Thank you for deciding to
visit mintaad’s blog, where you can stay up-to-date with all the news, events
and offers on our website as well as news of the latest book releases in
English and Arabic, author updates and interviews. If it’s happening in the
book world, you can be sure we’ll let you know about it.
At mintaad we are passionate
about reading and hold a firm and true belief that books are going nowhere even
in today’s high-tech world. It is silly to assume that e-books, tablets, and
such are not picking up pace but from when the first book came into existence,
the method of preserving the written word in book form has proved invincible.
There are books surviving hundreds upon hundreds of years that are still not
only intact but legible works that are portals into times long gone. Time
machines that to access require nothing more than the flip of a front cover and
hey presto, like magic, you are on your way flying with fairies, soaring in an
air balloon, battling dragons and solving a murder, revisiting the fantasy year
upon year. A book requires no batteries, no access points, and is immune to all
upgrades in the digital world. Your childhood book will still be there when you
revisit it twenty years from now. Unchanged, a bit dusty perhaps, slightly
yellow, but still there and still accessible.
Storytelling is an integral
part of the Arab World. We pride ourselves on the stories we have learnt from
our grandparents who inherited them from theirs before. Stories make up the
fabric of our society and I dare anyone to resist a well-told one. Confucius
once said, “The book salesman should be honoured
because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and
neglect most”. This is exactly what we will attempt at the heart of our blog. We
are making it our job, our mission even, to highlight the best stories (written
in Arabic and English) and to make sure that not only are they accessible but
that you also receive them in the quickest and most time-efficient way.
The benefits of reading are
well-documented and reading advocates have been shouting out from the rooftops
since forever singing its praises. Research has proved that our kids are
reading less these days not for lack of books but because parents are failing
to instil the habit in youngsters. Also, they are failing to be proper role
models themselves when it comes to reading. It’s simple: if you read, so will
your child! A well-written, catchy,
interesting book that is read early on will capture the imagination of any young
child rendering reading for fun a much cherished hobby in the future. We can
help!
Through this blog we will
highlight the best books out there, past and present, recent and forgotten, bringing
advice from authors and readers alike on how best to maximize the reading
process for the whole family. mintaad delivers the best of the written word
right to your doorstep.
Your feedback is very
important to us. Please leave a comment to let us know when we get it right and
especially if we get it wrong and for our part we promise you books, books and
more books.
Enjoy the ride!
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