Category: Kuwait

Despite censorship controversy Kuwait International Book Fair attracted 300,000 visitors. MENA on target for 10-15 million visitors this Arab book fair season

by Mark Williams | Nov 27, 2018 | Book Fairs, Global Publishing, Kuwait, Middle East, Publishing Brief, The global book market | 0 |

The Kuwait News Agency report extolling the success of the 43rd Kuwait International Book Fair...

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Has the Kuwait book ban been overturned?

by Mark Williams | Nov 26, 2018 | Censorship, Global Publishing, Kuwait, Middle East, Publishing Controversies, The global book market | 0 |

The just-ended Kuwait Book Fair attracted a lot of unwelcome international attention this year...

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The TNPS Week In Review

by Mark Williams | Nov 18, 2018 | Africa, Algeria, Audiobooks, Brazil, Global Publishing, Indonesia, Kuwait, Middle East, Publishing News, Sharjah, Storytel, The global book market | 0 |

It’s been a quiet week at TNPS for various reasons, but here’s what was covered this...

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The Arab Renaissance set back by worsening censorship in Kuwait. Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov among 1,000 titles banned at Kuwait Book Fair

by Mark Williams | Nov 15, 2018 | Book Fairs, Censorship, Global Publishing, Kuwait, Middle East, Publishing Controversies, The global book market | 0 |

After the resounding success of the Sharjah International Book Fair in the UAE, extolling a...

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As Sharjah takes centre-stage, Kuwait’s Almultaqa Prize Announces 5-book Pan-Arab Shortlist for 2018

by Mark Williams | Nov 1, 2018 | Arab Literature (in English), Awards, Book Fairs, Global Publishing, Kuwait, Middle East, The global book market | 0 |

With the Sharjah International Book Fair underway in the United Arab Emirates you could be...

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Start The Day Global – 5 October 2018

by Mark Williams | Oct 5, 2018 | Africa, Arab Literature (in English), Botswana, Brazil, Global Publishing, India, Kuwait, Middle East, Poetry, South America, South Asia, The global book market, UK | 0 |

We Start The Day Global today with e-visits to Botswana, India, Brazil, Kuwait and the UK. First,...

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A mermaid wearing a bra among the books banned in Kuwait, but protests are gathering momentum

by Mark Williams | Sep 17, 2018 | Global Publishing, Kuwait, Middle East, Publishing Brief, Publishing Controversies, The global book market | 0 |

Censorship is a difficult topic that arouses strong emotions, but of course all freedom of speech...

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