Sharjah this month eclipsed the mighty Buchmesse as the world’s largest book fair, taking the crown both as a trade event and a public-facing event. After a two year absence the Tunis International Book Fair opened this week in Tunisia, just as the Sharjah International Book Fair in the United Arab Emirates drew to a … Continue reading From Pandemic Panic to Pandemic Accommodation – global book fairs adjust to the New New Normal as Sharjah becomes world’s largest book fair