With a deadline of September 1, the Sharjah International Book Fair Awards are now accepting submissions in its six categories.
Seoul International Book Fair Names Sharjah Its 2023 Guest of Honor
Sharjah Book Authority adds another guest-of-honor turn to its lineup, at the Seoul International Book Fair in November 2023.
Ingram’s Lightning Source: Reintroducing Sharjah Publishing City’s Promise and Potential
The promise of Sharjah Publishing City as a hub for the international book business has taken a step forward with Lightning Source.
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature To Create an Independent Press
The 2022 in-person Emirates Airline Festival of Literature will feature the Emirates Literature Foundation’s opening of ELF Publishing.
Sharjah Reports 1.69 Million Attendees at 40th International Book Fair
The public-facing 40th Sharjah International Book Fair’s 11-day run drew close to 1.7 million attendees and 1,632 exhibitors.
At Sharjah: IPA President Bodour Al Qasimi on Diversity in Publishing
‘Sometimes we can become prisoners of our preconceptions,’ the International Publishers Association’s Bodour Al Qasimi tells colleagues in Sharjah.
IPA’s Al Qasimi in Riyadh: Promoting an ‘Arab Culture Renaissance’
The professional program at the Riyadh fair hears from IPA’s president on challenges and potentials for Arab literature and publishing.
Bodour Al Qasimi Launches Book at Sharjah Children’s Book Fair
The new release is ‘World Book Capital’ and proceeds from is sales go to damaged bookshops and libraries in Gaza.
Sharjah’s Children’s Reading Festival Plans 11-Day Physical Program
The annual program for young readers in Sharjah this year features authors from 15 nations and the work of 395 artists and illustrators.
IPA President Bodour Al Qasimi Stresses Opportunity in African Publishing
The IPA president has made trips to four African markets, meeting with publishing leaders on challenges in the pandemic’s lessons.