The Egyptian Publishers Association has announced it is planning to organise a book fair by the end of November or early December at the Cairo International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Nasr City, Cairo.
The fair will feature Egyptian, Saudi, Emirati and Bahraini publishers in particular, as well as other international Arab publishers.
The event will see discounts of up to 70% on all books in a move to support publishers’ budgets in 2018.
Award-winning British-Turkish author Elif Shafak has announced her latest literary work, In One Brief Moment All Eternity, a sweeping novel that bridges Western prose and Eastern poetry. Viking has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to the book, with John Freeman at Knopf securing US rights. The novel is scheduled for publication in hardback, e-book, […]
The editor of the Bookseller Philip Jones has described Facebook’s actions against Careless People author Sarah Wynn-Williams as “shameful and shaming, and a dangerous overreach”. This follows Facebook owner Meta’s stipulation ahead of the British Book Awards in London that organisers the Bookseller were required to blur images of the book’s cover because, in a […]
Award-winning British-Turkish author Elif Shafak has announced her latest literary work, In One Brief Moment All Eternity, a sweeping novel that bridges Western prose and Eastern poetry. Viking has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to the book, with John Freeman...
The editor of the Bookseller Philip Jones has described Facebook’s actions against Careless People author Sarah Wynn-Williams as “shameful and shaming, and a dangerous overreach”. This follows Facebook owner Meta’s stipulation ahead of the British Book Awards in...
The Doha International Book Fair, whose 35th edition continues through May 23, 2026, is witnessing a remarkable cultural presence that reinforces its standing as one of the region’s leading book fairs, amid record-breaking participation marking the largest edition in...