Category: Book Fairs
Sharjah International Book Fair sets new visitor record – 2.52 million – as Algiers Int. Book Fair footfall declines to “only” 1.1 million
s Given Sharjah is also the UNESCO World Book Capital this year it perhaps won’t come as a...
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Sharjah International Book Fair sets new Guinness world record – for book-signings
Back in 2010 a world record was set in Turkey when 1,423 authors signed copies of their own books...
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IPA President Hugo Setzer calls out censorship as Turkey’s Istanbul International Book Fair opens with hopes to top 1 million visitors
Organized by TÜYAP Fairs in partnership with the Turkish Publishers Association, the 38th Istanbul...
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India’s Vice President calls for a library in every village. That will never happen. But there is an elegant alternative
The scorching summer temperatures are once again behind us in India, and the vibrant Indian book...
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Publish Global, the StreetLib-TNPS B2B newsletter for self-publishers, is hitting inboxes this weekend
The first issue of the new B2B newsletter for self-publishers, Publish Global – serious...
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UNESCO says Arabs read for just 6 minutes a year. So why will more than 4 million Arabs be heading for MENA book fairs next week?
This year Sharjah, one of the United Arab Emirates, is UNESCO World Book Capital. Which means the...
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Germany to be Guest of Honour at 2021 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
As the biggest trade event in the world, the Frankfurt Book Fair has had so much happening it’s...
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200,000 expected at Serbia’s Belgrade International Book Fair, now at its mid-point
An event like the 64th Belgrade International Book Fair is unlikely to get much international...
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PublisHer launches new website
One of the most exciting developments in global publishing this year has been the emergence of...
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Emirates Publishing Association global networking brings the Arab Renaissance to the world
When it comes to identifying the leading forces in the international reach of the Arab Renaissance...
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Big Bad Wolf Dubai finished today. Dubai Cares was its charity partner
Big Bad Wolf has been in Dubai for its second year, bringing 3 million (not a typo!) mostly...
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38th Sharjah International Book Fair announces Arab author guest list
“Open Books Open Minds” is the theme for this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair, an event...
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