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Sharjah International Book Fair Opens, Tunis Fair Closes
International publishers are meeting in Sharjah again this year, the thirty-first year of its international book fair, although only the fourth in its new guise as one of the world’s important trade fairs. The Sharjah fair — in some ways… Read More ›
Day 2: Sharjah Book Fair Professional Program
Today, the Sharjah International Book Fair’s pre-fair professional program wrapped up with a few speeches, an interesting (brief) presentation from Jon Malinowski about PubMatch.Com, and a pair of “matchmaking” sessions. The idea behind these matchmaking sessions was to pair publishers, agents,… Read More ›
Sharjah Announces 2011 Book Fair Events
Sharjah International Book Fair organizers, intent on putting their fair on the map of must-attend literary events, announced 2011′s roster of events today. This year’s fair, the city’s 30th, is set to run from November 16-26. Much like the (myth… Read More ›
Sharjah ‘Translation Rights Centre’ Launches with $300,000 Translation Fund
Last week, Ahmed Al Amri, the director of the Sharjah International Book Fair, announced the opening of a $300,000 translation fund to celebrate the fair’s 30th anniversary.
What’s Wrong with the Cairo International Book Fair?
Zeinab al-Mansi and I asked around—hey, what do you think of the government-organized book fairs?—and got a number of different answers.
The General Egyptian Book Organization Decides to Wrestle a Lion
Meanwhile, the General Egyptian Book Organization (GEBO) seems to have caught the crazy virus, and is planning to hold a make-up, semi-international book fair during Ramadan. That is, in August. And not on the fairgrounds, but on Faisal Street.
Baghdad Holds First Book Fair Since…
The AFP reported yesterday that “Iraq concludes first book fair in 20 years.”
Tahrir Book Fair Closes Early Friday
The Tahrir book fair—which experienced disappointing sales on its first day—closed early today because of the demonstrations.
Why Do Arab Readers Need ‘Their Own Agatha Christie’?
True: It’s tiresome to hear how the Arabic reading world needs its own Janet Evanovich or its own Martin Luther or its own Margaret Mitchell, as though—to achieve legitimacy—cultures must be dead-on mirrors of the Western experience.
What Sold at the 2011 Riyadh International Book Fair, and Why?
The Saudi Gazette reported this week that sales of nonfiction (or “works of an intellectual bent”) beat out fiction at this year’s Riyadh book fair, which ran March 1-11.
