On Talking of Books this week, Isobel Abulhoul (host) and Yvette Judge (co-host) are joined by book champion Nadir Ganchi for a discussion on Rick Riordan’s ‘The Hidden Oracle – The Trials of Apollo #1’. Young reviewer Layal shares her thoughts on JK Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban’ (English) before kicking off Arabic Language Week with her analysis on Arabic books ‘Where Am I’, ‘Wamda’ and ‘A Sun in My Pocket’. Ranya Abdelrahman shares her thoughts on bestsellers ‘Ajwan’ by Noura Al Noman and ‘Faten’ by Fatima Sharafeddine; Hiyam tells us how Mustafa Hijazi’s ‘Unleashing the Potential of Life’ can change one’s life and Hend Saeed takes a look at the classics ‘In search of Walid Masoud’ by Jabra Ibrahim Jabra and ‘The Corpse Washer’ by Sinan Antoon.

<p>On Talking of Books this week, Isobel Abulhoul (host) and Yvette Judge (co-host) are joined by book champion Nadir Ganchi for a discussion on Rick Riordan&rsquo;s &lsquo;The Hidden Oracle &ndash; The Trials of Apollo #1&rsquo;. Young reviewer Layal shares her thoughts on JK Rowling&rsquo;s &lsquo;Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban&rsquo; (English) before kicking off Arabic Language Week with her analysis on Arabic books &lsquo;Where Am I&rsquo;, &lsquo;Wamda&rsquo; and &lsquo;A Sun in My Pocket&rsquo;. Ranya Abdelrahman shares her thoughts on bestsellers &lsquo;Ajwan&rsquo; by Noura Al Noman and &lsquo;Faten&rsquo; by Fatima Sharafeddine; Hiyam tells us how Mustafa Hijazi&rsquo;s &lsquo;Unleashing the Potential of Life&rsquo; can change one&rsquo;s life and Hend Saeed takes a look at the classics &lsquo;In search of Walid Masoud&rsquo; by Jabra Ibrahim Jabra and &lsquo;The Corpse Washer&rsquo; by Sinan Antoon.</p>

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