Storytelling is as old as time and, whether it’s an award-winning epic novel or a page-turning blockbuster, a great book can stay with you throughout your life
Be it biography, history, nature writing or any other form of true story, non-fiction writing is often loaded with just as much suspense and character as the most exciting novel
Marilyn Booth holds the Iraq Chair in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Anthony Gorman is Senior Lecturer in Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Edinburgh.