Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith, who will be speaking at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature event, pictured at the InterContinental Hotel in Dubai Festival City on March 11, 2010. McCall Smith is most widely known as the creator of the The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. (Randi Sokoloff / The National) For story by Helena Frith Powell
Sir Ranulp Fiennes talk with the audience during the Literature Festival in Dubai Festival City. Jaime Puebla / The National
Pakistani born author Mohsin Hamid poses for a portrait at an undisclosed location in this undated handout photo released to the media on March 7, 2013. Hamid is the author of “How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia: A Novel. Jillian Edelstein / Camera Press / Riverhead via Bloomberg
British author David Mitchell poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Califoornia. Matt Sayles / Invision / AP
A handout book cover image of A Song for the Dying by Stuart MacBride. HarperCollins UK
Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith, who will be speaking at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature event, pictured at the InterContinental Hotel in Dubai Festival City on March 11, 2010. McCall Smith is most widely known as the creator of the The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. (Randi Sokoloff / The National) For story by Helena Frith Powell
Sir Ranulp Fiennes talk with the audience during the Literature Festival in Dubai Festival City. Jaime Puebla / The National
Pakistani born author Mohsin Hamid poses for a portrait at an undisclosed location in this undated handout photo released to the media on March 7, 2013. Hamid is the author of “How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia: A Novel. Jillian Edelstein / Camera Press / Riverhead via Bloomberg
British author David Mitchell poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Califoornia. Matt Sayles / Invision / AP
A handout book cover image of A Song for the Dying by Stuart MacBride. HarperCollins UK
Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith, who will be speaking at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature event, pictured at the InterContinental Hotel in Dubai Festival City on March 11, 2010. McCall Smith is most widely known as the creator of the The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. (Randi Sokoloff / The National) For story by Helena Frith Powell
