The 2021 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature reflects on his experience of being a refugee, and ‘the continuation of a colonial narrative.’
World Copyright Highlights as 2021 Closes: Michael Healy’s Overview
In Canada, South Africa, Singapore, India, and the United Kingdom, says Copyright Clearance Center’s Michael Healy, copyright concerns are pending.
At Sharjah: Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre Releases Harari’s ‘Homo Deus’
The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre has released its new Arabic translation of Yuval Noah Harari’s ‘Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow’ as part of its Kalima project.
Sharjah Book Fair’s Guest of Honor Spain: ‘Our Roots are Deep and Close’
Stressing that culture is a bridge between nations, Spain opens its guest of honor program at Sharjah International Book Fair.
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.
Book Aid International Boosts Mosul’s Library in Iraq
As its CEO Alison Tweed prepares to speak at Sharjah Publishers’ Conference, Book Aid International tops 20,000 books in the Iraq project.
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.
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.
Pre-Frankfurt: The Booker Prize Outlines Its Winner Ceremony, Partnered With BBC
The November 3 event this year makes wider use of the BBC’s visual, audio, and digital channels in a 45-minute program.