Ahlam Bolooki, director of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, shares her ultimate reading list for the month ahead

6 books to read if you're self-isolating
6 books to read if you're self-isolating
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The Contemporary: The Republic of Imagination – Azar Nafisi.

Who could forget the author of Reading Lolita in Tehran? Now she is back, weaving together elements of memoir, criticism, biography, and history. In the Republic of Imagination Nafisi explores the influence fiction has had on life in America, and should continue to have.

Dhs72 at Noon.

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The Classic: The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde

First published 130 years ago, this novel of decadence, vanity, and corruption scandalised society and was even met by calls for prosecution of its author. At its heart is the story of a beautiful narcissistic young man who is corrupted and then seduced by the desire to stay young forever.

Dhs39 at Virgin Megastore

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Self-Development: The Warrior Heart Practice – HeatherAsh Amara

The Warrior Heart Practice allows us to realign with our true nature. It is based on the four chambered structure of the human heart. Walking through each of the four chambers―Feeling, Story, Truth, and Intent―readers learn to take stock of their current emotional and mental state and reframe their situation in a new healing light.

Dhs68 on Noon

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Big Topic: The Last Giants – Levison Wood

Thirty years ago, Africa was home to a million elephants, today the figure has been cut in half, while the human population has doubled. This is both a shocking wake-up call and an educational book about this much-loved endangered species. The Last Giants was written to inspire us all to act now – to help save elephants from permanent extinction.

Dhs80 on Books Depository

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The Love Book: Men Without Women – Haruki Murakami

Men Without Women is a collection of short stories by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. The stories are about men who have lost women in their lives, usually to other men or death. Across seven tales, Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are lovesick doctors, students, ex-boyfriends, actors, bartenders, all brought together to tell stories that speak to us all.

Dhs41 on Amazon

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One to Watch: Lunar Living (Working with the magic of the moon) – Kirsty Gallagher

A positive, modern guide to living your life with an awareness of the moon’s cycles.
Are there certain days when you feel overly emotional for no apparent reason? Drawing on ancient wisdom, Lunar Living is moonology for the modern day. It’s the perfect toolkit for understanding the moon and the effect it has on us.

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