This was the backdrop for my sunset book launch in Dubai with the brilliant Zeina Hashem Beck. Behind us, you can see the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library & the iconic Burj Khalifa. Definitely don’t need a filter on this shot captured by Li Zheng from that evening.
This is a belated but very heartfelt thank you to Ahlam Bolooki & the entire Emirates Airline Festival of Literature team for the most incredible week in the UAE, all of which was made possible by the championing of my dear friend, Afra Atiq. Hope to make it back very soon.
Here are some snapshots from my adventures during that week:
