The public-facing 40th Sharjah International Book Fair’s 11-day run drew close to 1.7 million attendees and 1,632 exhibitors.
UAE: IPA’s President Meets With the Emirates Publishers Association
The 12-year-old Emirates Publishers Association meets with IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi on the sidelines of Sharjah’s book fair.
Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah on Displacement, and ‘Ready Readers’
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.