Michèle Roberts in Italy and Maggie O’Farrell in England: Bologna and London announce brand-name author participation.
In Mexico, Guadalajara Book Fair’s Rubén Padilla: ‘People Were Happy’
Creating an all-physical but smaller 2021 Guadalajara International Book Fair gave organizers a chance to evaluate their approach.
Ingram’s Lightning Source Opens Print-on-Demand Facility at Sharjah
Sharjah Book Authority and Ingram Content Group announce a joint venture, Lightning Source Sharjah, a print-on-demand installation at Sharjah Publishing City.
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.
Exuberant Rights Trading Highlights Sharjah’s Publishers’ Conference
Sharjah International Book Fair’s fully physical 40th edition hums with eager trading activity and a three-day conference.
Next Stop After Frankfurt Book Fair: Sharjah’s Publishers’ Conference
Some 520 publishing professionals are traveling to the UAE for the 40th Sharjah International Book Fair and its Publishers’ Conference.
The UAE at Frankfurt: Sharjah and Abu Dhabi Plans
In Hall 4.1 at Frankfurter Buchmesse, UAE stands were busy with meetings, new initiative presentations, and anticipation of upcoming fairs in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi.
After Frankfurt: Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah Headlines Sharjah’s Fair
After Frankfurter Buchmesse, the next major trade show, Sharjah International Book Fair, will feature Nobel winner Abdulrazak Gurnah.
Sharjah Book Authority and Milan’s Ambrosiana: Arabic Digitization Project
The Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana and Sharjah Book Authority agree to the emirate’s digitization of some 2,500 aging Arabic manuscripts.