Letters, words and sentences all strung together in infinite possibilities ... an alphabet soup or a scrabble of words, the possibilities of the written text unravel year after year. There are words that speak to you, and there are times when you can have a conversation with the words. There is so much to say, so much to write and so much to read.

As we wrap up 2015, this special issue of Books&Authors picks up both ends of the yarn - asking writ-ers to write about what they read, and readers about what was written during the year.

Here's to more unforgettable words in 2016...

Opinion

Editorial

Military convictions
Updated 22 Dec, 2024

Military convictions

Pakistan’s democracy, still finding its feet, cannot afford such compromises on core democratic values.
Need for talks
22 Dec, 2024

Need for talks

FOR a long time now, the country has been in the grip of relentless political uncertainty, featuring the...
Vulnerable vaccinators
22 Dec, 2024

Vulnerable vaccinators

THE campaign to eradicate polio from Pakistan cannot succeed unless the safety of vaccinators and security personnel...
Strange claim
Updated 21 Dec, 2024

Strange claim

In all likelihood, Pakistan and US will continue to be ‘frenemies'.
Media strangulation
Updated 21 Dec, 2024

Media strangulation

Administration must decide whether it wishes to be remembered as an enabler or an executioner of press freedom.
Israeli rampage
21 Dec, 2024

Israeli rampage

ALONG with the genocide in Gaza, Israel has embarked on a regional rampage, attacking Arab and Muslim states with...