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Book cover of Matilda by Roald Dahl

Friday Five: books with awesome female heroines to inspire your kids!

Get Inspired! Watch the video to find out our top five female heroines in children’s literature, then get reading!

Kamila Shamsie looking at the library books

Friday Five: Five books author Kamila Shamsie says you MUST read!

Find Kamila Shamsie’s top picks in our catalogue: The Rebel’s Silhouette by Faiz Ahmed Faiz The Pathan unarmed : Opposition & Memory in the North West Frontier by Mukulika Banerjee The Year of The Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota

Laaleen Sukhera’s

Laaleen Sukhera’s top Austen-inspired reads at the British Council libraries

‘Austenistan’ is an anthology of short stories inspired by Jane Austen’s writing and set in Pakistan.

Five brilliant South Asian authors you need to check out

Here at the British Council Library we champion literature from all around the world, but we couldn’t be prouder of these brilliant South Asian authors making waves.

Cover title of the book White Teeth by Zadie Smith

The five books you need to read to convince people you’re “well-read”

Watch the video to find out the five books you need to read to be able to convince people you’re “well-read” Find them in the catalogues!

Irvine Welsh drops into our Lahore library to share his favourite books

Irvine Welsh drops into our Lahore library to share his favourite books

We were thrilled to welcome renowned author, Irvine Welsh to our beautiful Lahore library. There he browsed the shelves and spoke to us about his favourite books.

Malala Yousafzai

Five young Pakistani heroes who will truly inspire you

At barely 20 years old, Malala is already known around the world for her bravery and her advocacy of education for girls. Malala is the youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate and has inspired millions of people worldwide.

Get inspired by artist Imran Kazmi who went to London to paint at the National Gallery!

Imran came to London to study the painting ‘Saskia’ by Rembrandt at the National Portrait Gallery

A picture of author Sabyn Javeri sat on a sofa in the library

Interview with author Sabyn Javeri

Sabyn Javeri is a Karachi-based author. Her debut novel, ‘Nobody Killed Her’, is already a best-seller in Pakistan.

Episode 7 - Draw a Story

The students will listen to a story, create a picture book and use the book to re-tell the story.

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