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African Publishers Battle ‘Wakanda Problem’ as Market Grows
At the Sharjah Publishers Conference earlier this month, speakers noted that Africa’s 54 countries often get flattened into one imaginary place. Now, publishers across the continent are fighting back by prioritizing local readers and creating their own opportunities.
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When It Comes to AI, Adapt or Else, Says Keith Riegert
Keith Riegert, president of the Stable Book Group, offered a master class on AI tools during the recent Sharjah Publishers Conference. He described AI as both transformative and unsettling.
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Sharjah Publishing Workshops Provide Guidance in a Time of Transformation
Global publishers convened at the Sharjah Publishers Conference for hands-on sessions addressing metadata, AI integration, and the challenge of selling rights from a small market, emphasizing actionable solutions over theoretical discussions.
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Sharjah International Book Fair Opens, Gathering the Global South
SIBF presents a unique opportunity for networking and dealmaking for publishers from Africa, Asia, India, and the Middle East. This year, 2,350 publishers and exhibitors from 118 countries are participating in the event, which runs through November 16.
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Sharjah International Book Fair 2025: Welcom to Sharjah
It gives me great pleasure to welcome readers to this special Publishers Weekly/BookBrunch edition on the occasion of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). For more than four decades, SIBF has been a meeting place for ideas, a bridge between East and West, a hub of creativity and dialogue, bringing together voices from across the world in celebration of books and culture.
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PW Close-Up: Hoda Barakat on Winning the 2025 Sheikh Zayed Book Award
Celebrated Lebanese/French novelist Hoda Barakat, who won the 2025 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in the Literature category for her recent novel "Hind, or The Most Beautiful Woman in the World," spoke with PW about broadening her audience, having her work translated into other languages, and how she keeps her creative juices flowing. (Sponsored)
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2025 Sheikh Zayed Book Award Winners Hail from Seven Countries
Haruki Murakami and Hoda Barakat are among the winners of the 19th Sheikh Zayed Book Awards, which are awarded in eight categories and honor excellence in Arab-language publishing.
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New Sharjah Festival Celebrates African Literature
The inaugural Sharjah Festival of African Literature was held last month in the U.A.E., and featured Nobel Prize winners Abdulrazak Gurnah and Wole Soyinka, among a panoply of literary figures from the African continent.
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How Copyright Clearance Center’s Michael Healy Advocates for 'Responsible AI'
In a rapidly evolving publishing landscape, the executive director of the CCC is taking the lead on addressing one of the industry’s most pressing concerns: the use of copyrighted material in artificial intelligence systems.
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Sharjah International Book Fair 2024: Sharjah Spotlit at Book Fair and Events Around the World
The 43rd Sharjah International Book Fair opened on November 6 and will run through November 17. But the SIBF is only one event in which the Emirate of Sharjah, through the Sharjah Book Authority, has been showcased around the world.
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Sharjah International Book Fair 2024: 11th Sharjah International Library Conference
The 11th Sharjah International Library Conference takes place on November 9-10, the first weekend of this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair. The SILC brings together 250 librarians annually from the MENA region and beyond to learn and share the latest trends and issues within global librarianship.
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Raya Agency Founder Yasmina Jraissati on the Arabic Rights Market
Jraissati, who established the agency in 2004 and has become one of the top literary agents working with Arabic authors, discusses the development of the rights and translation market for books from the Middle East and North Africa.
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The Growth of a Book Business in Cairo
The first Diwan bookshop opened in Cairo 2002, with further branches and other activities added over the years, the most recent of which was Diwan Publishing in 2021. We talked to Layal Al-Rusom and Ahmed Al-Qarmalawi, two of the four founders of Diwan Publishing in Cairo, about their expanding business.
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Ingram Sees Potential for Boosting Arabic Book Sales
With more than 13 million titles in its global print-on-demand catalog and a new Lightning Source facility in Sharjah, John Ingram sees no impediment for growing interest and sales of Arabic content globally.
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PublisHer Pushes for Sustainability Actions in the Book World
Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi’s PublisHer initiative is working to advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals through partnerships in the international book business and beyond.
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Sharjah International Book Fair 2024: Rights Connection Award Winners and More
Nermin Mollaoğlu of the Kalem Agency of Istanbul, Turkey, and Ahmed Bedeir, general manager at Dar El Shorouk in Egypt, have been named the winners of this year's Sharjah Rights Connection Awards.
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Sharjah International Book Fair 2024: Sharjah’s Agency for Translation Rights Enters Third Year
The Sharjah International Literacy Agency, which launched in 2021, aims to boost regional Arabic publishing, promote Arabic literary and cultural content globally, and more.
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Arabookverse Has Ambitious Plans for Audiobooks in Arabic
After aggressively adding 1,000 titles to its catalog in its first year, the company has emerged as a trailblazer in the Arabic-language audiobook and e-book market, and intends to increase the accessibility of Arabic digital content globally.
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Making Sharjah a Global Cultural Hub: PW Talks with Bodour Al Qasimi
Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority and CEO of Kalimat Group, discusses the trends impacting her publishing company, the industry in the U.A.E., and future of the PublisHer community for women in publishing.
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Sharjah International Book Fair 2024: The Sharjah Publishers Conference Schedule
This year, the Sharjah Publishers Conference offered keynote talks and round table workshops on Sunday, November 3, with matchmaking sessions set for Monday, November 4 and Tuesday, November 5.
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