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UAE – Arabs don’t read? Sharjah International Book Fair clocks 2.17 million visitors as western book fairs struggle to attract pre-Covid footfall

by Mark Williams | Nov 16, 2022 | Book Fairs, Middle East, Sharjah | 0 |

Sharjah wasn’t the biggest book fair by visitors this year – that honour went to Madrid – but it...

Bodour Al Qasimi and the Challenge of African Publishing – a TNPS Personal Perspective

by Mark Williams | Aug 1, 2022 | Africa, Global Publishing, IPA, Sharjah | 1 |

Just maybe the IPA could bring the digital distributors to their senses, and maybe too knock sense...

Meet the Lebanese expat who sold books to young UAE royals. And a personal memoir involving suitcases of books

by Mark Williams | Jul 15, 2022 | Abu Dhabi, Sharjah | 1 |

As my travel horizons widened I found my suitcases of English-language books could open doors and...

Arab book market focus: Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival 2022 (UAE)

by Mark Williams | May 4, 2022 | Abu Dhabi, Book Fairs, Children's Books, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | 0 |

The Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival is one of the biggest children’s literary events in the...

From Pandemic Panic to Pandemic Accommodation – global book fairs adjust to the New New Normal as Sharjah becomes world’s largest book fair

by Mark Williams | Nov 14, 2021 | Book Fairs, Global Publishing, Middle East, Publishing Brief, Sharjah, Uncategorized | 0 |

Sharjah this month eclipsed the mighty Buchmesse as the world’s largest book fair, taking the...

As Al Qasimi’s Sharjah prepares to take publishing’s centre stage, private visitors outnumbered trade at hybrid Frankfurt 2021 for first time

by Mark Williams | Oct 26, 2021 | Book Fairs, Global Publishing, Sharjah | 0 |

The torch for the future of the global publishing industry will be carried not by Frankfurt, and...

Big Bad Wolf UAE online book sale extended due to “overwhelmingly successful first days”

by Mark Williams | Jan 27, 2021 | Big Bad Wolf sale, Global Publishing, Middle East, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | 0 |

Big Bad Wolf has already run several successful online book sales in its other markets, and the...

Big Bad Wolf to debut in Sharjah, UAE, in partnership with SBA

by Mark Williams | Jan 17, 2021 | Big Bad Wolf sale, Book Fairs, Global Publishing, Middle East, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | 0 |

Big Bad Wolf is no stranger to the United Arab Emirates, but its previous in-person visits were to...

Mapping the New Normal: Sharjah Book Authority launches virtual discussion platform ‘Publishers Club’ in UAE

by Mark Williams | Sep 7, 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Book Fairs, Global Publishing, IPA, Middle East, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | 0 |

Sharjah Book Authority uses Zoom to offer a digital platform for Arab publishers as Covid-19...

UAE’s Sharjah International Book Fair will go ahead Nov 4-14. All Exhibitor spaces sold. But 2 million visitors is unlikely this year

by Mark Williams | Jul 10, 2020 | Book Fairs, Global Publishing, Middle East, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | 0 |

As the biggest territorial Middle East book event (Cairo attracts more visitors but is in North...

The StreetLib-TNPS global-perspectives newsletter Publish MENA #9 is now available

by Mark Williams | Jun 26, 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Africa, Aggregators, Arab Literature (in English), Audiobooks, Awards, Digital subscription, Egypt, Global Publishing, IPA, Middle East, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sharjah, The global book market, United Arab Emirates | 0 |

The free StreetLib-TNPS B2B global-perspectives newsletter for Middle East North Africa authors...

After the LBF and BEA fiascos, publishers demand better from book fair organisers. Gothenburg is first to feel the heat. Will Frankfurt be next?

by Mark Williams | Apr 18, 2020 | Book Fairs, Coronavirus, Europe, Germany, Global Publishing, Scandinavia, Sharjah, Sweden, The global book market | 0 |

With the Nordics’ biggest literary event, the Gothenburg Book Festival, scheduled for late...

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UAE – Arabs don’t read? Sharjah International Book Fair clocks 2.17 million visitors as western book fairs struggle to attract pre-Covid footfall

Bodour Al Qasimi and the Challenge of African Publishing – a TNPS Personal Perspective

Meet the Lebanese expat who sold books to young UAE royals. And a personal memoir involving suitcases of books

Arab book market focus: Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival 2022 (UAE)

From Pandemic Panic to Pandemic Accommodation – global book fairs adjust to the New New Normal as Sharjah becomes world’s largest book fair

As Al Qasimi’s Sharjah prepares to take publishing’s centre stage, private visitors outnumbered trade at hybrid Frankfurt 2021 for first time

Big Bad Wolf UAE online book sale extended due to “overwhelmingly successful first days”

Big Bad Wolf to debut in Sharjah, UAE, in partnership with SBA

Mapping the New Normal: Sharjah Book Authority launches virtual discussion platform ‘Publishers Club’ in UAE

UAE’s Sharjah International Book Fair will go ahead Nov 4-14. All Exhibitor spaces sold. But 2 million visitors is unlikely this year

The StreetLib-TNPS global-perspectives newsletter Publish MENA #9 is now available

After the LBF and BEA fiascos, publishers demand better from book fair organisers. Gothenburg is first to feel the heat. Will Frankfurt be next?

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