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Free shuttle bus, boat services for Sharjah Book Fair

Sharjah Book Authority rolls out free service to make book fair more accessible than ever

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Visitors to Sharjah International Book Fair can now use special shuttle bus and boat services from Dubai to Ajman.

SIBF 2025 to host 4th edition of the Thriller Festival

Global masters of crime, suspense, and mystery unite in Sharjah from November 8 to 11

Organised in collaboration with Thriller Festival New York, this year’s edition will bring together 13 bestselling international and regional writers, screenwriters, and experts from across the world

Poetry in eight languages to light up Sharjah Book Fair

Poets from around the world will share their verses in a 12-day celebration of words

Running from November 5 to 16, this year’s Sharjah Book Fair promises a truly global showcase of poetic voices.

Sharjah Book Fair 2025 to host global expert workshops

SIBF brings world-class authors, translators, and editors to lead inspiring workshops

Sharjah Book Fair 2025 to host global expert workshops

Sharjah gears up for 44th International Book Fair

Fair to feature participants from 118 nations, with 10 nations joining for the first time

Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, CEO of SBA

Libraries in the age of AI: Not obsolete, just quieter

Personal memories of school libraries show why these quiet sanctuaries refuse to fade away

Reading remains one of the most wonderful, slightly underestimated pastimes.

'The Day of The Jackal' author Frederick Forsyth dies

Forsyth wrote more than 25 books and sold over 75 million copies worldwide

British author Frederick Forsyth poses for a photograph in Hertford, England, Aug. 17, 2006.

Heart Lamp is a light in fog of manufactured narratives

In an age of influencers, Mushtaq’s quiet stories reclaim literature’s moral ground

Banu Mushtaq, author of 'Heart Lamp', right, and Deepa Bhasthi hold the trophies after winning the International Booker Prize, in London.

Who is Banu Mushtaq, Indian winner of the Booker Prize?

Mushtaq has championed Kannada literature and shares prize with translator Deepa Bhasthi

Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi receive the 2025 International Booker Prize for Heart Lamp.

Greece named Guest of Honour for 44th Sharjah Book Fair

Greek culture welcomed in Sharjah, celebrating shared roots and contemporary creativity

Greece Named Guest of Honour for 44th Sharjah International Book Fair

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