01-08-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com

Exploring Rabat, Morocco – this year’s Unesco World Book Capital

Rabat is a gorgeous seaside city with great food and culture, but for book lovers there’s an added incentive to go this yearThe first book I read willingly was Bridget Jones’s Diary. I was 19. Up to that point, I hadn’t been much of a reader. I’d been more into football, or Baywatch, or Robin Budd in the year above – anything really. Given the choice between reading a book and staring at a wall, I would have plumped for the latter.After finishing my A-levels, I work
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