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Motivate Media Group and PublisHer team up to support women in publishing
Something we've been excited about is finally here! Motivate Media Group is partnering with PublisHer to launch PublisHer Pathways – a four-week immersive internship programme bringing the next generation of women in publishing into the heart of a real, working book publishing business.
Join us at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2025
The Sharjah International Book Fair 2025 opened its doors yesterday, the 5th of November. This vibrant 12-day celebration of literature and culture brings together authors, publishers and readers from over 60 countries.Once again, Motivate Books is delighted to be part of it. We are featured prominently with our signature stand, inviting readers to browse, discover and pick up their favourite titles at special prices.
A visit to the printing press
There’s something quietly emotional about watching ink roll across paper; especially when you know the words were once just a Word doc on someone’s screen or began their journey as scribbled fragments in a notebook, waiting to be spun into something more substantial and enduring.
Rediscovering 'Arabian Sands' : A Review
“In the desert I had found a freedom unattainable in civilisation: a life unhampered by possessions; since everything that was not a necessity was an encumbrance.”
– Sir Wilfred Thesiger
When Wilfred Thesiger crossed the Empty Quarter in 1945, he couldn't have entirely foreseen the seismic transformation that the Arabian Peninsula would undergo within a generation but he understood its significance. His memoir and travelogue, Arabian Sands, therefore, is not just a book; it is a final glimpse into a vanishing world.
It was an extraordinary privilege, then, that Motivate Media Group, under the stewardship of our founder Ian Fairservice, not only published this modern classic in the UAE but also published its Arabic edition, helping to preserve and share Thesiger’s vision with new generations of readers in the region he so deeply revered.
Eighty years since Thesiger first set out across the sands, his words remain as powerful, clear-eyed, and poetic as ever. Below is a personal reflection on this timeless work.
One-on-One with Rachel Hamilton
Every month, we share an interview with a Motivate author to get to know them, their writing process and the inspiration behind their books. This month we talk to Rachel Hamilton, author of The Falcon Who Found His Wings.
