Kareena Kapoor, Malcolm Gladwell and more among those attending
Calling all bookworms, your favourite event is making a bigger appearance than ever!
The 42nd edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is all set to return, this time with the highest number of participating countries since its inception.
Having become a marquee event since 1981, the latest edition will play host to 2,033 publishers and exhibitors from 108 nations. Altogether, that amounts to over 1.5 million titles!
Running under the theme ‘We Speak Books’, the festival will run at Expo Centre Sharjah from 1-12 November.
SIBF 2023 will bring together 600 authors from around the world to sign their new works, which means a chance to get up close with your favourite wordsmiths.
Among the notable international figures gracing SIBF 2023 are English-born Canadian journalist Malcolm Gladwell, Indian actress Kareena Kapoor and Swedish behavioural expert and author Thomas Erikson.
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Further, you can catch Nigerian playwright and novelist Wole Soyinka, British-Pakistani novelist and writer Mohsin Hamid, Czech-Canadian scientist Vaclav Smil, American astronaut Sunita Williams, Dutch author Swami Purnachaitanya, Indian writer Monika Halan and so many more.
South Korea is the Guest of Honour at this year’s event, which will showcase the country’s unique knowledge and cultural landscape covering literature, art, technology and culture.
On the homefront, 1,043 Arab and 990 international publishers are slated to showcase over 1.5 million titles, including 800,000 in Arabic and 700,000 in other languages.
The UAE, Egypt and Lebanon top the list of Arab publishers taking part in the 42nd edition and on the international front, publishers from India, the UK, and Turkey top the list.
For more information, head to visitsharjah.com/events/sharjah-international-book-fair/
Date
1-12 November
Location
Expo Centre Sharjah
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