic ...
Khaled Khalifa: Aleppo in Our Heart
Friday 2 March, 7.30pm-8.30pm, Al Ras 3, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
Celebrated Syrian author Khaled Khalifa, twice shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic ...
Locke & Key: Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
Friday 2 March, 7.30pm-8.30pm, Al Baraha 1, InterContinental
Price: AED 75
The Eisner Award-winning Locke and Key comic series has sold more than a million copies and is ...
Come Dal With Me: Dinner with Madhur Jaffrey
Friday 2 March, 7.30pm-9.30pm, Al Baraha 3, InterContinental
Price: AED 350
Spice up your Friday night with an evening of mouthwatering food, with the Queen of Curries, Madhur...
Poeticians with a PUNCH 3
Friday 2 March, 7.30pm-9.30pm, Zaytoun, Crowne Plaza Hotel
Price: AED 75
A Festival favourite returns as the UAE-based poetry groups Poeticians and PUNCH Poetry reunite for...
