Expo City Dubai has launched a “Connecting Minds Book Club’ at the Terra auditorium on Thursday.
Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri, British-Nigerian, was present at the lunch. He travelled from the UK to launch his book ‘Tiger Work’ at the Expo City Dubai’s new club.
The Book Club is likely to spearhead a movement to celebrate the power of books. Thus, raising awareness about climate change and sustainability.
Moreover, in collaboration with the Emirates Literature Foundation, the Book Club will connect a community of readers to stories that matter and offer opportunities for everyone to engage with some of the world’s most thought-provoking authors.
Lana Abdelhameed, Senior Manager, Programme Advisory and Events, Expo Dubai Group said.
“ Connecting Minds Book Club has set up in partnership with the Emirates Literature Foundation.
Through the partnership, we have recognised the ability of books, the arts and poetry. So, it helps to humanize what are sometimes abstract issues.
Connecting Minds Book Club will regularly feature talks, author signings and children’s workshops, with more details on upcoming events and prominent writers to be revealed soon.
The club opens with a series of activities planned. The Expo School Programme will host a workshop with UAE students. Thus, evoking the magic of nature with a talk focused on his 2021 children’s book Every Leaf a Hallelujah.
To register for events and to become a member of the Connecting Minds Book Club, please visit Expo City Dubai. Tickets for the launch priced at AED 50 each.
