
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!
Get Inspired! Watch the video to find out our top five female heroines in children’s literature, then get reading!
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
‘Austenistan’ is an anthology of short stories inspired by Jane Austen’s writing and set in Pakistan.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Imran came to London to study the painting ‘Saskia’ by Rembrandt at the National Portrait Gallery
Sabyn Javeri is a Karachi-based author. Her debut novel, ‘Nobody Killed Her’, is already a best-seller in Pakistan.
The students will listen to a story, create a picture book and use the book to re-tell the story.